What motivates Andrew Sullivan to write blog and

sub-stack?

He'll join us to talk about his

anthology out on a limb.

How do you recount the story of your family

and a fictional trilogy?

Layla Salamani will be here to talk about her new novel

in the country of others.

Alexander Altar will be here with the latest in publishing news.

Plus, my colleagues and I will talk about what we're reading.

This is the Book of View podcast for The New York Times.

It's September 3rd.

I'm Pamela Paul.

Andrew Sullivan joins us now from Provincetown.

His new book is called Out on a Limbe selected writing 1989 to 2021.

Andrew, thanks for being here.

Thank you so much for inviting me.

So why did you decide to do this to put together an anthology of these years of writing?

Well, my main form of writing is the essay, The shorter piece,

and they're dispersed all across the internet.

Some in dead tree papers that are buried in places no one will ever see.

And when you are an essayist and a columnist and a writer like that and a blogger,

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