Episode · The Book Review · 2015-09-04
Bill Clegg on The Book Review: books mentioned
Inside The New York Times Book Review: Bill Clegg’s Debut Novel
Pamela Paul discussed Did you ever have a family by Bill Clegg. Bill Clegg recommended Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff, Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh, and Another day by David Levithan, and discussed Something rising (light and swift) by Haven Kimmel. Alexandra Alter recommended The witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff, and discussed Two years eight months and twenty-eight nights by Salman Rushdie. Greg Cowles discussed A manual for cleaning women by Lucia Berlin.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Did you ever have a family
Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg is a poignant novel dealing with the profound grief and aftermath of a devastating tragedy that claims the lives of multiple family members.
Discussed“he is the author of did you ever have a family which is reviewed this week with a glowing review from kuay Hart hemings the author of The descendance and the possibilities among other books”
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Something rising (light and swift)
Discussed“it was Haven Kimmel who I worked with back then and she had a brilliant novel called something Rising light and Swift and she had chosen those six words as the epigraph for the novel and sent me the poem”
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Fates and Furies
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff is a celebrated novel that examines the complex dynamics of a marriage by exploring the same relationship from two distinctly different perspectives.
Recommended“um uh Lauren grath who's novel Fates and Furies uh is coming out next week and uh is certainly I think the best thing she's ever written”
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Eileen
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh is a dark, provocative debut novel about a troubled young woman working in a juvenile detention facility who becomes entangled in a sinister disappearance.
Recommended“um otessa mheg who has a novel called Eileen which has just published and um we reviewed on our cover”
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Another day
Another Day by David Levithan is a young adult novel that offers a unique perspective on the events of the author's previous book by retelling them from a different character's point of view.
Recommended“and uh those are two who are who are publishing um right now and um David Levan also who has a novel uh called Another Day that's coming out right now it's a young adult novel”
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Two years eight months and twenty-eight nights
Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie is an imaginative fantasy novel that offers a modern literary riff on the classic collection One Thousand and One Nights.
Discussed“what's the name of that book that's two years8 months and 28 nights which is a riff on a,1 nights”
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The witches: Salem, 1692
The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff is a historical non-fiction account examining the infamous Salem witch trials.
Recommended“Stacy schiff's book about the Salem Witch Trials is coming out it's called The Witches”
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A manual for cleaning women
A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin is a celebrated short story collection that showcases the author's remarkable talent for capturing the grit, humor, and dignity of everyday working-class lives.
Discussed“um starting down at number 15 apostu Story collection by a writer named Lucia Berlin called a manual for cleaning women listeners may remember that uh the reviewer of that collection for us Ruth Franklin was on the podcast recently”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (10) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he is the author of did you ever have a family which is reviewed this week with a glowing review from kuay Hart hemings the author of The descendance and the possibilities among other books”
“he is the author of did you ever have a family which is reviewed this week with a glowing review from kuay Hart hemings the author of The descendance and the possibilities among other books”
“I started at the Edinburgh Book Festival where I did a a reading and a Q&A with an author named Andrew Miller who uh has written a great book called The Crossing and uh and a couple of clients of mine were there too”
“then at number seven somebody that everybody has heard of Christopher Moore is back with a sequel to his book a dirty job called secondhand Souls”
“then at number seven somebody that everybody has heard of Christopher Moore is back with a sequel to his book a dirty job called secondhand Souls”
“uh at number six Philip mcgregory writes another uh tutor novel uh this one is The Taming of the queen about Henry VII and his sixth wife Katherine Parr”
“then uh up at number three Louise Penny returns to the list with her 11th Armand gamh novel called the nature of the Beast”
“and finally new at Number One X marks the spot uh Sue Grafton uh is back on the list with a book just called X part of her alphabet series”
“just two new titles on the non-fiction side of things Tracy 's biography of Joan didan the last love song uh makes its entrance on the hard cover non-fiction list at number 11”
“and then Steve Silberman who was also on the podcast recently uh has a history of autism called neurotribes and that's new at number eight”