Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Fantasy Superstar Leigh Bardugo on Her New Novel
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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James
James by Percival L.
Book club“our next book club discussion is going to be on purseful Everett James this is a book that retells the events of Mark Twain's book Huckleberry Finn”
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King of Scars
Discussed“that's the Shadow and B Trilogy the six of crows duology the king of scars duology”
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Six of Crows
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo is a thrilling young adult fantasy duology set in the expansive Grishaverse, following a dangerous crew of outcasts attempting an impossible heist.
Discussed“that's the Shadow and B Trilogy the six of crows duology the king of scars duology”
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Hell Bent
Discussed“then I branched into novels for adults and that's where ninth house and hellbent came in”
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Ninth House
Ninth House is a dark fantasy novel by Leigh Bardugo set against the secretive, elite backdrop of Yale University's secret societies.
Discussed“I started researching leino back when I was working on 9th house I had given my heroin Alex Stern a similar a similar background to mine”
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The Familiar
Discussed“the Magic in the familiar is grounded in language Lucia the main character is able to perform what those around her regard as Miracles”
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Carter Beats the Devil
Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold is an imaginative historical novel set in the 1920s that weaves the life of legendary magician Charles Carter into a sweeping conspiracy involving presidential assassination and early cinematic magic.
Recommended“I loved Carter beats the devil is one of my all-time favorite books I think it is a perfectly plotted novel and really walks the line”
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Golem and the Jinni
The Golem and the Jinni is a celebrated historical fantasy novel by Helene Wecker that weaves together Jewish mythology and Arabic folklore against the vibrant backdrop of turn-of-the-twentieth-century New York City.
Recommended“some of the books I've really loved reading are the miniaturist the gollum and the genie I loved Carter beats the devil”
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The Miniaturist
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton is an atmospheric historical novel set in seventeenth-century Amsterdam, following a young woman who receives a cabinet-size replica of her new home that begins to mirror real-life events in eerie and prophetic ways.
Recommended“some of the books I've really loved reading are the miniaturist the gollum and the genie I loved Carter beats the devil”
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Beloved
Beloved by Toni Morrison is a powerful, haunting novel about a formerly enslaved woman haunted by the trauma of her past and the literal ghost of the daughter she lost.
Discussed“then I encountered books like beloved and love medicine and I understood the way that magic and the idea of other worlds”
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Love Medicine
Discussed“then I encountered books like beloved and love medicine and I understood the way that magic and the idea of other worlds”
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Rita Hayworth and Shawshank redemption
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is a celebrated novella by Stephen King, published in his 1982 collection Different Seasons, which famously inspired the classic 1994 film adaptation directed by Frank Darabont.
Recommended“the book I read again and again when I was in junior high school college was Rita Hayworth in the Shashank Redemption by Stephen King that was my comfort read”
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Shawshank Redemption
Stephen King's compelling novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, originally published in the collection Different Seasons, tells the story of an unjustly imprisoned banker who maintains his hope and eventually engineers a brilliant escape.
Recommended“the book I read again and again when I was in junior high school college was Rita Hayworth in the Shashank Redemption by Stephen King that was my comfort read”
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Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones is a whimsical and enchanting fantasy novel that operates as a modern fairy tale filled with magic, transformation, and unexpected adventure.
Recommended“and I think the book I've returned to again and again in my life is how Moving Castle by Diana wi Jones which again operates as a kind of fairy tale”
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Dune
Dune by Frank Herbert is a landmark science fiction epic set on the desert planet Arrakis, exploring complex themes of politics, religion, ecology, and human potential.
Recommended“Dune by Frank Herbert was really pivotal for me and I think you can see the Echoes of that in my first Trilogy in terms of this kind of teenage Messiah”
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Other mentions in this episode (19) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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“we've done James McBride's the Heaven and Earth grocery store Barbara King solver's demon Copperhead Dolly alderton's”
“Barbara King solver's demon Copperhead Dolly alderton's good material and I think a couple of others”
“we've done James McBride's the Heaven and Earth grocery store Barbara King solver's demon Copperhead Dolly alderton's”
“this is a book that retells the events of Mark Twain's book Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim”
“Lee bardugo is the author behind the Shadow and Bone Trilogy the novel's ninth house in hellbent and her latest the familiar”
“Lee bardugo is the author behind the Shadow and Bone Trilogy the novel's ninth house in hellbent and her latest the familiar”
“Lee bardugo is the author behind the Shadow and Bone Trilogy the novel's ninth house in hellbent and her latest the familiar”
“Lee bardugo is the author behind the Shadow and Bone Trilogy the novel's ninth house in hellbent and her latest the familiar”
“Lee bardugo is the author behind the Shadow and Bone Trilogy the novel's ninth house in hellbent and her latest the familiar”
“Your Shadow and Bone series was inspired by zarus Russia but but the familiar is not inspired by history”
“Your Shadow and Bone series was inspired by zarus Russia but but the familiar is not inspired by history”
“Your Shadow and Bone series was inspired by zarus Russia but but the familiar is not inspired by history”
“this very real historical Scandal that had surrounded King Phillip and his secretary Antonio PES who is thought to possibly be the inspiration for one of the characters in Shakespeare's love labor loss”
“and then there's heavier fantasy like a discovery of witches I certainly grew up reading magical realism”
“this is the book review podcast I'm Gilbert Cruz and I'm here with bestselling author Lee bardugo who is talking about her new novel The Familiar”
“the next book I going to be writing is the third in the Alex Stern series that's ninth house and then hellbent and this will be the concluding book in that trilogy”
“the next book I going to be writing is the third in the Alex Stern series that's ninth house and then hellbent and this will be the concluding book in that trilogy”
“that was my conversation with Lee bardugo about her latest novel The Familiar”