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WORDS ON A WIRE: Junot Díaz

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  Daniel & Tim talk with Dominican-American author, Junot Díaz, whose books include "Drown," "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," and "This is How You Lose Her."  Díaz talks about how he confronts the lack of diversity in writing programs at educational institutions,  why he is not a writer other writers should emulate, and why his mother was not impressed by his Pulitzer Prize.  http://www.junotdiaz.com/

Aired June 7, 2015.

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