Seth takes a closer look at the Trump administration giving up on containing the coronavirus pandemic as the country sets new records for daily cases and the White House faces its second outbreak. Then, he chats with Giancarlo Esposito of The Mandalorian. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today's episode of Late Night Lit, Late Night supervising producer Sarah Jenks-Daly speaks with Susie Yang, author of the new novel "White Ivy." Then, she speaks with Erin Geiger Smith, author of "Thank You for Voting: The Maddening, Enlightening, Inspiring Truth About Voting in America." Plus, hear some book recommendations from members of the Late Night staff. Mentioned in this episode: "White Ivy" by Susie Yang "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas "The Lying Life of Adults" and the "My Brilliant Friend" series by Elena Ferrante "Patrick Melrose" by Edward St Aubyn "Thank You for Voting: The Maddening, Enlightening, Inspiring Truth About Voting in America" and "Thank You for Voting Young Readers' Edition" by Erin Geiger Smith "The Vanishing Half" by Brit Bennett "Luster" by Raven Leilani "Utopia Avenue" by David Mitchell "What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship and Love" by Carole Radziwill "Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory" by Raphael Bob-Waksberg See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.