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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Bone Clocks

    Once upon a time, just over a decade ago, David Mitchell was a little-known writer with two novels under his belt. Then, in 2004, he published the science-fiction blockbuster Cloud Atlas. Now he’s an international sensation with an obsessive fan base.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 17, 2014 • 1 min read

    Once upon a time, just over a decade ago, David Mitchell was a little-known writer with two novels under his belt. Then, in 2004, he published the science-fiction blockbuster Cloud Atlas. Now he’s an international sensation with an obsessive fan base. Mitchell’s latest book, The Bone Clocks, came out this month and is one of the most anticipated novels of the year. KCRW’s own Bookworm, Michael Silverblatt, joins us to discuss it.

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    Israeli Spying Protest, Forced Labor for Phones, and The Bone Clocks
    1. 0:00Bone ClocksYou’re reading this
    2. 0:00Israeli Military Spying
    3. 0:00Forced Labor for Our Phones
    4. 0:00The New iOS and the U2 Backlash
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Michael Silverblatt

      host, 'Bookworm'

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Israeli Spying Protest, Forced Labor for Phones, and The Bone Clocks
    1. 0:00Bone ClocksYou’re reading this
    2. 0:00Israeli Military Spying
    3. 0:00Forced Labor for Our Phones
    4. 0:00The New iOS and the U2 Backlash
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