Nerdette Book Club: Rumaan Alam’s ‘Leave The World Behind’

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🗓️ 23 February 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Book critic Bethanne Patrick and Professor Lisa Page, director of creative writing at George Washington University, join us to discuss this month’s book club pick: Leave The World Behind by Rumaan Alam. Alam’s third novel is a witty and unnerving take on the apocalypse genre that is already being turned into a Netflix film starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington.

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0:33.7	chicago this is the nerd at book club it's just like a normal book club, except if you made
0:37.8	snacks, you don't have to share them. This month, we're talking about Ruman Alam's delicious
0:43.1	and unsettling domestic apocalypse novel, Leave the World Behind. If you haven't read the book yet,
0:49.5	and you don't want it to be spoiled for you, go check out the spoiler-free author
0:53.3	interview that's already in our feed. If you don't care about spoilers or you've you. Go check out the spoiler-free author interview that's already
0:54.3	in our feed. If you don't care about spoilers or you've already read the book, you are in the right
0:59.1	place. I am so excited to introduce you to our panel this month. It includes two fantastic readers and
1:05.7	writers. First up, we have writer and book critic Bethann Patrick, also known as the Book Maven on Twitter.
1:11.4	Bethann, hey.
1:12.5	Hey, Greta. Glad to be here. Thanks.
1:15.8	Oh, my gosh. Thrilled to have you.
1:17.5	We also have Lisa Page, an English professor at George Washington University and faculty member at the Yale Writers Workshop who co-edited the collection.
1:25.6	We Wear the Mask, 15 true stories of passing in
1:28.3	America. Lisa, welcome. So nice to be here, Greta. Oh my gosh. It is just, it really is my pleasure.
1:35.1	I'm just going to gush over you to this entire time. So I hope you're ready for that.
1:39.2	We're also going to be hearing from some of you. We got some great voicemails this time around, and I can't wait to listen to them as we chat about the book. Let's start with a quick synopsis. Leave the
1:49.1	world behind. Starts with Amanda and Clay. They're a white couple with two kids. Archie is 15,
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