{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"TBC: American Dirt","description":"In this off-season ep we cover the death of Mary Higgins Clark, the American Dirt scandal gripping publishing (and Oprah!), and the death of a giant literary butthole. Because the universe is full of whimsy, there\u2019s an Irish angle to all of these stories. Books mentioned: Mary Higgins Clark, Mount Vernon Love Story; Jeanine Cummins, American Dirt; Sandra Cisneros, The House on Mango Street; Sonia Nazario, Enrique's Journey; \u00d3scar Mart\u00ednez, The Beast; Tara Westover, Educated; Tina Brown, The Diana Chronicles; Jason Matthews, Red Sparrow; Barbara Pym, Crampton Hodnet; Jia Tolentino, Trick Mirror; Anne Leckie, Ancillary Justice. Sources\/Further Reading:  Mary Higgins Clark   MHC obit,  NYT.&amp;nbsp; MHC on  Central Park South. MHC on  Irish Storytelling.   American Dirt    NYT Review  Slate Explainer  Vulture Explainer  Vox Explainer  NYT Op-Ed: &quot;Proof That the Publishing Industry is Broken&quot;  CNN Op-Ed: \u201cWhat the American Dirt Author and I Have in Common\u201d  Alisa Valdes Rodriguez on Sandra Cisneros  Who Gave You the Right to Tell that Story?&amp;nbsp;  Eva Longoria Response  Nail Art Centerpieces   Stephen Joyce obit,  NYT.  Email us at thatbookpod@gmail.com. Friend us on Goodreads and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.    &amp;nbsp;    ","author_name":"That Book","author_url":"http:\/\/www.thatbookpod.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/13094090\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/13094090"}