Teju Cole, the War on Voting Rights, Life-Changing Books

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jul 29, 2016

In The Great Suppression, MSNBC reporter Zachary Roth argues that Republicans are fighting to restrict voting rights. Writer and photographer Teju Cole talks about his latest essay collection, Known and Strange Things. The Leonard Lopate Show Book Club talks about the books that changed your life, with authors Susan Orlean, Emma Straub and Bethanne Patrick. Terry McDonnell reflects on his life as an editor of iconic magazines and writers. 

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