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Nerdette Book Club: Laura Warrell on ‘Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm’

Nerdette

Greta Johnsen

Tv & Film, Self, Nerd, Books, Technology, Tv, Improvement, Culture, Wbez, Society & Culture, Pop, Nerdette, Nerds

4.71.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

This November, Nerdette Book Club is reading Laura Warrell’s debut novel, ‘Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm.’ It’s about Circus Palmer, a struggling 40-something jazz trumpeter in Boston and the women he admires and disappoints. Laura Warrell joins us for a spoiler-free conversation about her jazz-filled, debut novel and the joys of becoming a published author later in life. Read along with us and tell us what you think! Record a voice memo on your phone and email us at [email protected] to be featured in our final book club discussion on the final Tuesday of the month. Happy reading!

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0:04.4

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0:07.7

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and see modern indigenous cultures tell their own stories.

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0:25.4

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0:27.2

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0:31.2

Catch Earth's highlight reel and add it to yours.

0:34.3

Get your tickets and plan your visit at fieldmuseum.org.

0:39.6

When it's your job to ask people questions,

0:42.0

there's nothing like here in this.

0:43.6

That's a great question.

0:44.8

That's such a good question.

0:46.3

Yeah, that's a great question.

0:48.0

You asked such great questions.

0:49.6

That's a great question.

0:51.0

Thank you so much for these very thoughtful questions.

0:54.2

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