Author Nick Hornby

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Listen Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007 at 1:06 p.m. in Arts & Culture

Nick Hornby is famous for writing about men who act like boys, in best-selling titles like "High Fidelity" and "About a Boy". But now he's venturing into the world of teen literature, writing about boy who's forced to grow up. Hornby joins Kojo to discuss pop-culture, fiction and personal obsessions.

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Nick Hornby

Author, "Slam" (Penguin)

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