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Award-winning journalist Anand Giridharadas joins Eric Newman and LARB’s new Editor-in-Chief Michelle Chihara to talk about his latest book, The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy.

The Persuaders, which is this month's selection for the LARB Book Club, offers an inside account of how activists, politicians, educators, and other leaders on the Left are working to manifest change in a deeply divided America. It's a fabulous study, chock full of interesting tidbits gleaned from hundreds of hours of interviews with folks like Black Lives Matter's Alicia Garza, Congressional Representative Alexandra Ocasio Cortez, Bernie Sanders' campaign workers, and so much more. The Persuaders goes deep to get a handle on what helps change hearts and minds at a time when our fragile nation feels more divided than ever and common ground is eroding beneath our feet.

Also, Sabrina Imbler, author of How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures, returns to recommend Patricia Likes to Cuddle by Samantha Allen.

(To sign up for the LARB Book Club membership, visit www.shop.lareviewofbooks.org/join)