Episode · The Book Review · 2021-07-02
Books mentioned on An Outsider Finds Suspense in Hollywood
Pamela Paul discussed King Richard by Michael Dobbs. Michael Dobbs discussed All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein and others. Parul Sehgal recommended Wayward by Dana Spiotta, Two Lives by Janet Malcolm, and The Silent Woman by Janet Malcolm. Jennifer Szalai recommended Forty-One False Starts by Janet Malcolm and Psychoanalysis, the impossible profession by Janet Malcolm, and discussed The journalist and the murderer by Janet Malcolm.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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King Richard
King Richard by Michael Dobbs explores political history and notable American figures.
Discussed“his latest book is King Richard Nixon and Watergate an American Tragedy”
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All the President's Men
All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward is a classic work of investigative journalism detailing the reporting process behind the Watergate scandal that brought down Richard Nixon's presidency.
Discussed“if you think of the big Watergate books particularly the most famous of them all probably All the President's Men by Woodward and Bernstein”
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Wayward
Wayward by Dana Spiotta is a contemporary novel exploring family dynamics and midlife transitions.
Recommended“I reviewed Wayward By Dana spata um a novelist who I really admire uh really enjoy reading”
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The journalist and the murderer
The Journalist and the Murderer by Janet Malcolm is a critical nonfiction examination of the complex, often exploitative relationship between reporters and their subjects, famously opening with a stark line about the moral compromises inherent in journalism.
Discussed“the journalist and murderer is perhaps one of the most famous on that begins with a line about journalists”
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Forty-One False Starts
Forty-One False Starts is a compelling collection of essays and profiles by renowned journalist and author Janet Malcolm, widely celebrated for her sharp investigative eye and deep psychological acuity regarding her subjects.
Recommended“I really love the collection 41 false starts which is the one that includes a number of profiles especially of artists”
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Two Lives
Two Lives by Janet Malcolm is an incisive dual biographical work that explores the intertwined existence and creative partnership of Gertrude Stein and Alice B.
Recommended“um I love you're so right that she's so good on relationships and I love her book it's two lives about grard Stein Alice”
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The Silent Woman
The Silent Woman by Janet Malcolm is a penetrating critical examination of biography, privacy, and the fierce literary estate battles surrounding the legacy of poet Sylvia Plath.
Recommended“I think I'd start with the silent woman if you want a full book”
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Psychoanalysis, the impossible profession
Psychoanalysis, the Impossible Profession is a non-fiction book by Janet Malcolm that explores the inner workings of psychoanalytic practice and the complex relationships between analysts and their patients.
Recommended“I think that her early book psychoanalysis The Impossible profession is also way into her approach which is completely fascinating”
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Other mentions in this episode (18) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“so number one on the fiction list is long day Journey in tonight”
“but number two The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy who published that Naval Institute press”
“Steph Co the Flight of the Intruder”
“A River Runs Through It by Norman mlan at number six who published that that was published by Chicago”
“A Confederacy of Dunces at number nine that was Louisiana state”
“there's some older books that also make the list the yellow wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins”
“Gilman feminist press at City University of New York published Their Eyes Were Watching God by zoril Hurston which was published by University of Illinois”
“I would say the most famous one is yodora welty's one writers Beginnings which I had completely forgotten was published by Harvard”
“he is the author of several books including down with big brother one minute to midnight and 6 months in 1945”
“he is the author of several books including down with big brother one minute to midnight and 6 months in 1945”
“he is the author of several books including down with big brother one minute to midnight and 6 months in 1945”
“you describe in the book a conversation you had with the late Watergate historian Stanley Cutler author of the wars of Watergate”
“the book again is called King Richard Nixon and Watergate an American Tragedy by Michael dos”
“and of course he had a huge hit two huge hits fire and fury was his first book and that was a massive besteller”
“so Dana spata is is perhaps best known for her books including Stone in Arabia and lightning Fields”
“so Dana spata is is perhaps best known for her books including Stone in Arabia and lightning Fields”
“I think when she wrote about the relationships between people she had the silent woman about Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath”
“I reviewed Wayward By Dana spata and I think if you're new to Malcolm I'd start with”