Leonard Lopate at Large: James Mustich

February 07, 2019 00:50:22
Leonard Lopate at Large: James Mustich
LEONARD LOPATE AT LARGE
Leonard Lopate at Large: James Mustich

Feb 07 2019 | 00:50:22

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Show Notes


Today join James Mustich and Leonard for a discussion of what the Washington Post called the ultimate literary bucket list on Leonard Lopate At Large! Covering fiction, poetry, science and science fiction, memoir, travel writing, biography, children’s books, history, and more James Mustich’s book “1,000 Books to Read Before You Die” ranges across cultures and through time to offer an eclectic collection of works that each deserve to come with the recommendation, “you have to read this!”

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The book is not a proscriptive list of the “great works”—rather, it’s a celebration of the varied mosaic that is our literary heritage.

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