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The Radio 2 Book Club with Jonathan Dee

Simon welcomes American novelist Jonathan Dee to the Radio 2 Book Club, to discuss his latest book, A Thousand Pardons, and hear our listener reviews.

Simon welcomes American novelist, Jonathan Dee, to the Radio 2 Book Club to discuss his latest book, A Thousand Pardons. We'll hear from our listener review panel about what they thought of the novel - and get Matt Williams and Rebecca Pike's take on the book.

Jonathan Dee is the author of six novels, including The Privileges - a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine and teaches in the graduate writing programmes at Columbia University.

We'll also unleash a brand new Confession onto the Collective and help you with your homework.

Plus, Matt Williams will have the latest sport and Rebecca Pike brings us the money news.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Mon 17 Jun 2013 17:05
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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The Radio 2 Book Club - A Thousand Pardons by Jonathan Dee

The Radio 2 Book Club - A Thousand Pardons by Jonathan Dee

Jonathan听will be on Drivetime from 1800 to talk about his book


About The Book


A Thousand Pardons is听a suspenseful page-turner, which takes on the world of high-stakes, scandals and public apologies.听The story is an听eery thriller, full of intrigue and interesting characters.


About Jonathan


Jonathan Dee is an听American author. He was听born in New York City, and received a B.A. in American Studies from Yale University,听where he studied fiction writing听

He is the author of six novels, and his 2010 novel, 鈥淭he Privileges鈥�, won the 2011 Prix Fitzgerald prize and was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

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How to get involved

  • You can tweet questions to听Jonathan - Send your tweets to using the hashtag: #R2BookClub

  • You can also submit questions in advance, by email to simonmayo@bbc.co.uk

  • If you wish to be considered as one of our reviewers for this year, you can fill in the from on our pages.

Broadcast

  • Mon 17 Jun 2013 17:05
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2