Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Summertime means lazy days on the beach and long plane rides — both perfect settings for reading a good book. A panel of literary experts join Kojo to discuss the season’s best novels, memoirs, and non-fiction now lining the shelves at your favorite bookstore.
Guests
- Barbara Hoffert Editor of the Book Review at Library Journal
- Barbara Meade Co-owner, Politics and Prose
- Mitchell Melkin Senior bookseller, Travel Books & Language
- Judy Hijikata Manager and bookbuyer for Imagination Station children's bookstore
- Blanche Richardson Manager of Marcus Books in Oakland, California
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