Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Fugitive Slaves and the Road to the Civil War
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Act Natural
Discussed“so the the book I reviewed this week is called act natural and it's by a writer named Jennifer trag and she calls it a cultural history in Misadventures and parenting”
Where to get it
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A life's work
A Life's Work by Rachel Cusk is an unflinching and provocative memoir that explores the complex, often difficult realities of early motherhood.
Discussed“in some way I think in terms of tone it's the books that are not parenting books that but that are books that in some way deal with Parenthood in a way that I find to be interesting where the tone I mean one example is Rachel cusk's book life's work which a lot of people are put off by”
Where to get it
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Making babies
Making Babies is a compelling book by Anne Enright that explores the emotional and physical realities of pregnancy, motherhood, and family life.
Recommended“going back to tone the book I love and that I sort of recommend sort of like most indiscriminately is an enright's book making babies which I think Dwight reviewed it's so good”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The war before the war
“Andrew Del Bano will join us to talk about his new book The War before the war”
Passing Never Home Alone
“in his new book never home alone”
Passing Eve's Hollywood
“one is called slow days Fast Company and the other one is called evees Hollywood and she's written some novels as well”
Passing Slow days, fast company
“one is called slow days Fast Company and the other one is called evees Hollywood and she's written some novels as well”
Passing Act Natural
“and the book I reviewed this week was act natural by Jennifer T”
Passing Eve's Hollywood
“and then Lily aneli and Vanity Fair wrote a piece in 2014 and then the New York Review books reissue two of them and now Counterpoint is doing the novels”
Passing Slow days, fast company
“and then Lily aneli and Vanity Fair wrote a piece in 2014 and then the New York Review books reissue two of them and now Counterpoint is doing the novels”