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Here & Now summer book club discusses 'James' and 'Demon Copperhead'

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published August 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM PDT
A woman reads a book while resting on a pier. (Iakovos Hatzistavrou/AFP via Getty Images)
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A woman reads a book while resting on a pier. (Iakovos Hatzistavrou/AFP via Getty Images)

Here & Now‘s go-to book expert, Traci Thomas of “The Stacks,” and Scott Tong each read a book that the other had read and enjoyed. Thomas read Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead,” and Tong read Percival Everett’s “James.” The two compare reactions, and listeners weigh in as well.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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