Episode · The Book Review · 2015-10-02
Niall Ferguson on The Book Review: books mentioned
Inside The New York Times Book Review: Niall Ferguson’s ‘Kissinger’
Gilbert Cruz discussed Kissinger by Niall Ferguson. Alexandra Alter discussed Life. Greg Cowles discussed Once in a great city by David Maraniss, My Southern journey by Rick Bragg, 1944 by Jay Winik, Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson, Killing Reagan by Bill O'Reilly, Come rain or come shine by Jan Karon, The thing about jellyfish by Ali Benjamin, Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate, and The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Kissinger
Kissinger by Niall Ferguson is a comprehensive historical biography examining the early life and political rise of the influential American statesman Henry Kissinger.
Discussed“Neil Ferguson will be here to talk about his new book Kissinger the notion of him as as the arch realist”
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Life
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara is an emotionally devastating contemporary novel that traces the decades-long bond between four college classmates in New York City while deeply exploring trauma, friendship, and endurance.
Discussed“and another book that made the cirkus list that has been getting a lot of critical attention is also longlisted for the national book award is a little Life by Han Yan gahara”
Where to get it
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Once in a great city
Discussed“let's start with the non-fiction list which is where most of the action is this week down at number 15 the journalist David marinus has a new book called once in a great City”
Where to get it
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My Southern journey
Discussed“yes um so it's my Southern Journey new at number 14 by the former um New York Times Reporter and now Southern columnist Rick Bragg”
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1944
Discussed“then there's a new book at number nine this week uh the historian Jay Winnick has a book called 1944”
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Furiously Happy
Discussed“then up at number three the Blogger and memoirist Jenny Lawson has her second Memoir um to hit the list”
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Killing Reagan
Killing Reagan by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard is a popular historical nonfiction book that explores the presidency and the dramatic 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan.
Discussed“and then finally new at number one this week uh Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard are back with the next book in their Killing series it's called killing Reagan”
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Come rain or come shine
Discussed“Jan Karen continues her mitford series set in mitford North Carolina with a book called Come Rain or Come Shine”
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The thing about jellyfish
Discussed“Ali Benjamin has a book called The thing about jellyfish that was longlisted for the um National book awards”
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Crenshaw
Discussed“she has her first new novel since the one and only I and it's called krenshaw”
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The Sleeper and the Spindle
Discussed“and the young adult hard coverless Neil Gaiman has a new book The Sleeper and the spindle is new at number one”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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“it looks like some of the favorites are Lauren grath's the fates and Furies she was shortlisted for the circus prize this week as was a ton hassy coats for between the world and me”
“you shouldn't feel bad but you should know that it's probably wedged somewhere between Cathedral uh and you know a vintage Thunderbird”
“and uh winnick's book quite knowingly borrows from some of the arguments that Richard Brightman and Alan lickman made in FDR and the Jews a couple of years ago”
“Katherine Applegate who uh pretty much staked out her own territory on the middle-grade list um for weeks and weeks and and over a year with the one and only Ivan”
“and there's also a new number two two uh book on that list it's by Ray Carson it's called walk on earth a stranger”