Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: Putin’s Reign
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The New Tsar
The New Tsar by Steven Lee Myers is a comprehensive biography that examines the rise and reign of Vladimir Putin, framing his authoritarian leadership through the lens of historical Russian imperialism and tsarist traditions.
Recommended“well the title then of your new book is very fitting the news are the rise and reign of Vladimir Putin by Steven Lee Meers”
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Becoming Nicole
Becoming Nicole by Amy Ellis Nutt is a powerful non-fiction book that chronicles the remarkable transformation of an American family raising transgender twin children.
Recommended“um and it's a story very powerfully told in becoming Nicole the transformation of an American Family by Amy Ellis nut Amy thanks again”
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Traps
Discussed“the difference at the Amazon store is that for the opening the section included a few of Jeff bezos's own favorite titles um including the five love languages by Gary Chapman and traps by his own wife McKenzie Bezos here's his review of traps a page Turner written by an award-winning novelist who also happens to be my wife”
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The Sword of Summer
The Sword of Summer is a children's fantasy novel by Rick Riordan that explores Norse mythology.
Recommended“I think the the the big one is probably Rick Ryan's right there's a a new series that Rick Ryan of Percy Jackson Fame has started and it's called Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard this first uh installment is called the sword of Summer and now he's taking on Norse mythology instead of Greek mythology”
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Fuzzy Mud
Fuzzy Mud is a suspenseful middle-grade eco-thriller by Louis Sachar that investigates the dangerous consequences of a secret biological experiment gone wrong in a rural community.
Recommended“yeah we have a great review of Louis saar's new book fuzzy mud which has already made its appearance for weeks on the bestseller list a middle-grade book The Plot involves a corporate conspiracy to pollute and poison uh the environment that these two children have to discover and try to thwart that it's very timely and I think kids”
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The Hired Girl
The Hired Girl is a historical young adult novel by Laura Amy Schlitz that follows a spirited teenager who escapes her impoverished, isolated farm life in Pennsylvania to work as a domestic servant in a wealthy Jewish household in Baltimore.
Recommended“well I loved the hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz another multiple Award winner um and this is a book set in 1911 about a girl who comes from an isolated Farm environment in Pennsylvania who was raised Catholic”
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The immortal Nicholas
Discussed“starting down at number 13 Glenn Beck the conservative radio host has a novel called The Immortal Nicholas it's a Santa Claus novel it's uh imagining a history for Santa Claus that ties him all the way back to the origins of the Christ story”
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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“then at number 11 um David Mitchell returns to the list with his book Slade house this is kind of a follow-up to the Bone clocks uh features the same fantasy elements um the same war between supernatural creatures um Good and Evil and we'll give it away it's being reviewed next week in the book review yes by Scarlet”
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The woman who walked in sunshine
Discussed“then at number seven um Alexander McCall Smith continues his number one ladies detective agency series with a book called the woman who walked in sunshine that's the 16th book in the series it's new at number seven”
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A banquet of consequences
Discussed“another series continues up at number four Elizabeth George continues her Scotland Yard mystery series with a novel called a banquet of consequences”
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Depraved Heart
Discussed“and series again at number three Patricia Cornwell is back with the 23rd book in her Cas scarpeta um medical examiner series uh this book is called depraved heart and it is the highest ranked newcomer on the fiction list at number three”
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My life on the road
Discussed“again starting down at number 13 Gloria steinm uh has a memoir called my life on the road it's partly about her life and partly a history of the feminist movement which of course uh she has personified for the last 50 years or more”
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Lights out
Lights Out is a journalistic exploration by Ted Koppel that investigates the serious and growing vulnerability of the American electrical grid to potential cyber attacks, terrorist threats, and severe solar phenomena.
Discussed“then at number 12 Ted Copple the former ABC anchor has a book called lights out not a memoir this is um straight journalism looking at the possibility of a terrorist attack on America's electric grid”
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Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
Discussed“then at uh number 11 the actress and especially musician Carrie Brownstein uh famous now for Portlandia but really she uh made her name as the guitarist for the riot girl band Slater Kenny uh has a memoir called hunger makes me a modern girl and it is especially the story of Slater Kenny um and her life as a”
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Wildflower
Discussed“Drew Barrymore who of course was famous as a child star and is still famous as an adult star has her first Memoir since she was 14 years old uh this book is called Wildflower new at number n and she looks back on her career and on Life as a mother and um really just talks about her wild”
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Notorious RBG
Discussed“next up at number seven is a book called notorious RBG by Erin carmone and shanana Nik uh this is a book it's sort of a biography and sort of just a scrapbook it grows out of the author there's Tumblr feed also called notorious RBG which is really a celebration of Ruth Bader Ginsburg the Supreme Court Justice”
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Government zero
Discussed“then at number three the radio host of Savage Nation Michael Savage has a new book called government zero this is sort of a non-fiction analog to Michelle welbeck's new novel it argues that progressives and islamists are trying to ruin your life and control everything”
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The witches: Salem, 1692
The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff is a historical non-fiction account examining the infamous Salem witch trials.
Discussed“finally at number two uh just in time for your post Halloween festivities uh Stacy Schiff the journalist and popular historian has a book called The Witches uh which looks at the Salem witch trials and kind of puts them in their historical context”
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Other mentions in this episode (9) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Five Love Languages
“the difference at the Amazon store is that for the opening the section included a few of Jeff bezos's own favorite titles um including the five love languages by Gary Chapman and traps by his own wife McKenzie Bezos”
Passing Everywhere babies
“and you really see um you know that a little bit more of a subversive take on uh the parent child relationship Marlo frzy Illustrated um everywhere babies which I think is like one of the go book she has so many great ones”
Passing Holes
“and Saker wrote holes which was turned into a movie”
Passing Endangered
“and the review is by Elliot Sher who our readers might know is the author of endangered right he has he writes um really well about environmental issues for children”
Passing Ivanhoe
“you know Jane air and um ivanho are are books that are kind of embedded in the plot of this novel The heroine wants to better herself through literature”
Passing Jane Eyre
“you know Jane air and um ivanho are are books that are kind of embedded in the plot of this novel The heroine wants to better herself through literature”
Passing The Bone Clocks
“then at number 11 um David Mitchell returns to the list with his book Slade house this is kind of a follow-up to the Bone clocks”
Passing Little girl lost
“what was her first Memoir called uh when she was 14 uh she wrote A Memoir called little girl lost”
Passing Submission
“this is sort of a non-fiction analog to Michelle welbeck's new novel”