Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18

Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Katrina: After the Flood’

9 books · With Gary Rivlin, Alexander Alter, Joe Domanick, Greg Coles · Watch on YouTube

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. The Reason I Jump One Boys Voice From The Silence Of Autism

    Naoki Higashida; K. A. Yoshida; David Mitchell; Jorge Rizo · at 18:53

    Discussed
    “mean a couple of examples of ones that have really taken off as a result of his support are um the Memoir the reason I jump which is by a Japanese boy with autism”
    Where to get it
  2. To protect and to serve

    Joe Domanick · at 23:04 · mentioned 2 times

    Discussed
    “and from there I got a a book contract for my first book about the LAPD protectant to serve”
    Where to get it
  3. The Bourbon Kings

    J. R. Ward · at 35:12

    Discussed
    “there are three new titles on the hard cover fiction list this week starting down at number 14 with a book called The Bourbon Kings by Jr Ward”
    Where to get it
  4. The Paris wife

    Paula McLain · at 36:22

    The Paris Wife by Paula McLain is a historical fiction novel that portrays the complex marriage between Ernest Hemingway and his first wife Hadley Richardson, as well as his subsequent relationship with Pauline Pfeiffer.

    Discussed
    “the final new book on the list this week um is by Paula mlan who's famous of course for the Paris White”
    Where to get it
  5. Circling the Sun

    Paula McLain · at 36:36

    Discussed
    “it's called circling the sun and it is about The Aviator barl Markham who flew solo across the Atlantic in 1936”
    Where to get it
  6. Go Set A Watchman

    Harper Lee · at 36:46

    Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee is a novel written before To Kill a Mockingbird that follows an adult Scout returning to Maycomb, Alabama, and confronting her aging father's complex racial views.

    Discussed
    “yeah number one goes set of Watchman by Harper Lee”
    Where to get it
  7. The Girl on the Train

    Paula Hawkins · at 36:52

    The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins is a psychological thriller centering on an unstable commuter who becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation after observing something suspicious from a train window.

    Discussed
    “number two the girl on the train by Paula Hawkins”
    Where to get it
  8. All the Light We Cannot See

    Anthony Doerr · at 36:54

    All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is a historical novel set during World War II that follows the intersecting lives of a blind French girl and a German boy.

    Discussed
    “and number three all the light we cannot see by Anthony which has now been on the list for 65 weeks”
    Where to get it
  9. Blackout

    Sarah Hepola · at 37:09

    Discussed
    “at number 16 uh it's a memoir by Sarah HEPA called blackout”
    Where to get it