Episode · The Book Review · 2016-02-26
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘A Mother’s Reckoning’
Gilbert Cruz discussed A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold and Evicted by Matthew Desmond. Pamela Paul discussed Far From the Tree by Andrew Solomon. Alexandra Alter discussed The Revenant by Michael Punke. Greg Cowles discussed Midnight Sun by Jo Nesbø, The Widow by Fiona Barton, Cometh the Hour by Jeffrey Archer, The industries of the future by Alec Ross, Leonard by William Shatner and others, and Conviction by Juan Martinez.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A Mother's Reckoning
A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold is a powerful and searching memoir written by the mother of one of the perpetrators of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, detailing her journey through grief, guilt, and the aftermath of unimaginable tragedy.
Discussed“she'll join us to talk about a mother's Reckoning living in the aftermath of tragedy”
Where to get it
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Evicted
Evicted by Matthew Desmond is a rigorous sociological study that follows low-income families and their landlords in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shedding light on the devastating systemic cycle of poverty and housing instability in American cities.
Discussed“Matthew Desmond will be here to talk about his new book evicted”
Where to get it
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Far From the Tree
Andrew Solomon's Far From the Tree is a comprehensive non-fiction exploration of how parents and children who are significantly different from each other navigate their relationships.
Discussed“uh that was a kind of process uh before you agreed to speak with him for his book uh far from the tree”
Where to get it
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The Revenant
The Revenant by Michael Punke is a gripping historical survival novel inspired by the harrowing true-life ordeal of frontier fur trapper Hugh Glass, who was mauled by a grizzly bear and left for dead by his companions in the American wilderness.
Discussed“and that is uh the story of the Revenant I don't know if you're familiar with the novel The Very title then for this story as well as for the movie”
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Midnight Sun
Discussed“Joe Nesbo who of course is famous for the Harry hle series is back with a non Harry Hole book uh called Midnight Sun”
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The Widow
Discussed“the name of the novel is the Widow and it's a story of a woman uh whose husband was the chief suspect in The Disappearance of a 2-year-old girl”
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Cometh the Hour
Discussed“he's back at number one this week with a novel called cometh the hour”
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The industries of the future
The Industries of the Future by Alec Ross is a forward-looking business and technology book examining the economic trends and technological shifts that will shape coming decades.
Discussed“we start with a business book called the industries of the future by Alec Ross which is just what it sounds like”
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Leonard
Discussed“William Shatner writes about his 50-year friendship with his co-star and longtime friend Leonard nemoy the Spock to his Kirk of course from Star Trek that's a book co-written with David fiser called Leonard new at number 11”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“his first number one New York Times bestseller came all the way back in 1979 with Kan and Abel”