Books people lie about
Britain celebrated World Book Day last week, and put out a poll to go along with the celebration. People were asked if they had ever claimed to read a book when they hadn’t and 65 percent of respondents said that yes they had. Patrik Henry Bass a former book editor and current senior editor of ESSENCE magazine, joins us to talk about why people lie about what they are reading.
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