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Anthony Doerr - Cloud Cuckoo Land

By Joe Donahue
Published November 16, 2021 at 3:00 PM EST
Book cover for "Cloud Cuckoo Land" by Anthony Doerr
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“Cloud Cuckoo Land” is the highly anticipated new novel from Anthony Doerr, who won the Pulitzer Prize for “All the Light We Cannot See.” In his latest, Doerr uses one of humanity’s oldest technologies, the book, to illuminate our abiding opportunities for connection and empathy.

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Joe Donahue
Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.
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