Nate Marshall and the Uncle Bobbie's team discuss former President Barack Obama's book "A Promised Land"

11/23/20 • 37 min

On this episode, Marc is conversation with Assistant Professor and poet Nate Marshall, along with the Uncle Boobies team to discuss former President Barack Obama's new book; A Promised Land. They dive into the importance of this book to independent bookstores, why this memoir was necessary for Obama to write, and how this book stacks up against other presidential memoirs.

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