I had glimpses of some kind of future technology that would be very important, but I didn't

know what it would be.

But over time I began to have a sense of what I wanted it to do.

Jennifer Egan talks about the candy house, her sequel of sorts, to her Pulitzer Prize-winning

novel, A Visit From the Goon Squad.

And Alexandra Alter has news from the field.

Plus, our critics Molly Young and Alexandra Jacobs join us to talk about books they've

recently reviewed.

This is the Book Review Podcast.

It's April 29th.

I'm John Williams.

Jennifer Egan is here.

She is the author of several novels, including Look at Me and Manhattan Beach.

In 2011 she won the Pulitzer Prize-infiction for her novel A Visit From the Goon Squad.

Her new novel The Candy House is related to Goon Squad.

We'll find out just how and more.

Hi Jennifer, thanks for being here.

Oh, thanks for having me.

There are many complexities to talk about in this book, but let's start with something

relatively straightforward.

Who is Bix Bouton, one of your main characters, when we meet him at the start of the book?

Bix Bouton, when we meet him, is a very successful and iconic tech legend, who I'm positing

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