Episode · The Book Review · 2015-04-24
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: Mass Murder in Norway
Gilbert Cruz discussed One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway by Asne Seierstad and The Light of the World by Elizabeth Alexander. Eric Schlosser discussed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, and The executioner's song by Norman Mailer. Alexandra Alter discussed Digest by Gregory Pardlo. Megan O'Rourke discussed Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala. Greg Cowles discussed Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline, The Liar by Nora Roberts, Natural born heroes by Christopher McDougall, Born with teeth by Kate Mulgrew, Capital dames by Cokie Roberts, Dealing With China by Henry M. Paulson Jr., and The Road to Character by David Brooks.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway
One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway by Åsne Seierstad is a meticulous and harrowing journalistic account of the 2011 terrorist attacks in Norway and the radicalization of the perpetrator.
Discussed“on July 22nd 2011 Eric schlasser will be here to talk about his review of O Sia's new book one of us the story of Anders breik and the massacre in Norway”
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The Light of the World
Discussed“how do you write a book about grieving Megan or workor will join us to talk about Elizabeth Alexander's new Memoir a light in the world”
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson is a gripping psychological thriller that launched the global phenomenon of Scandinavian noir through its complex investigation into a decades-old disappearance.
Discussed“I'm not going to read the quote but I brought with me a book by Stig Larson who was the author of the uh uh girl of the Dragon Tattoo trilogy and he was very uh concerned about this sort of far right-wing terrorism in the 1990s”
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In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a foundational true-crime masterpiece that details the 1959 murders of the Clutter family in Kansas and the subsequent capture of the killers.
Discussed“but unlike other uh similar works of non-fiction like in Cold Blood and the Executioner song uh the author here really takes on the weight of these crimes”
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The executioner's song
The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer is a sweeping, Pulitzer Prize-winning true crime masterpiece that details the final months and execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore in Utah, alongside the profound fallout felt by those around him.
Discussed“but unlike other uh similar works of non-fiction like in Cold Blood and the Executioner song uh the author here really takes on the weight of these crimes”
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Wave
Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala is a harrowing and deeply moving memoir documenting the author's survival of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which tragically claimed the lives of her entire family, including her husband, two children, and parents.
Discussed“wave by sonali German yagala which was about the death of the author's parents husband and children simultaneously from the um tsunami”
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Every Fifteen Minutes
Discussed“then at number four Lisa scottoline has a new thriller called every 15 minutes”
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The Liar
Discussed“and at number two Nora Roberts is back on the list with a book called the liar”
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Natural born heroes
Discussed“uh on non-fiction there are five new titles starting down at number 16 Christopher McDougall who is a contributing editor to outside magazine and the author of a um book called Born to Run some years back that was also a bestseller has a book called Natural Born Heroes”
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Born with teeth
Discussed“then at number 15 the actress Kate Mulgrew who most recently has been a star of oranges the new black but she's also famous as Captain Janeway on Star Trek Voyager um and she uh had a long running role back on the soap opera Ryan's Hope Has A Memoir called Bor BN with teeth”
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Capital dames
Discussed“then at number 10 K Roberts the political correspondent for ABC News and NPR has a book called Capital Dames”
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Dealing With China
Discussed“then up at number three the former treasury secretary Henry M Paulson Jr let's just call him Hank uh has a book called dealing with China”
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The Road to Character
The Road to Character by David Brooks is a bestselling cultural and philosophical exploration examining the modern obsession with external achievement at the expense of inner moral worth.
Discussed“at number one it's the road to character by uh the New York Times has own David Brooks the oped columnist”
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“he is the author of fast food nation and command and control and is working on a book about prisons”
“but she did write another book I think she wrote the book seller of Kabul which was a big best International best seller”
“Eric reviewed one of us this week on our cover he is also the author of fast food nation and command and”
“yes so the piters came out this week and I was familiar with the fiction winner as everyone will be Anthony dor is all the light we can see”
“and with the non-fiction winner Elizabeth colar is the six Extinction”
“as in the case of Joan didan the year of magical thinking”
“uh on non-fiction there are five new titles starting down at number 16 Christopher McDougall who is a contributing editor to outside magazine and the author of a um book called Born to Run some years back that was also a bestseller has a book called Natural Born Heroes”