Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on A New Oral History of HBO
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Tinderbox
Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers by James A.
Recommended“the book is called Tinderbox HBO's ruthless pursuit of New Frontiers by James Andrew Miller”
Where to get it
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A Gentleman in Moscow
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles is a historical novel that follows an aristocratic count who is ordered to spend the remainder of his life inside a luxury Moscow hotel.
Discussed“well I'm finally reading novel that spent years on the bestseller list a gentleman in Moscow by amort tols about the affable and aristocratic count Alexander rosoff”
Where to get it
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Ghost Light
Ghost Light by Frank Rich is a coming-of-age memoir that explores the author's youth and theatrical fascinations growing up in Washington, D.C.
Recommended“I just read a memoir called ghost light by Frank rich and it came out about 20 years ago and it is a Coming of Age Memoir”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Tinderbox
“he is the author of the new book Tinderbox HBO's ruthless pursuit of New Frontiers”
Passing Fairyland
“a good friend of mine Alicia Abbott wrote A Memoir Fairy Land which came out gosh I want to say maybe years ago five years that long ago”
Passing Life Inside
“and then the second one was a book by another good friend Mindy Lewis who wrote A Memoir called life inside”