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Jennifer Egan is a journalist and writer whose novel \\u201cA Visit from the Goon Squad\\u201d won both the 2011 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. Using a unique format\\u2014including a whole chapter told through Powerpoint\\u2014Egan nimbly explores the mystery and complexity of human life in the digital age. Her newest book, \\u201cThe Candy House,\\u201d poses similar questions around technology, memory, and authenticity. In this episode, the author talks candidly about her creative process, considers the role of the novelist in an increasingly tech-driven world, and makes an argument for why the long-lasting art of fiction has the power to shift and even alter our consciousness.