Episode · The Book Review · 2016-07-29
Megan Abbott on The Book Review: books mentioned
Inside The New York Times Book Review: Megan Abbott’s ‘You Will Know Me’
Gilbert Cruz discussed You Will Know Me by Megan E. Abbott, The Wicked Boy by Kate Summerscale, Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane by Paul Thomas Murphy, and The Dragon Behind the Glass by Emily Voigt. Megan Abbott discussed Far From the Tree by Andrew Solomon. Alexandra Alter discussed Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two - Playscript by J.K. Rowling, Fantastic Beasts by J. K. Rowling, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J. K. Rowling. Marilyn Stasio discussed True Crime Addict by James Renner and The Secret Poisoner by Linda Stratmann. Greg Cowles discussed The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware and So long, see you tomorrow by William Maxwell. John Williams recommended The examined life by Stephen Grosz. Pamela Paul discussed My Life as Author and Editor by H.L. Mencken. Also mentioned: 11/22/63 by Stephen King and The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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You Will Know Me
Discussed“Megan Abbott is here to talk about her latest Thriller you will know me”
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Far From the Tree
Andrew Solomon's Far From the Tree is a comprehensive non-fiction exploration of how parents and children who are significantly different from each other navigate their relationships.
Discussed“I always I had read the Andrew Solomon book far from the tree”
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K.
Discussed“this time it is Harry Potter in the curse child”
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two - Playscript
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two - Playscript is a stage play script by J.K.
Discussed“this time it is Harry Potter in the curse child”
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Fantastic Beasts
Fantastic Beasts by J.
Discussed“there is it's fantastic beast and where to find them which is her kind of extension of the Harry Potter Universe into North America”
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.
Discussed“there is it's fantastic beast and where to find them which is her kind of extension of the Harry Potter Universe into North America”
Where to get it
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11/22/63
11/22/63 by Stephen King is a science fiction time-travel novel in which a high school teacher attempts to prevent the assassination of John F.
Discussed“I decided to read Stephen King's 112263”
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The Chocolate War
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier is a powerful and unsettling young adult novel that explores conformity, bullying, and systemic corruption at a private Catholic high school.
Recommended“my name's David Eckles from Melbourne Australia and the summer reading that changed my life was Robert com is The Chocolate War”
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True Crime Addict
Discussed“the first one I picked right off the bat was true crime addict”
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The Secret Poisoner
Discussed“in fact it's probably the only one that's the secret poisoner A Century of Murder by Linda stratman”
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The Wicked Boy
The Wicked Boy by Kate Summerscale is a gripping true crime narrative that investigates a Victorian child murder mystery and the societal reactions it provoked.
Discussed“uh among the ones you reviewed is the wicked Boy The Mystery of a Victorian child murderer by Kate summerscale”
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Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane
Discussed“pretty Jane and the Viper of kid Brook Lan a true story of Victorian law and disorder by Paul Thomas Murphy”
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The Dragon Behind the Glass
Discussed“a true story of power Obsession and the world's most coveted fish by Emily Voit”
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The Woman in Cabin 10
The Woman in Cabin 10 is a gripping psychological thriller by Ruth Ware that follows a journalist who witnesses a suspected murder while on a luxury cruise, only to find that all passengers and crew are seemingly accounted for.
Discussed“um another British writer a mystery writer who's really kind of following in Agatha Christie's footsteps writing these kind of classic locked room type Mysteries has a novel called the woman in Cabin 10”
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The examined life
The Examined Life by Stephen Grosz is a compelling collection of psychoanalytic case studies written by an American-born psychotherapist practicing in London, exploring how people lose and find themselves through therapy.
Recommended“I devoured because it's very quick read this book called The examined Life by Stephen gross he's an American Born psychotherapist who practices in London”
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So long, see you tomorrow
So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell is a celebrated, poignant novella that explores a childhood memory, isolation, and a tragic murder in a small Midwestern town.
Discussed“and now I'm reading William Maxwell's novel so long see you tomorrow”
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My Life as Author and Editor
Discussed“Pamela I was rereading a little bit um a memoir by HL Menin my life as an editor and author”
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Other mentions in this episode (20) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“the book is again you will know me by Megan Abbott reviewed this week in the book review by Sophie Hannah”
“oh and we should add there is a fully Illustrated version of the Chamber of Secrets coming out in October”
“oh and we should add there is a fully Illustrated version of the Chamber of Secrets coming out in October”
“the first one in these newly full color Illustrated editions came out last year with um Harry Potter and uh the sorcer stone”
“and my youngest who's already sensing that that this is something to resent uh is currently reading the Chamber of Secrets”
“and my youngest who's already sensing that that this is something to resent uh is currently reading the Chamber of Secrets”
“I remember that book and I am the cheese for some reason always associated in my mind together”
“so the first one you mentioned True Crime addict how I lost myself in the mysterious disappearance of Moa Murray and that's by James rener”
“he's the author of the serial killer Apprentice”
“Kate summerscale wrote a previous book that I also reviewed so the minute I saw this one I grabbed it”
“very different morg life and death by Vincent de mayo and Ron franol”
“then Jane green the British writer who now lives in Connecticut has a novel called Falling which is about a British woman who now lives in Connecticut”
“uh the I think it's the third book book in that series is called guilty Minds new at number 14”
“it's called the field of fight by a retired General Michael T Flynn he wrote that book with Michael leine”
“then up at number four the political strategist Dick Morris and his wife Eileen mcgan have a book called Armageddon”
“then at number two dases duza um who back in 2012 had a bestseller called Obama's America now has a bestseller called Hillary's America”
“dases duza um who back in 2012 had a bestseller called Obama's America”
“have you read they came like swallows”
“James Joyce is abroad and and hasn't even seen the American addition of portrait of the artist and is asking him you know can you try to get this over to me”
“ulyses”