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Best Of: Life in the Mojave Desert / Director of ‘The Uprising’
Listen to the episodeNovelist Claire Vaye Watkins on the beauty & brutality of the desert
Listen to the episodeSet in the Mojave Desert, where the author herself lives, this novel follows a protagonist navigating life in a region being developed by an energy company. It explores environmental disruption, local protest, and the limits of community power against an already-advancing corporate project.
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