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Lauren Groff - The Vaster Wilds

By Joe Donahue
Published October 15, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT
Book cover for "The Vaster Wilds" by Lauren Groff
Riverheard Books

Lauren Groff is a three-time National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author. Her new novel, “The Vaster Wilds,” is at once an adventure story and a penetrating fable about trying to find a new way of living in a world succumbing to the churn of colonialism. It tells the story of America in miniature, through one girl at a hinge point in history.

Encore presentation. "The Vaster Wilds" is now available in paperback.

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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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