Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘All the Single Ladies’
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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All the single ladies
All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation is a groundbreaking work of journalism and sociology by Rebecca Traister that examines the historical and cultural shift of women choosing to remain single and independent.
Discussed“um while touring for this book which is just out this week um and that question is how can you write about this if you're not single”
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Every song ever
Discussed“Ben Ratliff joins us now to talk about his new book every song ever 20 ways to listen in an age of musical plenty”
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David Copperfield
David Copperfield is a classic 1849 coming-of-age novel by Charles Dickens that follows the lifelong trials, growth, and personal development of its titular protagonist.
Discussed“um he is an and most recently the narrator of a new audible version of Charles Dickinson's David Copperfield”
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A Gathering of Shadows
Discussed“this book a gathering of shadows new at number 15 is a sequel to an earlier book called a darker shade of magic which did not hit the list”
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Wedding Cake Murder
Discussed“Joanne fluke continues her uh series of kind of baking murder mysteries with a book called Wedding Cake murder”
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A Girl's Guide to Moving On
Discussed“uh it's a book called A Girl's Guide to moving on that's about a woman and her mother-in-law who are both going through divorces at the same time”
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Playing to the edge
Discussed“at number three it is playing to the Edge by the former CIA director Michael Hayden who was in charge of the CIA during the whole uh post 911 war on terror”
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Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing All the single ladies
“tracer's new book is all the single ladies unmarried women and the rise of an independent nation”
Passing Every song ever
“Ben's new book is called every song ever 20 ways to listen in an age of musical plenty”
Ad read David Copperfield
“that was Richard Armitage he is the narrator of a new version of David Copperfield from Audible”
Passing A Darker Shade of Magic
“a gathering of shadows new at number 15 is a sequel to an earlier book called a darker shade of magic which did not hit the list”