Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
It can be hard to know what to expect next from Pulitzer-prize nominated novelist Mary Doria Russell. Her books blend religion with anthropology, biology with science-fiction, and often embraces controversial moments in history. Her latest work is a simple story set in a complicated place and features an American schoolteacher who finds herself in Cairo during the 1921 Peace Conference that led to the creation of the modern Middle East.
Guests
- Mary Doria Russell Author "Dreamers of the Day" (Random House)
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