Hi, I'm Linda Holmes. It's NPR's Book of the Day. Today we're bringing you an episode of the

Nerdette podcast from member station WBEZ Chicago. Each week, Nerdette host Greta Johnson helps you

unwind with fun conversations, inspiring ideas, and delightful recommendations. The podcast spends a lot

of time talking about books.

In fact, they have a monthly book club that encourages listeners to read along and contribute

to the conversation.

Their pick for February is how far the light reaches by Sabrina Imbler.

Earlier this month, Greta spoke with Sabrina.

Here's their conversation.

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From WBEZ Chicago, I'm Greta Johnson, and this is the Nerdap Book Club. It's just like a regular book club, except sometimes the author stops by. It is the month of February, and our book

this month is Sabrina Imbler's lovely science reporting meets memoir called How Far the Light

Reaches. Each chapter is a reflection on a sea creature, whalesales or goldfish or cuttlefish, for example,

but Sabrina looks at each ocean animal as a symbol of their own life experience. It's a book that's

full of marvel and joy and honesty. When Sabrina isn't writing books, they're a staff

writer at Defector where they report on Creatures. Sabrina,

welcome to Nourdet. Thank you so much for having me, Greta, and thank you for that lovely introduction.

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