Nerdette Book Club: 'The Office Of Historical Corrections'

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🗓️ 27 April 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to Nerdette Book Club! This month we’re reading ‘The Office of Historical Corrections’ by Danielle Evans. It’s a totally immersive short story collection that’s as funny as it is searching. If you love short stories, you’re in the right place. And if you’re still a little ‘meh’ on them, these stories will make you a believer! What makes a good collection? What are the stakes of historical accuracy? Can apologies still be meaningful when they’re public? We discuss these questions and more with guests Rebecca Makkai, author of ‘The Great Believers,’ and Jenn White, host of NPR’s ‘1A.’ Listen now!

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0:00.0	This fall, WBEZ invites you to our upcoming live events.
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0:17.0	From WBEZ Chicago, this is The Nerd at Book Club.
0:20.0	I'm Greta Johnson, and this month, our book is Daniel Evans Short Story Collection,
0:25.0	the Office of Historical Corrections.
0:27.0	First things first, here is your spoiler warning.
0:30.0	If you haven't read the book, and you don't want to know what happens in it,
0:33.0	go listen to author interviews that's already in the feed, and you can come back when you're ready.
0:37.0	If you have read the book, or if you are totally okay with spoilers, carry on.
0:42.0	Our panelists this month are two excellent humans.
0:45.0	Making her nerd at debut.
0:47.0	It is Rebecca McKay, the author of a short story collection, and several models,
0:51.0	including the great believers.
0:52.0	She's also a faculty member of Northwestern University's MFA program.
0:56.0	Rebecca, welcome.
0:57.0	Thank you so much.
0:58.0	I am so excited to talk about this book with you.
1:01.0	Also with us is Jen White, the host of the NPR talk show, OneA.
1:04.0	Hello, Jen.
1:05.0	Hello, Greta.
1:06.0	So there are six stories in here, and then the novella.
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