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Jane Austen abandoned her novel "Lady Susan," but filmmaker Whit Stillman has revivied it - in a new film and novel, both called "Love and Friendship." He talks about why he loves Austen and the 18th century.

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 “Patchwork Flight” – a story written by TTBOOK listener Rebecca Demarest.  Performed by Sara Nics and Nigel O’Shea, with sound design by Britny True.

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Biologist Stephen Palumbi tells Anne Strainchamps that insects and microbes are benefitting from human interventions.

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The YA novel “Wolf Brother" is part of the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series by Michelle Paver. The books are set 6000 years ago and follow the adventures of 12-year old Torak and his wolf companion as they battle great evil to save the world..

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When Samuel Clemens took on the pen name “Mark Twain,” he was doing more cleverly appropriating a measure of depth. He was also tapping into one of the most well-known sounds along the river: sounding calls. Owen Selles tells about these calls in this piece, adapted from an essay he originally wrote for the online magazine Edge Effects.

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Steven Johnson talks about his new book, "Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked Age."

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Tim Friend has written a book about Archaea - a kind of microbe that doesn't fit into any of the traditional categories of life.

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Nick Bantock talks about his book, "The Trickster's Hat: A Mischievous Apprenticeship in Creativity."

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