Episode · The Book Review · 2015-05-29

Judy Blume on The Book Review: books mentioned

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Judy Blume’s ‘In the Unlikely Event’

15 books · With Judy Blume, Leisel Schillinger, Alexander Alter, Vanessa Gregoriadis, John Williams, Greg Cowles · Watch on YouTube

Pamela Paul discussed Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself by Judy Blume, In the unlikely event by Judy Blume, and Primates of Park Avenue by Wednesday Martin and others. Judy Blume discussed Telex from Cuba by Rachel Kushner. Liesel Schillinger discussed Meet Me in Atlantis by Mark Adams, Granada by Steven Nightingale, The almost nearly perfect people by Michael Booth, The Fault Line by Paolo Rumiz, and The porcelain thief by Huan Hsu. Greg Cowles discussed The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins and The Wright Brothers by David McCullough. Also mentioned: City on fire by Garth Risk Hallberg, In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware, The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz, and Purity by Jonathan Franzen.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself

    Judy Blume · at 1:44

    Starring Sally J.

    Discussed
    “God it's me Margaret Deanie and my personal favorite starring Sally J fredman as herself among many other books”
    Where to get it
  2. In the unlikely event

    Judy Blume · at 1:52

    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
    “her new book is in the unlikely event”
    Where to get it
  3. Telex from Cuba

    Rachel Kushner · at 4:43

    Telex from Cuba is a historical novel by Rachel Kushner set in an American-owned mining company town in Cuba right before the outbreak of the Cuban revolution.

    Discussed
    “she had been invited as a new voice and she was on stage talking about her first novel Telex from Cuba a book that I had loved very much”
    Where to get it
  4. Meet Me in Atlantis

    Mark Adams · at 16:10

    Discussed
    “meet me in Atlantis my obsessive quest to find the sunken city by Mark Adams”
    Where to get it
  5. Granada

    Steven Nightingale · at 16:15

    Discussed
    “as well as Grenada a pomegranate in the hand of God by Steven Nightingale”
    Where to get it
  6. The almost nearly perfect people

    Michael Booth · at 16:20

    Discussed
    “we're also going to talk um at least in part hopefully about the rest of them the almost nearly perfect people behind the myth of the Scandinavian Utopia by Michael Booth”
    Where to get it
  7. The Fault Line

    Paolo Rumiz · at 17:04

    Discussed
    “we're getting to the end here the fault line traveling the other Europe from Finland to Ukraine by Pao rise”
    Where to get it
  8. The porcelain thief

    Huan Hsu · at 17:12

    Discussed
    “and finally the porcelain Thief searching the Middle Kingdom for buried China by Juan Sue”
    Where to get it
  9. City on fire

    Garth Risk Hallberg · at 25:31

    City on fire by Garth Risk Hallberg is a massive, sprawling debut novel set in 1970s New York City that weaves together a vast network of characters whose lives collide in the aftermath of a Central Park shooting during the 1977 blackout.

    Discussed
    “so some of the books that people seem to be really excited about in the gallies that are being snapped up are uh Garris calberg City on fire which is coming out in October”
    Where to get it
  10. In a Dark, Dark Wood

    Ruth Ware · at 25:49

    In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware is a suspenseful thriller about a reclusive writer who gets drawn into a chaotic weekend in a remote glass house that ultimately ends in murder.

    Discussed
    “and uh another debut novel that is getting a lot of Buzz is Ruth wear's novel in a dark wood which is kind of in the vein of Gone Girl girl on the train”
    Where to get it
  11. The Girl in the Spider's Web

    David Lagercrantz · at 26:06

    Discussed
    “speaking of girls in the title there will be another St Larson book although the author is deceased they found someone to continue on the series and it's called the girl in The Spiders web”
    Where to get it
  12. Purity

    Jonathan Franzen · at 26:18

    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
    “the other novel that people were um snapping up on the floor was Jonathan fransen's Purity which is coming out this September”
    Where to get it
  13. Primates of Park Avenue

    Wednesday Martin; Wednesday Martin Ph.D. · at 28:24

    Primates of Park Avenue by Wednesday Martin is a sharp, anthropological memoir that explores the insular, competitive, and often bizarre social ecosystem of ultra-wealthy mothers living on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

    Discussed
    “and this week she reviews primates of Park Avenue A Memoir by by Wednesday Martin a book that's already getting a lot of attention”
    Where to get it
  14. The Girl on the Train

    Paula Hawkins · at 43:24

    The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins is a psychological thriller novel that follows an unstable commuter who becomes dangerously entangled in a missing person investigation after observing something suspicious from her train window.

    Discussed
    “and what's number one on the bestseller list fiction side still Paula Hawkins the girl on the train that has spent I think 13 consecutive weeks at number one”
    Where to get it
  15. The Wright Brothers

    David McCullough · at 43:52

    The Wright Brothers by David McCullough is a detailed historical biography chronicling the lives and relentless inventive efforts of Wilbur and Orville Wright as they successfully design and build the world's first motor-operated airplane.

    Discussed
    “on the top of the non-fiction L someone who's a little bit more accustomed to being number one yeah uh David Mulla remains at number one this week with um the Wright brothers his biography”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (16) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Wifey
“she is the author of among other books for grown-ups wifey summer sisters and for everyone who's grown up again in the last four decades she has written are you there”
Passing Summer sisters
“she is the author of among other books for grown-ups wifey summer sisters and for everyone who's grown up again in the last four decades she has written are you there”
Passing Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
“are you there God it's me Margaret Deanie and my personal favorite starring Sally J fredman as herself among many other books”
Passing Tiger Eyes
“I in my defense I did take two years off to work on a movie the movie of Tiger Eyes”
Passing Werner Herzog - Of Walking in Ice
“um since everything um Scandinavian seems to be Dandy these days um Vera Herzog of walking in ice Munich to Paris November 23rd to 14 December 1974”
Passing Gone Girl
“and uh another debut novel that is getting a lot of Buzz is Ruth wear's novel in a dark wood which is kind of in the vein of Gone Girl girl on the train”
Passing The Girl on the Train
“and uh another debut novel that is getting a lot of Buzz is Ruth wear's novel in a dark wood which is kind of in the vein of Gone Girl girl on the train”
Passing Paper Towns
“and John who is promoting a movie adaptation of his novel Paper Towns and Mindy Kaling and other sort of celebrity types”
Passing The devil wears Prada
“and they're looking for something new about um that kind of codery um grownup now um if you want to know what the lifestyle of a the ex assistant of Vogue and her new hedge fund husband is like on Park Avenue I think this is pretty much as good as a guess”
Passing Robert B. Parker's Kickback
“actually on the hard cover fiction list uh there are four new titles starting down at number 10 Ace Atkins who picked up Robert B Parker's Spencer series after Parker's death has the next book in that series it's called Robert B Parker's Kickback”
Passing The Scarlet Gospels
“then at number nine Clive Barker continues his uh Barker's books of Blood series with the Scarlet gospels”
Passing Beach town
“at number six Mary Kay Andrews has a kind of a Summer Romance a book called Beach town”
Passing Seveneves
“and at number three Neil Stevenson the renowned science fiction writer has a new novel out called seven EES that uh all one word seven EES knew at number three”
Passing Elon Musk
“and there's only one new book on the non-fiction side it is a biography by Ashley Vance called Elon Musk uh biography of Elon Musk”
Passing Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Young Readers' Edition
“and there's only one new book on the non-fiction side it is a biography by Ashley Vance called Elon Musk uh biography of Elon Musk”