Best Of: Jon Batiste's 'Beethoven Blues' / Visual Artist Mickalene Thomas

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Jon Batiste joins us at the piano to play his reimaginings of Beethoven, and more. His new album is called Beethoven Blues.

Also, we hear from visual artist Mickalene Thomas. She puts Black women in the front and center of her work. Her latest exhibition, Mickalene Thomas: All About Love, celebrates the women in her life.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan shares her picks for the best books of the year.

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