Guest Picks: Bill Bryson

The Leonard Lopate Show | Oct 15, 2010

If Bill Bryson had one day left, how would he spend it in New York City? Find out what he told us after his recent appearance on The Leonard Lopate Show.

What have you read or seen recently (book, play, film etc…) that moved or surprised you?

Burn After Reading

What are you listening to right now?

BBC World Service documentary podcasts

What’s the last great book you read?

Great Expectations by Chas. Dickens

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

Baseball.

If you only had one day left, how would you spend it in New York City?

Walking in Central Park

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