Episode · The Book Review · 2016-04-01
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Spain in Our Hearts’
Gilbert Cruz discussed Spain in our hearts by Adam Hochschild. Adam Hochschild discussed The Unquiet Ghost by Adam Hochschild. Pamela Paul discussed King Leopold's ghost by Adam Hochschild and Miller's Valley by Anna Quindlen. Alexandra Alter discussed The very persistent gappers of Frip by George Saunders and others and The Beach at Night by Elena Ferrante. Anna Quindlen discussed Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen. John Williams discussed The Good Lord Bird by James McBride and The color of water by James McBride. Greg Cowles discussed Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson, The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson, The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben, and Back From the Dead by Bill Walton.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Spain in our hearts
Spain in Our Hearts by Adam Hochschild is a sweeping historical narrative examining the American participants and international politics surrounding the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939.
Discussed“Adam hooki will tell us about his newest book Spain in our hearts”
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The Unquiet Ghost
Discussed“uh I described in my book The unquiet Ghost Russians remember Stalin visiting a gulag graveyard in C Kazakhstan and discovering to my astonishment that a lot of the graves had Spanish names”
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King Leopold's ghost
King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild is a historical nonfiction book detailing the brutal colonization of the Congo and the severe human misery inflicted by King Leopold II's regime.
Discussed“King Leopold's ghost about uh Congo”
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The very persistent gappers of Frip
The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip by George Saunders, with illustrations by Lane Smith, is a whimsical yet philosophical children's fable about a small seaside village plagued by bizarre, orange, goat-like creatures that cling to goats.
Discussed“oh yes the wonderful very persistent gappers of FRP which is such a great title”
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The Beach at Night
Discussed“there's Elena fante um she published a children's book called the beach at night which is 38 pages long and it sounds fairly creepy”
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Miller's Valley
Miller's Valley is a novel by Anna Quindlen that follows a young girl growing up in a changing suburban community in New Jersey.
Discussed“your new book is Miller's Valley tell us what it's about”
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The Good Lord Bird
The Good Lord Bird by James McBride is a celebrated historical fiction novel that won the National Book Award for Fiction, blending humor and drama in a tale set against the backdrop of the American Civil War era.
Discussed“and then he wrote the good Lord bird which won the national book award for fiction in 2014”
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The color of water
James McBride's memoir The Color of Water tells the remarkable true story of growing up in Red Hook as one of twelve children born to a white mother who grew up Jewish, converted, and ultimately started a church with her first husband.
Discussed“he's known of course his Memoir the color of water and that came up about 20 years ago”
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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand is a charming contemporary novel by Helen Simonson that tells the story of an unexpected romance between two older individuals in a traditional English village.
Discussed“new at number seven on the hard cover fiction list is Helen Simonson whose first novel major pedigree Last Stand was a big bestseller a few years ago”
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The Nest
Discussed“Cynthia depri Sweeney hits the list with her first novel The Nest”
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Fool Me Once
Discussed“new at number one harlon cin returns to the list with a standalone novel called fool me once”
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Back From the Dead
Back From the Dead by Bill Walton is an inspiring memoir by the legendary basketball player detailing his intense personal struggles and triumphs while living with debilitating chronic pain.
Discussed“he has written a memoir called back from the dead”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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“one is there's a lot of really great non-fiction on the list right now when breath becomes there”
“seven brief lessons on physics”
“between the world and me”
“yeah have Jane mayor's dark money”
“being mortal from Atul Gand still on there for 67 weeks”