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What this show covers
Sophie, Standing Therehuman connectionlonelinessMeg Masonbooks and readingsecond chancesCatholic sisterscriminal justicedeath rowfaith
What listeners will find here
Meg Mason on loneliness, reinvention, and the comfort of books
Meg Mason discusses Sophie, Standing There, a novel about a woman whose seemingly good life unravels as she struggles with loneliness. The conversation explores starting over, the need for human connection, and why books can feel like a lifeline.
A Texas death row story about faith, justice, and unexpected sisterhood
Lawrence Wright discusses Redemption, his book about women on Texas’ death row and a nearby Catholic order that formed an alliance with them. The episode explores second chances, shared lives across starkly different worlds, and what faith and justice can mean together.
Episodes
In 'Sophie, Standing There,' author Meg Mason explores finding connection in books
4 Nov 2026 · 8 min
In 'Friends and Family,' a police encounter strains a friendship between two moms
28 Oct 2026 · 8 min
Shirley Jackson's biographer on the writer's ability to find evil in the ordinary
22 Oct 2026 · 8 min
In 'The Eleventh Hour,' Salman Rushdie writes about morality, revenge and ghosts
19 Oct 2026 · 12 min
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