Best Of: Jon Bon Jovi / Fantasy Writer Leigh Bardugo

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🗓️ 4 May 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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In a new Hulu docuseries, Jon Bon Jovi looks back on his career and his recovery after vocal surgery. He spoke with Terry Gross about his breakthrough hit "Runaway" and how he's evolved as a musician.

Also, we'll hear from fantasy author Leigh Bardugo. She's best known for her YA series Shadow and Bone. Her new adult novel, The Familiar, set in 16th century Spain, is about a young woman who can perform miracles.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews a new collection of letters by Emily Dickinson.

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0:16.0	From W HYY in Philadelphia I'm Terry Gross with Fresh Air Weekend.
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0:26.0	darling you give love a bad name.
0:30.0	John Bon J
0:35.0	Jovey has sung his anthems in stadiums around the world. After developing vocal problems, two years ago he had risky vocal surgery.
0:40.0	Today we talk about his recovery, his long career, and the things he looks back on and laughs at,
0:45.3	like some of his stage clothes.
0:47.5	Is there something you particularly regret being...
0:49.7	Oh, the 80s. Also, hear from fantasy author Lee Bardugo best known for her Y A trilogy Shadow
0:58.8	and Bone.
1:00.3	Bardugo's new adult novel the, set during the Spanish Inquisition, is about a young woman who can perform miracles.
1:07.0	And book critic Maureen Karragon reviews a new collection of letters by Emily Dickinson.
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