Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Colson Whitehead Talks About 'The Nickel Boys'
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historical fiction novel that reimagines the antebellum South by turning the secret network of abolitionist routes into a literal subterranean railway system utilized by an enslaved woman named Cora seeking freedom.
Discussed“and then Underground Railroad curbing my love for digression and you know Pomo pyrot Technics”
Where to get it
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The Nickel Boys
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead is a powerful historical novel depicting two Black teenagers confined to a brutal and corrupt reform school in the 1960s Jim Crow South.
Discussed“Coulson Whitehead's new book is the nickel boys it's reviewed this week on the cover of the book review by Frank”
Where to get it
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The intuitionist
The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead is a distinctive debut novel that blends municipal politics, architectural intrigue, and magical realism around the life of a pioneering elevator inspector.
Discussed“and so the intuitionist about elevator inspectors is also about social uplift uplifting the race and the life of the city”
Where to get it
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Stony the Road
Stony the Road by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Discussed“you had David blat biography of Frederick Douglas recently Henry Lewis gate Jr's Stony the road”
Where to get it
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The noble hustle
The noble hustle by Colson Whitehead is a non-fiction humor book about poker and personal reflection.
Discussed“before Underground Railroad I wrote a book called The Noble Hustle which for me is just a humor book about being a weird depressed middle-aged man who goes the World Series of Poker”
Where to get it
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The Colossus of New York
The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead is a lyrical, evocative collection of essays that captures the pulsating rhythm, complexity, and emotional resonance of New York City.
Discussed“Colossus of New York my first sort of book of essays about the city happened because of but it was after 911 and I was trying to figure out how to write how to live in my city”
Where to get it
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Educated
Educated by Tara Westover is a gripping memoir detailing a young woman's struggle to break free from her survivalist, isolated family in rural Idaho to pursue formal education and academic self-discovery.
Discussed“you know Tara westovers Memoir educated has continued to sell really well you know that's sort of like in the JD Vance hillbilly elegy tradition of of a surprising Memoir”
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Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D.
Discussed“you know Tara westovers Memoir educated has continued to sell really well you know that's sort of like in the JD Vance hillbilly elegy tradition of of a surprising Memoir”
Where to get it
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Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens is a bestselling coming-of-age mystery novel set in the marshlands of North Carolina that follows the isolated life of a young girl.
Discussed“the one kind of huge bright spot in fiction has been where the crow dad sing by dilia Owens which which was apparently the top selling print book in the first half of 2019 and sold more than 900,000 copies”
Where to get it
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A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle is a beloved children's science fantasy novel that follows young Meg Murry on a cosmic journey through space and time to rescue her father from a malevolent dark force.
Discussed“Publishers Weekly in their analysis said it was probably due to huge sales from two surprising titles last year which was a wrinkle in time which you wouldn't expect to sell so many copies since it's old”
Where to get it
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A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo is a satirical children's picture book written by Jill Twiss and featuring illustrations by EG Keller, centering on the fictional bunny pet of Mike Pence to promote LGBTQ+ acceptance.
Discussed“and a day in the life of marlin bundo the parody picture book that was you know connected to John Oliver's Show and got a big Boost from his involvement”
Where to get it
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The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is a dystopian novel set in a totalitarian patriarchal society where women's rights have been stripped away.
Discussed“well I recently reread the H it's tell by Margaret Atwood in anticipation of of the sequel that she's writing which is called the Testaments it's coming out this fall”
Where to get it
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The Ice at the End of the World
Discussed“and his new book is the at the end of the world an epic journey into Greenland's buried past and our perilous future”
Where to get it
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American Carnage
American Carnage by Tim Alberta is a detailed political chronicle charting the transformation of the Republican Party during the rise of Donald Trump.
Discussed“I reviewed a book called American Carnage by a Politico reporter named Tim Alberta”
Where to get it
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Turbulence
Turbulence by David Szalay and Victoria Alonso Blanco is a contemporary work of fiction comprised of a sequence of interconnected short pieces exploring modern human mobility and connection across various global cities.
Recommended“and I I I recommend turbulence”
Where to get it
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Airport
Airport by Arthur Hailey is a classic 1968 bestselling thriller novel that chronicles the intense operations, weather crises, and human dramas unfolding at a major American airport.
Discussed“but I went to the library and got out a copy of Arthur Haley's 1968 classic airport featuring Mel Bakersfield and his attempts to keep you know Chicago o hair open during a snowstorm”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“well I recently reread the H it's tell by Margaret Atwood in anticipation of of the sequel that she's writing which is called the Testaments it's coming out this fall”
“John Gartner is the author of the ice at the end of the world an epic journey into Greenland's buried past and our perilous future”
“Jen timma berta's American Carnage”
“I reviewed turbulence by David saloy”