Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Erik Larson on The Book Review: books mentioned
Inside The New York Times Book Review: Erik Larson’s ‘Dead Wake’
Gilbert Cruz recommended Dead Wake by Erik Larson, and discussed Please Stop Helping Us by Jason L. Riley and Shame by Shelby Steele. Alexandra Alter discussed The haunting of Sunshine girl by Paige McKenzie. Pamela Paul discussed The cultural matrix by Orlando Patterson and others and Reflections of an affirmative action baby by Stephen L. Carter. Orlando Patterson discussed When Affirmative Action Was White by Ira Katznelson. Greg Cowles discussed Hush, hush by Laura Lippman, A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler, Double fudge brownie murder by Joanne Fluke, Prodigal Son by Danielle Steel and others, Mightier than the Sword by Jeffrey Archer, Spring chicken by Bill Gifford, Future crimes by Marc Goodman, Girl in a band by Kim Gordon, and H Is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Dead Wake
Dead Wake by Erik Larson is a compelling narrative nonfiction account focusing on the final, tragic crossing of the luxury ocean liner RMS Lusitania before it was torpedoed by a German U-boat.
Recommended“Eric Larson will be here to talk about his new book Dead wake”
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Please Stop Helping Us
Please Stop Helping Us by Jason L.
Discussed“Orlando Patterson will talk about two new books Shame by Shelby steel and please stop helping us by Jason Riley which reviews this week”
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Shame
Discussed“Orlando Patterson will talk about two new books Shame by Shelby steel and please stop helping us by Jason Riley which reviews this week”
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The haunting of Sunshine girl
Discussed“this novel by Paige McKenzie um is called The Haunting of Sunshine girl and she actually co-wrote it with a young adult writer”
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The cultural matrix
Discussed“he is a professor of Sociology at Harvard and the editor with Evan FY of the cultural Matrix understanding black youth”
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Reflections of an affirmative action baby
Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby by Stephen L.
Discussed“does there argument their view of affirmative action differ from say you know what Stephen Carter wrote 20 years ago or 25 years ago in reflections of an affirmative action baby has the black conservative perspective on affirmative action evolved since then”
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When Affirmative Action Was White
When Affirmative Action Was White by Ira Katznelson is a historical analysis documenting how mid-century public policies disproportionately benefited white Americans while excluding Black citizens.
Discussed“plus as I noted in the very briefly in the review I mean there's this wonderful book by Ira cats Nelson who's a political scientist at Colombia called when affirmative action was white which documented in um great detail the ways in which the American state did help um white Americans”
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Hush, hush
Discussed“well uh there are four titles on the hard cover fiction list and interestingly uh new at number 15 is a book's called Hush Hush by Laura Litman”
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A Spool of Blue Thread
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler is a rich, domestic novel that traces the multi-generational dynamics, quiet triumphs, and hidden tensions within an ordinary family rooted in Baltimore.
Discussed“and we have another Baltimore writer a famous Baltimore writer an Tyler still on the list with a school of blue thread uh which is at number five in its third week”
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Double fudge brownie murder
Discussed“in this uh case the new book is called double fudge brownie murder”
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Prodigal Son
Discussed“number four Danielle steel has a new novel out called prodigal son”
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Mightier than the Sword
Discussed“and finally Jeffrey Archer continues his Clifton Chronicles with Harry Clifton That book is called mightier than the sword”
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Spring chicken
Discussed“at number nine bill gford has a kind of Popular Science book called Spring Chicken which is looking at the process of aging”
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Future crimes
Discussed“at number three Mark Goodman a cyber security consultant who's worked for interpole and the FBI uh various other law enforcement organizations has a terrifying new book called future crimes”
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Girl in a band
Discussed“finally new at number two Kim Gordon who played Bas in the seminal Post Punk group uh Sonic Youth and was married to the the other member of that band thir and Moore has a memoir called girl in a band”
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H Is for Hawk
H Is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald is a critically acclaimed memoir that chronicles the author's harrowing journey through grief following the sudden death of her father, which she processes by training a notoriously aggressive goshawk.
Discussed“well uh we should also note not quite uh brand new but staying on the list is our cover review from a few weeks back uh kind of a surprised bestseller here with hes for Hawk”
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