Episode · The Book Review · 2017-02-10
George Saunders on The Book Review: books mentioned (Feb 2017)
George Saunders on Lincoln and Lost Souls
Gilbert Cruz discussed Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders and Why time flies by Alan Burdick. George Saunders discussed Infinite jest by David Foster Wallace. Maria Russo recommended Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Wilder life by Wendy McClure, and The birchbark house by Louise Erdrich. Greg Cowles discussed The blood of Emmett Till by Timothy B. Tyson and The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro. John Williams discussed Autumn by Ali Smith. Pamela Paul discussed And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Lincoln in the Bardo
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders is a historical fiction novel that follows Abraham Lincoln in a Washington cemetery grieving his young son Willie amid a supernatural bardo of ghosts.
Discussed“after Decades of writing short stories George Saunders will be here to talk about his debut novel Lincoln in the BAU”
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Why time flies
Discussed“Alan berck will be here to tell us about his book why time flies”
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Infinite jest
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace is a sprawling, maximalist novel exploring addiction, entertainment, and modern American culture.
Discussed“and also I've been reading I I I hadn't read infinite J until a few years ago and reading that it occurred to me that that's a book of monologues”
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Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder is a classic children's novel chronicling pioneer life on the American frontier.
Recommended“and a great book by Wendy McClure a few years ago the Wilder life where she you know talks about her Obsession and she went and visited all the homesteads”
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The Wilder life
The Wilder Life by Wendy McClure is a non-fiction book that explores the author's deep fascination and obsession with the Little House on the Prairie book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Recommended“a great book by Wendy McClure a few years ago the Wilder life where she you know talks about her Obsession”
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The birchbark house
The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich is a celebrated children's historical novel that chronicles the life of an Ojibwa girl named Omakayas living on Madeline Island in Lake Superior during the mid-nineteenth century.
Recommended“in the interum we have a great series by the the novelist Lise erdrich called birchbark house also for middle grade you know 8 to 12 readers”
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The blood of Emmett Till
Discussed“um it's Timothy B Tyson's the blood of EMT till which made some news uh for its Revelation”
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Autumn
Autumn by Ali Smith is a reflective contemporary novel that captures the shifting political and cultural landscape of Great Britain.
Discussed“uh I'm reading Ali Smith's new novel called autum”
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The Power Broker
The Power Broker by Robert A.
Discussed“I'm still reading the Robert Caro uh book The Power broker about Robert Moses”
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And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie is a masterclass in suspense, following ten strangers lured to a remote island who are systematically murdered one by one.
Discussed“and then there were none”
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Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he is the author of many short story collections including most recently 10th of December which was one of our 10 best books of the year”
“George Saunders new book is called Lincoln in the BAU his first novel”
“Alan berck is the author of why time flies a mostly scientific investigation”
“Ian Ranken is back on the list with a new novel called rather be the devil”
“Sarah pinborough has a thriller called behind her eyes”
“and um Lisa Gardner the Spence Thriller writer has a um new novel called right behind you that makes its debut right at the top of the list”
“I loved the land use stuff in Anna Corina as much as I did the infidelity”