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The Writers' Block

Greatest Hits: 'A Visit From The Goon Squad'

Jennifer Egan

Mar 17, 2013

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American novelist Jennifer Egan arrives at the Time Magazine "World's 100 Most Influential People" gala April 26, 2011 in New York. (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)

After more than 7 years of weekly readings, The Writers’ Block is evolving into something new! But, before we get to where we’re going, let’s take a look back at where we’ve been. Jennifer Egan reads a passage about a kleptomaniac from her 2011 Pultizer Prize-winning novel, A Visit from the Goon Squad.

Listen to Jennifer Egan read from her 2011 Pultizer Prize-winning novel, A Visit from the Goon Squad

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