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Jamie Sumner on NPT's A Word on Words

Tune It Out | Jamie Sumner

  • Post date February 19, 2021
Rumaan Alam on NPT's A Word on Words

Leave the World Behind | Rumaan Alam

  • Post date February 11, 2021
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: World of Wonders

World of Wonders | Aimee Nezhukumatathil

  • Post date February 2, 2021
The Vanishing Half | Brit Bennett featured image

The Vanishing Half | Brit Bennett

  • Post date July 31, 2020
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March | John Lewis

  • Post date July 27, 2020
Weather | Jenny Offill portrait | A Word On Words | NPT

Weather | Jenny Offill

  • Post date July 24, 2020
Erick Larson | Splendid and the Vile thumbnail | A Word On Words | NPT

The Splendid and The Vile | Erik Larson

  • Post date July 17, 2020
Afterlife | Julia Alverez | Nashville Public Television | A Word On Words

Giving Life to Afterlife | Julia Alvarez

  • Post date July 10, 2020

The Glass Hotel | Emily St. John Mandel

  • Post date July 3, 2020
Here For It | Eric Thomas | A Word On Words | NPT

Here For It | R. Eric Thomas

  • Post date June 26, 2020
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A Word on Words

Nashville PBS’s Emmy Award-winning A Word on Words features accessible interviews with authors and poets about their latest books. Launched in 2015  the series was designed to be accessible and engaging for a new generation of readers. Join our A Word on Words hosts for more discussions with writers about their work, their process and what they are reading for inspiration.

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