Lola Lafon’s book “When You Listen to This Song” is a hit in its native France. Now in English, it explores identity, loss and memory in wholly new ways. By Sadie Stein Fiction by George Saunders, ...

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November 25, 2025 The Book Show | Chloe Dalton - Raising Hare When Chloe Dalton, a city-dwelling professional with a high-pressure job, finds a newly born hare - endangered, alone and no bigger than ...

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