Just Like You | Nick Hornby | A Word on Words | NPT

A WORD ON WORDS, Nashville Public Television’s Emmy Award-winning reboot of its classic series, is a collection of three-minute interviews about books and other literary topics. Filmed in locations around Middle Tennessee, the series continues a tradition established by legendary journalist John Seigenthaler for more than 40 years.

Season 6 Episode 5 | 2m 30s | CC

“I can’t write any books that haven’t got jokes in. I don’t know whether the jokes are funny, but I know that I can’t write with a complete poker face. And I don’t really get books that are 300 pages of no funny because there is no stretch of life that’s 300 pages, no funny.” Celebrated author Nick Hornby talks with NPT host Mary Laura Philpott about his new book JUST LIKE YOU.

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