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Tuesday, Jan 26

Listen: The Books of Lost

chadwpost.jpgAs the final season premiere of Lost airs on Feb. 2, literary scholars around the country will study the books lodged like Easter Eggs in the plot of the beloved television show.

Today's guest on the Morning Media Menu was Chad W. Post, the director of Open Letter Books and blogger at Three Percent.

In a mediabistro.com exclusive, Post revealed a book that will play an role in an upcoming episode of Lost--our first glimpse into the mysterious world of the final season of the show. According to Post, episode six will reference Japanese author Shusaku Endo's book, "Deep River."

Press play on the embedded player below to listen.

He also discussed his two specialties: analyzing the countless literary references on the television show Lost and publishing literature in translation.

The show was hosted by GalleyCat editor Jason Boog and AgencySpy editor Matt Van Hoven. You can listen to all the past podcasts archived at mediabistro.com or download episodes for free on iTunes. Click here to download the MP3 version.

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