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10:00Toni Morrison: "A Mercy" (Knopf) (Rebroadcast)

Toni Morrison presents her latest novel. Set in the 17th century, it centers on four women from different backgrounds, all enslaved in different ways.

Guests

Toni Morrison, recipient of the Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes, Princeton professor emerita, and author of "Beloved," "The Bluest Eye," "Sula," "Song of Solomon," "Tar Baby," and "Love."

11:00Vicki Myron: "Dewey" (Grand Central Publishing) (Rebroadcast) (Rebroadcast)

The former head librarian of Spencer, Iowa explains a cat's appeal in her small Midwestern town and the rest of the world.

Guests

Vicki Myron, retired director of the Spencer, Iowa, Public Library.

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