Why Read Moby Dick? by TopicalCurrents published on 2013-10-09T20:24:14Z 10/10/13 - Wednesday's Topical Currents begins with a discussion of what may be the greatest American novel: Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. The novel’s length and esoteric topic keeps modern readers at bay. We’ll speak with Nathaniel Philbrick, author of WHY READ MOBY DICK? http://wlrn.org/post/why-read-moby-dick Genre public radio