Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Leaving Before the Rains Come’
Gilbert Cruz discussed Leaving before the rains come by Alexandra Fuller and The First Bad Man by Miranda July. Pamela Paul recommended All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, and discussed Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller. Alexandra Fuller discussed Scribbling the Cat by Alexandra Fuller and Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. John Williams discussed Slade House by David Mitchell. Lauren Groff discussed No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July. Greg Cowles discussed The third target by Joel C. Rosenberg, Golden Son by Pierce Brown, The empty throne by Bernard Cornwell, As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley, Silver screen fiend by Patton Oswalt, and It Was Me All Along by Andie Mitchell.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Leaving before the rains come
Leaving before the rains come by Alexandra Fuller is a deeply reflective memoir detailing the author's upbringing in Africa and the painful unraveling of her marriage.
Discussed“well Alexander Fuller will tell us about her latest Memoir leaving before the rains come”
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The First Bad Man
The First Bad Man by Miranda July is a striking and eccentric debut novel from a well-known filmmaker and avant-garde artist who previously published a well-received collection of short stories.
Discussed“like Lauren GR will join us to talk about her review of the first bad man”
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Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Discussed“the first of course uh such a brilliant and evocative title don't let's go to the dogs tonight and African childhood”
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Scribbling the Cat
Discussed“but I think there was another book um scribbling the cat which was sort of a memoir but really a reflection of a soul that had that had fought during the war that I grew up in”
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Eat Pray Love
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert is a widely read memoir that chronicles the author's transformative journey across Italy, India, and Indonesia following a painful divorce and personal crisis.
Discussed“I think the obvious one is Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love because I remember when that book came out and like everybody else I think on the planet I read it”
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Slade House
Slade House by David Mitchell is a chilling supernatural thriller that unfolds as a puzzle box narrative spanning several decades.
Discussed“um but his last book The Bone clocks just came out this past fall and now we have news that this October he'll publish his seventh novel called blade house which Random House will publish on October 27th”
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No One Belongs Here More Than You
No One Belongs Here More Than You is a celebrated short story collection by Miranda July that explores quirky, vulnerable human connections with dark humor and distinct emotional depth.
Discussed“uh she's written um a couple of books one of which her previous fiction book is a short story collection called No One belongs here more than you which won a number of prizes”
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The third target
Discussed“starting down at number 14 um a thriller by Joel C Rosenberg um called the third target about Isis and you know one of these very of the moment Thrillers that he writes”
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Golden Son
Discussed“um then jumping all the way up to number six uh a Young author he's 26 named Pierce Brown has the second book in his Red Rising fantasy Trilogy that book is called Golden Sun”
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The empty throne
Discussed“then at number five Bernard Cornwell returns with another uh historical novel about ancient England England in uh or Britain rather in in the 10th Century called The Empty Throne”
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As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
Discussed“and finally Alan Bradley the sepag genarian Canadian author mystery writer has a new novel out in his Flavia Deo series about a tween girl who's fascinated by chemistry and talented at solving Mysteries that novel is called as chimney sweepers come to dust”
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All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is a celebrated historical novel set during World War II that follows the lives of a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France.
Recommended“before we go to non-fiction can we just pause for a moment to be happy about the fact that continuing at number one is Anthony Do's novel all the light we cannot see”
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Silver screen fiend
Silver Screen Fiend by Patton Oswalt is a memoir detailing the comedian's obsessive, all-consuming addiction to going to the movie theater during his early years in Los Angeles.
Discussed“at number 11 the actor and comedian Patton Oswalt has a memoir called Silver Screen fiend”
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It Was Me All Along
Discussed“um the food blogger Andy Mitchell a 29-year-old food blogger has a memoir out called it was me all along”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (11) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“but also a cocktail hour under the tree of forgetfulness”
“um the book again is leaving before the rains come by Alexander Fuller”
“um but his last book The Bone clocks just came out this past fall and now we have news that this October he'll publish his seventh novel called blade house which Random House will publish on October 27th”
“I think people probably know him best for um dog soldiers and a flag for Sunrise”
“I think people probably know him best for um dog soldiers and a flag for Sunrise”
“she is a fiction writer um most recently author of the novel Arcadia and this week reviews in the book review the first bad man by Miranda July”
“she is a fiction writer um most recently author of the novel Arcadia and this week reviews in the book review the first bad man by Miranda July”
“um and she has written um before a collection of short stories no one belongs here more than you”
“reviews this week in the book review the first bad man which is the first novel by Miranda July”
“um Stuart Woods is back on the list at number four with a new novel called insatiable appetites”
“at number seven Steven Brill uh America's bitter pill is new on the list”