# How novelist George Saunders thinks about free will

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Podcast: [Think from KERA](https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-from-kera-875208)
Published: 2026-07-15T17:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

George Saunders’ latest novel takes readers into a journey of the soul this time quite literally. The Booker Prize-winning author talks with host Krys Boyd about the book, which takes on greed, capitalism and questions of good and evil from the perspective of a being who must transport a soul to the afterlife. It’s called “ Vigil .” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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