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This week, host Jason Jefferies welcomes back Bookin' favorite Dan Hawkins, librarian at The Citadel and Cormac McCarthy aficionado. This time, Jason and Dan talk about Blood Meridian, and oh boy is it a big one. Copies of Blood Meridian can be purchased from your favorite local independent bookstore. Happy reading!

On this week's Bookin', host Jason Jefferies interviews Professor Keon West, author of The Science of Racism: Everything You Need to Know But Probably Don't--Yet, which is published by our friends at Abrams Press.  Topics of conversation include the state of the world, Michelle Obama, how to teach a population to vet its sources, Star Trek, bias and racism in hiring practices, the UK vs. the USA, and much more!  Copies of The Science of Racism can be purchased from your favorite indie bookstore.  Happy reading!

On this week's Bookin', host Jason Jefferies welcomes Elaine Neil Orr, who discusses her new novel Dancing Woman [https://www.page158books.com/book/9781958888339], which is published by our friends at Blair.  Topics of discussion include people who are perfectly logical all the time, Nigeria, 1963, Harry Belafonte, mixed feelings about the church, how writing a novel is like painting, USAID, and more!  Signed copies of Dancing Woman [https://www.page158books.com/book/9781958888339] can be ordered here [https://www.page158books.com/book/9781958888339] (while supplies last).  Happy reading!

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Mark Kingwell, professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a contributing editor of Harper’s Magazine.  His new book is Question Authority [https://www.page158books.com/book/9781771966412], which is published by our friends at Biblioasis.  Topics of conversation include current affairs in Canada, super-cycle elections, demonization, what trustworthy leadership looks like, cultural and institutional achievements, skepticism, rhetorical education, professional wrestling and more.  Copies of Question Authority [https://www.page158books.com/book/9781771966412] can be ordered here [https://www.page158books.com/book/9781771966412] from Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, NC.  Happy reading!

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by frequent guest and Librarian at The Citadel Dan Hawkins, who discusses Suttree [https://www.page158books.com/book/9780679736325] by Cormac McCarthy.  Topics of conversation include Vanity Fair, James Joyce and William Faulkner, existentialism, Walker Percy and much more.  Copies of Suttree [https://www.page158books.com/book/9780679736325] can be ordered here [https://www.page158books.com/book/9780679736325] from Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, NC.  Happy reading!