Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Bringing Down Harvey Weinstein
Pamela Paul recommended Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino and others, and discussed She Said by Jodi Kantor and others, All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein and others, and The Outlaw Ocean by Ian Urbina. John Williams recommended Blood, bone, and marrow by Ted Geltner. Greg Cowles recommended The Porpoise by Mark Haddon. Tina Jordan recommended The corner that held them by Sylvia Townsend Warner.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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She Said
She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey is a gripping investigative journalism book that chronicles the New York Times reporters' efforts to break the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment story and ignite a cultural movement.
Discussed“their new book is called she said breaking the sexual harassment story that helped ignite a movement”
Where to get it
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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“in this book you mentioned getting people to go on the record and that's one of the things that I think has brought about comparisons to All the President's Men which is the sort of The Tick Tock behind the story”
Where to get it
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The Outlaw Ocean
The Outlaw Ocean by Ian Urbina is an investigative journalism book that documents lawlessness, criminality, and human rights abuses across the world's poorly regulated international waters.
Discussed“and now has a new book out called The Outlaw ocean Journeys across the last Untamed Frontier”
Where to get it
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Blood, bone, and marrow
Blood, Bone, and Marrow is a comprehensive biographical work by Ted Geltner that explores the tumultuous life and influential career of the distinctive Southern writer Harry Crews.
Recommended“it's called blood bone and Marrow a biography of Harry Cruz by Ted geltner”
Where to get it
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The Porpoise
The Porpoise is an ambitious and intricately structured novel by Mark Haddon that retells the classic story of Pericles while blending ancient myth with contemporary settings and psychological drama.
Recommended“I'm reading a novel called the porpus by Mark Haden”
Where to get it
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The corner that held them
The Corner That Held Them is a historical novel by Sylvia Townsend Warner originally published in the 1940s that meticulously chronicles the daily lives of nuns in a medieval English convent.
Recommended“this is a book from the 1940s which we reviewed in 1947 in the paper and it's called the corner that held them by Sylvia Townson Warner”
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Trick Mirror
Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino is a widely acclaimed collection of cultural essays that examines the illusions and complexities of modern selfhood in the digital age.
Recommended“I recently read um Gia tolentino's book um a bestseller and of course she was a guest on the podcast her book is called trick mirror Reflections on self- delusion”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“jod caner and Megan tuy are the authors of the bestselling book she said breaking the sexual harassment story that helped ignite a movement”
“I'm reading a novel called the porpus by Mark Haden who's of course most famous for his first novel The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime”
“one of my favorite novels is Iris Murdoch's the Bell”