Episode · The Book Review · 2016-08-26
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘ADHD Nation’
Pamela Paul discussed ADHD Nation by Alan Schwarz, Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier, Substitute by Nicholson Baker, Drama by Raina Telgemeier, and Sisters by Raina Telgemeier. Raina Telgemeier discussed Kristy's Great Idea by Ann M. Martin and Smile by Raina Telgemeier. Greg Cowles discussed There is simply too much to think about by Saul Bellow. Jennifer Schuessler discussed Outline by Rachel Cusk and Blood in the water by Heather Ann Thompson and others. John Williams discussed The art of rivalry by Sebastian Smee, Great Granny Webster by Caroline Blackwood, and The Dirt by Neil Strauss.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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ADHD Nation
ADHD Nation by Alan Schwarz is an investigative book that examines the rise of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnoses in the United States, looking closely at the roles of children, doctors, and big pharmaceutical companies in shaping a national epidemic.
Discussed“New York Times investigative reporter Alan Schwarz is here to talk about his new book ADHD Nation”
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Ghosts
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier is a graphic novel about two sisters who move to a foggy northern California town where they discover the community has ghosts, prompting one of them to embrace her life despite her cystic fibrosis.
Discussed“one of the genre's bestselling authors Raina telgam will join me with our children's books at Maria Russo to talk about her new book ghosts”
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Substitute
Substitute by Nicholson Baker is an immersive narrative nonfiction work detailing the author's experiences spending a semester working as a substitute teacher in various public school classrooms.
Discussed“Nicholson Baker whose new book is called substitute going to school with a thousand kids joins us to tell us about life in front of the classroom”
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Kristy's Great Idea
Discussed“technically the first graphic novel that was published with my name on it was the first babysitter club book Christy's great idea in 2006”
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Sisters
Discussed“well I can definitely say that about your next book which was sisters was one of the great sister stories children's literature”
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There is simply too much to think about
Discussed“I thought I'd continue in the Sal Bellow vein and I went to uh the his collection of non-fiction that was published last year called um there's simply too much to think about”
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Outline
Outline by Rachel Cusk is a critically acclaimed contemporary novel known for its minimalist style and unique narrative structure where the protagonist reveals herself primarily through the stories told to her by others.
Discussed“Rachel C's last novel outline she's a writer I had never actually read”
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Blood in the water
Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson is an exhaustive historical investigation into the 1971 Attica prison uprising, its brutal suppression by law enforcement, and its enduring legal and social legacy.
Discussed“this book called blood in the Water by the historian Heather an Thompson who I understand is on the podcast next week”
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The art of rivalry
Discussed“I read one thing for work like you did this week which was um a new book called The Art of rivalry by an art critic named Sebastian smei”
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Great Granny Webster
Discussed“and this is a book called great granny Webster which is a very slender novel based on her own life time spent with her great-grandmother”
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The Dirt
The Dirt by Neil Strauss is a raw and revealing group biography detailing the wild history, decadent lifestyles, and unbelievable rock and roll stories of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.
Discussed“that put me in mind of a book that I dipped into many years ago called the dirt which is Neil strauss's history of the rock band mle crew”
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Other mentions in this episode (12) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“but sometimes it was one of the Great Moments Like DB white Charlotte's Web and they would just go quiet and listen and it was lovely”
“you'll remember that I was reading Herzog while I was on vacation a couple of weeks ago”
“those are at number six Lisa scotline continues her Rado and denunzio series with a book called damaged”
“then at number three janed vanov and her co-writer fief Sutton they start a new series called curious minds”
“and number two um Sandra Brown has a thriller um called sting”
“We should point out that still at number one uh for the third week is Coulson whiteheads the Underground Railroad”
“down at number 15 a collection at Ed by Jasmine Ward who won the national book award for her novel Salvage the bones”
“um she's edited this collection called the fire this time um which you can tell from the title is in reference to James Baldwin”
“still the T coats has has been on the list now for over a year um between the world and me is still at number five”
“and then there have been these recent looks at uh kind of the white underclass with hill bology by JD Vance”
“and Nancy isenberg's white trash is at number 10”
“uh but it is Amy Schumer's essay collection the girl with the lower back tattoo”