The Sunday Special: The Books We Read in School
October 3, 2025
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as posted by the channelThis week, the Book Review podcast presents an episode of The Sunday Special from early September.
Book Review editor Gilbert Cruz talks with fellow word lover Sadie Stein and the author Louis Sachar (“Wayside School” series, “Holes”) about the books that they all read when they were students, and ways to encourage young readers today to keep reading.
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