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Apr 2024
49m 59s

"The November Story" by Rebecca Makkai

Levar Burton And Stitcher
About this episode

A reality TV show producer tries to make love happen, on- and off-screen. “The November Story” is from MUSIC FOR WARTIME by Rebecca Makkai, published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

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