Nerdette Book Club: 'Piranesi'

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🗓️ 30 March 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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It’s time for our March Book Club panel! This month we are discussing ‘Piranesi,’ Susanna Clarke’s long-awaited second novel. It’s a strange and compelling tale that will keep you wondering even after it ends. Joining us to unpack it are V.E. Schwab, author of (among many other things) ‘The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue,’ and Madeline Miller, author of ‘Circe’ and ‘Song of Achilles.’ Listen now!

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0:00.0	This fall, WB Easy invites you to our upcoming live events.
0:05.0	Join us in person for smart discussions, heartfelt storytelling, and more.
0:09.0	Check out the full calendar now at WB Easy.org slash events.
0:17.0	From WB Easy Chicago, I'm Greta Johnson, and this is the Nerd at Book Club.
0:21.0	It's just like a regular book club.
0:23.0	Except you don't even have to read the book if you don't want to.
0:25.0	This month's selection is Susanna Clark's Pure and AC.
0:28.0	It's about pure and AC, a man who lives in a very strange house.
0:31.0	That is all I'm going to say at the moment.
0:34.0	Before we get started, this is your spoiler warning.
0:37.0	If you have not read the book yet, and you don't want to hear spoilers,
0:41.0	come back when you have read the book.
0:43.0	If you love spoilers and you haven't read the book, then welcome.
0:46.0	We're glad to have you here to talk about this book with me are two of my very favorite writers.
0:53.0	We have the author of Song of Achilles and Cersei Madeleine Miller Madeleine.
0:57.0	Hello.
0:58.0	Hello.
0:59.0	Thank you so much for having me.
1:00.0	Oh my gosh.
1:01.0	I'm so excited to have you.
1:02.0	I feel like we should do a full disclosure right here and say that you did write a quote at the front of the book.
1:06.0	So we know what your opinion is before we even start.
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