Guest Picks: Jennifer Grant

The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 25, 2010

Find out what Cary Grant's daughter has been into lately.

What have you read or seen over the past year that moved or surprised you?

I’m in the middle of Colum McCann’s Let the Great World Spin – it’s beautiful and a bit painful.

What are you listening to right now? 

Various Sirius XM classical stations – I’m a new convert to classical.

What’s the last great book you read?

Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking

What’s one thing you’re a fan of that people might not expect?

“The Bachelorette” – insipid, addictive, I love it.

What’s your favorite comfort food?

Pizza and calamari.

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