If at first you don’t succeed … pretend it never happened, and start over. This is called revisionist history, and it’s at the heart of a lot of attempts to ban books. And also why you probably think you saw this posting earlier, but now it’s different. Anyway, The new Books You Should Read continues to take shape as Kennedy welcomes Agustin Chancusi to the show; listen as two non-Americans talk about what may be the most American novel of the 20th century. Also, tune in for The Appendix, a segment focused on genre works, which makes its debut this week with a comics review from Charlie Pressley.

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