Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on David Byrne on Turning 'American Utopia' Into a Book
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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American utopia
Discussed“he is of course the musician the filmmaker visual artist and here primarily is an author of a new book American Utopia”
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Wanderlust
Discussed“Rebecca solet's book Wanderlust is also um a book that I used to really really enjoy”
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How to Make a Slave and Other Essays
Discussed“so this week I reviewed a book the title is how to make a slave”
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Street shadows
Discussed“Biden I had previously actually read Walker's first Memoir Street shadows and you know that's a book”
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The Poet X
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo is a celebrated young adult novel in verse that follows a Dominican-American teenager in Harlem who uses slam poetry to understand her world and find her voice.
Recommended“I heard your recent conversation about audiobooks and wanted to add that Elizabeth oos the poet X is an incredible audio book”
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Deacon King Kong
Deacon King Kong by James McBride is a vibrant novel set in a 1960s Brooklyn housing project, following the colorful fallout after an aging church deacon inexplicably shoots a local drug dealer.
Recommended“my two cents on great audio books are two by James McBride Deacon King Kong and the good Lord bird”
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The Good Lord Bird
The Good Lord Bird by James McBride is a historical novel that won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2014.
Recommended“my two cents on great audio books are two by James McBride Deacon King Kong and the good Lord bird”
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On Writing
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King is part memoir and part practical guide detailing Stephen King's journey as an author alongside valuable advice for aspiring writers.
Recommended“and then Lynn Chase sends in a list of people who read their own work and she calls these particular ones fabulous Bill Bryson Oliver saxs Sarah vowel David sederis and Stephen King especially his book on writing”
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