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2011 National Book Award Finalist: "The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism"

Deborah Baker

About the Program

Deborah Baker talks about the life of Margaret Marcus, a secular Jewish woman from New York, who, in 1962, moved to Pakistan and converted to Islam.  Ms. Baker spoke about Ms. Marcus, the subject of her latest book, at the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest.  In conversation with Karen Long, book editor at the Cleveland Plain Dealer and vice president of the National Book Critics Circle.     

About the Authors

Deborah Baker

Deborah Baker is the author of "In Extremis: The Life of Laura Riding" and "A Blue Hand: The Beats in India."  She is a former fellow at the Dorothy and Lewis C. Cullman Center for Writers and Scholars at The New York Public Library.  For more, visit: deborahbaker.net. 


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2011 National Book Award Finalist: "The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism"

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Past Airings

  • Sunday, July 17th at 6pm (ET)
  • Sunday, July 17th at 2pm (ET)
  • Sunday, July 17th at 2am (ET)
  • Saturday, July 16th at 7pm (ET)
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