Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Esi Edugyan on Her Booker-Shortlisted 'Washington Black'
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Underbug
Underbug by Lisa Margonelli is a fascinating and obsessive work of narrative nonfiction that delves deeply into the complex world of termites, science, and technology.
Recommended“Lisa margon Elli's book is called underbug an obsessive tale of termites and technology which our were described as mesmerizing in the book review”
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Washington Black
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan is a critically acclaimed historical novel that chronicles the extraordinary escape and global odyssey of an enslaved boy from a Barbados sugar plantation in the nineteenth century.
Recommended“the book again is Washington Black by Essie aduan”
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Dreaming of Elsewhere
Discussed“in between the novel half blood blues and this novel you did write your first non-fiction book dreaming of Elsewhere observations at home”
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The best American essays of the century
Discussed“so we've got best American essays and best American short stories”
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Fifty Best American Short Stories
Discussed“so we've got best American essays and best American short stories”
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The best American nonrequired reading, 2003
Discussed“initiated this best American non-required reading and ology every year which is still assembled with a guest editor but a panel of high school students going through and picking kind of the stuff that spoke to them over the previous year”
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Faithful Place
Faithful Place by Tana French is a dark and atmospheric psychological mystery novel that follows an undercover detective forced to confront ghosts from his past when a cold case hits close to home.
Recommended“whatever I missed this book it's called faithful place and it's not a standalone”
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Shyness and Dignity
Shyness and Dignity is a compact novel by Norwegian author Dag Solstad, translated by Sverre Lyngstad, that explores the intellectual crisis and fading radicalism of a high school literature teacher in Oslo.
Recommended“it's 150 Pages exactly called shyness and dignity by the Norwegian writer dog Sola s o l St a d”
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Fear: Trump in the White House
Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward is a deeply reported investigative account detailing the chaotic inner workings of the Trump administration.
Discussed“given the subject of democracy of this later trip I decided to bring along a copy of Bob Woodward's fear”
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Fire and Fury
Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff is a bestselling political non-fiction book that examines the inner workings of Donald Trump's White House and the chaos surrounding his administration.
Discussed“I did find with fire and fury that it was actually worth it to read the book itself”
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The language of kindness
The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story is a bestselling memoir by Christie Watson that chronicles her two decades working on the front lines of the healthcare system.
Recommended“it's called the language of kindness and she was a nurse for 20 years before she became a full-time writer”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“in between the novel half blood blues and this novel you did write your first non-fiction book”
“Greg you've got something other than ulyses I do”
“in the same way that studs Turles working is fascinating and that it's a window into a world that I really didn't know anything about”