Late Night Lit: Rebecca Makkai | Nick Higgins
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2023
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Late Night supervising producer Sarah Jenks-Daly speaks with Rebecca Makkai, author of I Have Some Questions for You.
She also speaks with Nick Higgins, chief librarian at Brooklyn Public Library, who spearheaded Books Unbanned, a new initiative in response to the growing efforts to censor and remove books from library shelves across the country.
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| 0:30.4 | Hey everyone, Seth Meyers here. |
| 0:35.1 | Welcome to another episode of Late Night Lit, our podcast celebrating books and authors. |
| 0:39.6 | To discuss what's happening in the world of books, I'm going to turn things over to Sarah |
| 0:43.2 | Jank's daily, a supervising producer at Late Night, whose literature expertise is invaluable |
| 0:48.5 | for myself and for our show. |
| 0:51.1 | Take it away, Sarah. |
| 0:53.4 | Hi everyone, I'm Sarah Jank's daily, supervising producer at Late Night. |
| 0:59.0 | This month on Late Night Lit, we are joined by Rebecca McCuy, who is riveting new novel |
| 1:03.8 | I Have Some Questions For You, was published in February. |
| 1:07.9 | We also speak to Nick Higgins, chief librarian at Brooklyn Public Library, whose spearheaded |
| 1:13.3 | Books Unband, a new initiative created in response to the growing efforts to censor |
| 1:18.4 | and remove books from library shelves across the country. |
| 1:21.8 | Lastly, we'll share a book recommendation from Late Night Staffer, Kristen Milburn. |
| 1:32.7 | Rebecca McCuy is an award-winning author, well-known for her previous books, such as The |
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