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Lord of the Guys

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Overdue in NYC! Frank and Gwen welcome Andrew and Craig of the Overdue podcast for a deep dive into William Golding's 1954 classic, Lord of the Flies. Every reader for him/her/reallyjustHIMself...

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Jan 19, 2017

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The New York Public Library’s podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.

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Cloning Clooney, Ep. 2: We talk about feminist comics, The Golden Girls, squids and snails, intellectualism, and -- yes -- cloning George Clooney. Plus Frank and Gwen are joined by NYPL's very own Jason Baumann. by The Librarian Is In
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