Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: Charles D’Ambrosio’s ‘Loitering’
Gilbert Cruz recommended Empire of cotton by Sven Beckert, and discussed Loitering by Charles D'Ambrosio and Life After Life by Kate Atkinson. Alexandra Alter recommended The First Bad Man by Miranda July and A god in ruins by Kate Atkinson, and discussed In the unlikely event by Judy Blume, God Help the Child by Toni Morrison, Purity by Jonathan Franzen, and Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari and others. Greg Cowles discussed America's bitter pill by Steven Brill. Also mentioned: The Empathy Exams Essays by Leslie Jamison and others, The unspeakable by Meghan Daum, and Book of days by Emily Fox Gordon.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Loitering
Loitering by Charles D'Ambrosio is a brilliant collection of essays that examines profound personal and cultural themes with exceptional depth.
Discussed“in this week's issue he reviews Charles damb roio's new essay collection the wonderfully titled loitering”
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The Empathy Exams Essays
The Empathy Exams Essays is a collection of deeply introspective essays by Leslie Jamison that explores physical and emotional pain.
Recommended“we've had a lot of collections just in the last year a year and a half that have been very striking like Megan D's book the Unspeakable U lesie Jameson's the empathy exams”
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The unspeakable
The Unspeakable by Meghan Daum is a collection of personal essays exploring culture, modern morality, and the uncomfortable truths of daily life.
Recommended“we've had a lot of collections just in the last year a year and a half that have been very striking like Megan D's book the Unspeakable U lesie Jameson's the empathy exams”
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Book of days
Book of Days by Emily Fox Gordon is a reflective work of personal essay and memoir that chronicles the author's intellectual and domestic life with sharp observation.
Recommended“um Emily Fox Gordon had a wonderful book book of days”
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The First Bad Man
The First Bad Man by Miranda July is a striking and eccentric debut novel from a well-known filmmaker and avant-garde artist who previously published a well-received collection of short stories.
Recommended“one of the books that I loved that I'm think a lot of people will be interested in is the first bad man it's Miranda July's first novel”
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In the unlikely event
In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume is an adult novel inspired by the author's childhood experiences with a tragic series of three real-life commercial airline crashes that shook her hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey, in the early 1950s.
Discussed“she has her first adult novel in 16 years it's called in the unlikely event”
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God Help the Child
God Help the Child is a powerful novel by Toni Morrison that explores the lasting impact of childhood trauma and colorism through the journey of its protagonist, Bride.
Discussed“also in the spring Tony Morrison has a new novel God help the child which people are very excited about”
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Life After Life
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson is a celebrated novel that follows protagonist Ursula Todd as she repeatedly dies and is reborn across different eras of the twentieth century, most notably the Second World War.
Discussed“did you like Life After Life I love life and I love her”
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A god in ruins
A god in ruins by Kate Atkinson is a companion novel and sequel to Life After Life, following the life of Teddy Todd during and after the London World War II Blitz era.
Recommended“perhaps you know this already but a God in grins her her next novel is about Teddy”
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Purity
Purity by Jonathan Franzen is a sprawling contemporary novel that examines modern journalism, family secrets, global activism, and personal identity through an interconnected cast of characters.
Discussed“and then of course fall Jonathan franzen's next novel Purity”
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Modern Romance
Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg is a nonfiction investigation into how technology and cultural shifts have radically transformed modern dating and courtship.
Discussed“aiz andari has his first book coming out about dating in the modern era it's called modern romance”
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Empire of cotton
Empire of Cotton by Sven Beckert is a groundbreaking global history that examines how the industrialization of a single commodity spurred the creation of modern capitalism, globalization, and systemic exploitation.
Recommended“the Harvard historian Sven beckard has written one of the year's most provocative books Empire of cotton which argues that it was the industrialization of one commodity cotton that spurred the invention of modern capitalism”
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America's bitter pill
America's Bitter Pill by Steven Brill is an investigative non-fiction book that scrutinizes the immense monetary interests, political maneuvering, and behind-the-scenes negotiations involved in the creation and implementation of modern American healthcare reform.
Discussed“so i looked at step Brill whose new book is going to be on the cover of our January 11th issue his new book America's bitter pill does not come out in time to make this list”
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