Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18

Books mentioned on Bringing Down Harvey Weinstein

3 books · With Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey, Alexandra Alter, Ian Urbina, John Williams, Greg Coles, Tina Jordan · Watch on YouTube

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. Blood, bone, and marrow

    Ted Geltner · at 50:59

    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
  2. The Porpoise

    Mark Haddon · at 54:45

    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
  3. The corner that held them

    Sylvia Townsend Warner · at 57:41

    The corner that held them by Sylvia Townsend Warner is a richly atmospheric historical novel set in a fourteenth-century English convent, exploring the daily lives, struggles, and quiet endurance of a community of nuns.

    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”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
“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”
Passing The Bell
“one of my favorite novels is Iris Murdoch's the Bell”