Episode · The Book Review · 2015-11-20
David Hare on The Book Review: books mentioned
Inside The New York Times Book Review: David Hare’s Memoir
Gilbert Cruz discussed The Blue Touch Paper by David Hare, Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell, and Acting Up by David Hare. David Hare discussed Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett. Greg Cowles discussed The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende, The promise by Robert Crais, Crimson Shore by Douglas Preston and others, The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom, and Destiny and power by Jon Meacham. Also mentioned: Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman, Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Life, Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff, and Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Blue Touch Paper
The Blue Touch Paper is a memoir by David Hare that chronicles his development as a prominent playwright and screenwriter.
Discussed“he'll tell us when he talks about his new Memoir the blue touch paper”
Where to get it
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Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell is a humorous and thoroughly researched history book that traces the life and American Revolutionary War contributions of the French aristocrat Marquis de Lafayette.
Discussed“she'll be here to talk about about her new book Lafayette”
Where to get it
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Waiting for Godot
As a seminal absurdist masterpiece, Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett portrays the existential waiting and cyclical dialogue of two tramps as they pass the time while awaiting a mysterious figure who never arrives.
Discussed“and when she first saw waiting for godo she thought this is the ugliest play I've ever seen”
Where to get it
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Challenger Deep
Discussed“so that was Neil Schusterman who won for Challenger Deep which is a novel about a mentally yill teenager”
Where to get it
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Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates is a powerful, epistolary memoir structured as a letter from a father to his teenage son regarding the realities of growing up Black in America.
Discussed“T Hy coats one for between the world and me which is his collection”
Where to get it
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Life
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara is an emotionally devastating contemporary novel that traces the decades-long bond between four college classmates in New York City while deeply exploring trauma, friendship, and endurance.
Discussed“and a little Life by Han Yan gahara”
Where to get it
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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.
Discussed“I mean there were two books that um were critically talked about a lot this year on the short list Fates and Furies by Lauren gra”
Where to get it
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Fortune Smiles
Discussed“so the winner was a bit of a surprise I have to say Adam Johnson um one for his short Story collection Fortune smiles”
Where to get it
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The Japanese Lover
Discussed“it's uh by Isabel aende it's a new novel called the Japanese lover”
Where to get it
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The promise
Discussed“Robert Cray continues his Elvis Cole mystery series uh mystery thriller series with a novel called The Promise”
Where to get it
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The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
Discussed“Mitch album is back on the list with a novel called the magic strings of Frankie Presto”
Where to get it
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Destiny and power
Destiny and Power by Jon Meacham is a comprehensive presidential biography chronicling the life, career, and political philosophy of former President George H.
Discussed“John mum's biography of George Herbert Walker Bush Destiny and power is new at number one”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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