Episode · The Book Review · 2021-05-28
Books mentioned on A Desperate Writer Steals 'The Plot'
Gilbert Cruz discussed America on Fire by Elizabeth Hinton, The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz and others, and Writers & Lovers by Lily King. Jean Hanff Korelitz discussed Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon. Elizabeth Hinton discussed From the war on poverty to the war on crime by Elizabeth Kai Hinton and others. John Williams discussed Dispatches by Michael Herr. Greg Cowles discussed The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien and The Emigrants by W. G. Sebald. Pamela Paul discussed Lenin by Victor Sebestyen and What is to be done? by Nikolay Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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America on Fire
Discussed“Elizabeth Hinton will be here to discuss her new book America on fire”
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The Plot
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz is a literary thriller that follows a struggling, failed writer who commits a morally questionable act by stealing a deceased student's brilliant manuscript, only to find himself hunted by someone who knows the truth.
Discussed“her latest book is called the plot”
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Writers & Lovers
Writers & Lovers by Lily King is an acclaimed contemporary novel following a struggling writer navigating grief, romance, and artistic ambition.
Discussed“so so that must have been Lily King's writers and lovers that she was talking about”
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Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon is a celebrated novel that follows the chaotic life of a blocked, middle-aged creative writing professor struggling to finish his massive second book while dealing with various personal eccentricities.
Discussed“there's that wonderful excerpt in uh Michael shon's Wonder Boys where this kind of washed up writers thinking”
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From the war on poverty to the war on crime
From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime by Elizabeth Kai Hinton and Elizabeth Hinton is a comprehensive historical examination of federal law enforcement policy and urban governance in the United States from the 1960s through the early 1970s.
Discussed“my first book came out in 2016 from the war on poverty to the war on crime which is a history of federal law enforcement policy”
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Dispatches
Discussed“I just finished something this week Michael hair's dispatches which is a book from 1977 about the Vietnam war”
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The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien is a renowned collection of interrelated stories that explores the psychological burdens and realities of American soldiers during the Vietnam War.
Discussed“Greg the whole time that you're talking about this I'm thinking of Tim O'Brien The Things They carry which came out far later”
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The Emigrants
Discussed“I'm also reading a classic that probably I should have read a long time ago and I'm getting around to it's the immigrants by WG Sabal”
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Lenin
Lenin by Victor Sebestyen is a comprehensive historical biography that chronicles the life, ideology, and brutal tactics of the Russian revolutionary leader.
Discussed“I'm reading Victor Sebastian's Lenin the subtitle is the man the dictator and the master of Terror”
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What is to be done?
What Is to Be Done? by Nikolay Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky is a nineteenth-century Russian philosophical novel that famously explored utopian ideals and radical social reform.
Discussed“Lennon was a huge fan of this novel called what is to be done which is such a funny title the author was a man named Nikolai cherneski”
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Other mentions in this episode (15) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“you've written several novels the Sabbath day River jury of her peers the white rose the devil and Webster”
“you've written several novels the Sabbath day River jury of her peers the white rose the devil and Webster”
“you've written several novels the Sabbath day River jury of her peers the white rose the devil and Webster”
“you've written several novels the Sabbath day River jury of her peers the white rose the devil and Webster”
“two of your books have been adapted for the screen you should have known became the undoing with Nicole Kidman and Q Grant on HBO and admission was turned into a Tina Fay movie”
“two of your books have been adapted for the screen you should have known became the undoing with Nicole Kidman and Q Grant on HBO and admission was turned into a Tina Fay movie”
“Jean H corlett's new book is called the plot joining us now to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the book review”
“Elizabeth hinton's new book America on fire the untold history of police violence and black Rebellion since the 1960s is reviewed this week on the cover of the book”
“he wrote the very lonely Firefly the very busy spider and one of the biggest children's books ever probably The Very Hungry Caterpillar”
“he wrote the very lonely Firefly the very busy spider and one of the biggest children's books ever probably The Very Hungry Caterpillar”
“he wrote the very lonely Firefly the very busy spider and one of the biggest children's books ever probably The Very Hungry Caterpillar”
“she was 86 and she wrote and Illustrated Chicka Chicka Boom Boom which I could probably recite”
“Eric Carle actually also did some collaborations with Bill Martin the brown bear brown bear what do you see”
“It's not the first Sabal book that I've read I read oulets a number of years ago”
“and I read it in close conjunction with reading the only Jam cuta book that I've ever read disgrace”