Episode · The Book Review · 2015-08-30
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Give Us the Ballot’
Gilbert Cruz discussed Give Us the Ballot by Ari Berman and The incarnations by Susan Barker. Simon Winchester discussed Life: A User's Manual by Georges Perec. Parul Sehgal discussed A manual for cleaning women by Lucia Berlin.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Give Us the Ballot
Ari Berman's "Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America" examines the ongoing legislative and social battles surrounding democratic access from the civil rights era to the present day.
Discussed“Ari Burman will join us to talk about give us the ballot the modern struggle for voting rights in America”
Where to get it
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The incarnations
Discussed“Simon Winchester will tell us about Susan Barker's novel the incarnations this is a work of stunning imagination”
Where to get it
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Life: A User's Manual
Life: A User's Manual by Georges Perec is a monumental, intricately structured masterpiece of contemporary literature that maps out the lives of apartment building residents in Paris with breathtaking detail and inventiveness.
Discussed“yes well I mean my to be perfectly honest my favorite book is life of uses manual it's a book I have everywhere with me”
Where to get it
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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“at number 18 on the extended um hard cover bestseller list and fiction is a book called manual for cleaning women by Lucia Berlin”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he is the author of many books uh his latest one Pacific will be out in October but for now he reviews in this week's issue new novel by Susan Barker the incarnations”
“Simon Winchester reviews this week the new novel by Susan Barker the incarnations”
“there's friction by Sandra Brown the murderer's daughter by Jonathan Kellerman”
“there's friction by Sandra Brown the murderer's daughter by Jonathan Kellerman and the last bust to wisdom by Ivan do”
“and the last bust to wisdom by Ivan do”