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Peter Mendelsund discusses 'Weepers,' his novel about professional mourners

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By Scott Simon

Published June 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM CDT

NPR's Scott Simon asks Peter Mendelsund about his new novel, "Weepers," which features professional mourners.

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Scott Simon

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.

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