Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Connecting the Dots Between Reconstruction and Jim Crow
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Uninhabitable Earth
The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells is a stark examination of the cascading global crises brought on by climate change and ecological collapse.
Discussed“David Wallace Wells is the author of the uninhabitable earth life after warming”
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The Warmth of Other Suns
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson is an epic, deeply researched work of narrative nonfiction that chronicles the historic decades-long Great Migration of Black citizens leaving the American South.
Discussed“and as you know from your former colleague Isabelle wilkerson's brilliant book about the great migration in 1910 really black people in the South got on the move and they headed North”
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The carrying
Discussed“this week Italy moan author most recently of the collection the carrying reads Muriel riser's waiting for”
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Black No More
Black No More by George Schuyler is a sharp 1930s satirical novel that explores a fictional medical procedure allowing Black people to rapidly transform their skin color, upending American racial dynamics.
Recommended“well I am reading for the second time George Schuler's black no more”
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Women Talking
Women Talking is a powerful novel by Miriam Toews inspired by the real-life harrowing accounts of women in an isolated religious community seeking to reclaim their agency.
Recommended“I'm reading a novel called women talking by Miriam Taves”
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Beautiful Ruins
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter is a sweeping, satirical novel that follows an eclectic cast of characters from a sleepy Italian coastal village to the glamorous film sets of Hollywood across several decades.
Recommended“and I downloaded the audio book beautiful ruins”
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