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The rollicking saga of reality television, a “sweeping” (The Washington Post) cultural history of America's most influential, most divisive artistic phenomenon, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning New Yorker writer—“a must-read for anyone interested in television or popular culture” (NPR)

“Passionate, exquisitely told . . . With muscular prose and an exacting…

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1 author picked Cue the Sun! as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I don't listen to a ton of non-fiction, but this is a smart look at reality TV. Naussbaum goes way back to Candid Radio and all the way to The Apprentice. If you have even a passing interest in in Reality TV, you will not be disappointed in this peak behind the curtain!

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These Blue Mountains by Sarah Loudin Thomas,

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German pianist Hedda Schlagel's world collapsed when her fiancé, Fritz, vanished after being sent to an enemy alien camp in the United States during the Great War. Fifteen years later, in 1932, Hedda…

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