The Book Show #1724 - Jim Shepard

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue

Published August 3, 2021 at 3:00 PM EDT

Jim Shepard is the author of seven previous novels, most recently “The Book of Aron” and five story collections, including “Like You'd Understand, Anyway.” His latest, “Phase Six,” is a gripping novel about the next pandemic that reads like a fictional sequel to our current crisis.

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