Books, films, and music for the new year

Midmorning gets the scoop on what to expect from the worlds of film, literature and music in 2012.

Guests:

David Ulin: Book critic for The Los Angeles Times, and author of "the Lost Art of Reading."

Dana Stevens: Film critic for Slate.

Ann Powers: Music critic and correspondent for NPR. She is also the editor of this 2010's Best Music Writing collection.

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