Henry Louis Gates Jr., The Struggles Of Caring For A Sick Child, Why This Mother Loves Siri, The Do's And Don'ts Of Starting A Book Club

The Leonard Lopate Show | Sep 26, 2017

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on the new season of PBS' “Finding Your Roots." Amy Herzog, Anne Kauffman and Carrie Coon on their show "Mary Jane." Judith Newman with her memoir, To Siri with Love. Lynn Lobash and Glory Edim on the do’s and don’ts of successful book clubs, for our Leonard Lopate Show Book Club!

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