SCOUT· 37%57m·2026-09-18·News PoliticsJohn Green Knows a True Hollywood Ending is Complicated
MJ Franklin is in the host chair this week, in for Gilbert Cruz. MJ spoke with New York Times book critic Dwight Garner about Marlon James’s new novel, “The Disappearers.” Dwight recently reviewed the book, calling it "the novel of the decade, if not the century." With praise like that, the review itself has become a…
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