Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Big New Biographies of Two Big American Lives
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Columbian Orator
Discussed“it's very important it was a reader that he sees in the hands of his white buddies and friends on the streets of Baltimore when he's about 11 and that book is called the Colombian orator”
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That printer of Udell's
Discussed“you know he he read a book when he was 11 years old called that printer of udells that his mother had given to him”
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Night of Camp David
Discussed“and so i wonder if night of Camp David which is the title of this novel if I hadn't mentioned the title yet i wonder if that might fill the Gap a little bit because it's historical”
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Heavy
Heavy by Kiese Laymon is a powerful coming-of-age memoir that confronts generational trauma, systemic racism, weight, and the complexities of growing up Black in the American South.
Recommended“but the book that I am really deep into right now that i that i will talk about this week is a Coming of Age Memoir by KS Layman called heavy”
Where to get it
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An elderly lady is up to no good
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten is a mischievous collection of short fiction following an octogenarian protagonist who takes matters into her own hands.
Recommended“it's called an elderly lady is up to no good by the Swedish by the Swedish writer Helen turst”
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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima is a celebrated novel that examines complex psychological and philosophical themes through the lens of a historic temple burning.
Recommended“but the book I finished is called the Temple of the golden Pavilion it was published I think originally in 1959”
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Fatal discord
Fatal discord by Michael Massing is an extensive dual biography that explores the tumultuous intellectual and religious relationship between Erasmus and Martin Luther during the turbulent era of the Reformation.
Discussed“a new book called fatal Discord by Michael massing which is a 975 page book about Martin Luther and arasmus”
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The Hazel Wood
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert is a dark young adult fantasy novel centered on magic, fairy tales, and storytelling.
Recommended“an agent actually had talked up at a recent lunch in Julie barer was talking about Melissa Albert's the Hazelwood which is a ya novel that came out earlier this year and she was so enthusiastic that I immediately took a copy out from the library”
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Other mentions in this episode (10) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“as well as who speaks for the Negro American Oracle the Civil War in the Civil Rights era a slave no more and many others”
“he's the author of many books including race and reunion the Civil War in American memory which won the banro prize”
“as well as who speaks for the Negro American Oracle the Civil War in the Civil Rights era a slave no more and many others”
“and the biggest sellers are books like Bob Woodward's fear and Michael Wolf's fire and fury”
“and the biggest sellers are books like Bob Woodward's fear and Michael Wolf's fire and fury”
“and the biggest sellers are books like Bob Woodward's fear and Michael Wolf's fire and fury”
“I'm also reading just as kind of a a fun thing the Harry Potter play that came out a few years ago based on this JK rolling story but it's not actually written by JK Rowling that's Harry Potter and the cursed child”
“I'm also reading just as kind of a a fun thing the Harry Potter play that came out a few years ago based on this JK rolling story but it's not actually written by JK Rowling that's Harry Potter and the cursed child”
“well you know I just finished week or so ago Gary Stein gard's Lake Success which is very much novel of our times and I loved it”
“I picked up a book called The Science Fiction Hall of Fame volume 2A edited by Ben Bova and I'm going to talk a little bit more about this book next week”