Fresh Air with Terry Gross, January 28, 2021: Interview with Craig Timberg; Review of 'My Year Abroad.'

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(1.) Now that former President Donald Trump has left office, the community of believers in the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory are left wondering what will happen next. Washington Post national technology reporter CRAIG TIMBERG has written about QAnon and related subjects in recent months. (2.) Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews Chang-rae Lee's new novel, called My Year Abroad.