Austen Diamond previews the upcoming show by the Seattle-based production duo, ODESZA, and Betsy Burton reviews Colm Toibin’s novel, “Nora Webster” (Scribner Book Company) – where we meet a newly widowed protagonist who’s awakening from grief and discovering her own sense of self, transforming from page to page.
Book reviews and concert previews brought to you by Betsy Burton, co-owner of The King's English Bookshop, and Austen Diamond, producer of 13% Salt. Books & Beats airs Saturdays at 7:35 a.m. and 9:35 a.m. during NPR's Weekend Edition.
Books & Beats: October 11, 2014
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