Dedicated with Doug Brunt

Father's Day Book Picks

Dedicated with Doug Brunt

Show Notes

Jennifer Egan, Jay McInerney, David Grann: (Crystal)

Jenny, Jay and David create the Best List of the best books, discuss the stylistic and structural reasons why they love these books, and tell insider stories connected to the books on the list and the authors who wrote them.

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