Episode · The Book Review · 2015-04-17
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Spinster’ and Public Shaming
Gilbert Cruz discussed So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson, Spinster by Kate Bolick, and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Alexandra Alter discussed Did you ever have a family by Bill Clegg, Solve for happy by Mo Gawdat, and Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee. Greg Cowles discussed The lady from Zagreb by Philip Kerr, Chasing Sunsets by Karen Kingsbury, Inside the O' Briens by Lisa Genova, Miracle at Augusta by James Patterson and others, Blood on snow by Jo Nesbø, Falling in love by Donna Leon, Hot pursuit by Stuart Woods, Words without music by Philip Glass, A Curious Mind by Brian Grazer and others, Killing the Legends by Bill O'Reilly, and Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Real West by David Fisher and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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So You've Been Publicly Shamed
So You've Been Publicly Shamed is a non-fiction book by Jon Ronson that investigates the devastating phenomenon of internet cancel culture and social media outrage.
Discussed“John Ronson will join us to talk about his new book so you've been publicly shamed”
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Spinster
Discussed“Kate bulock is here to talk about her new book spinster making a life of One's Own”
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Did you ever have a family
Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg is a poignant novel dealing with the profound grief and aftermath of a devastating tragedy that claims the lives of multiple family members.
Discussed“the title is did you ever have a family it's quite tragic and it sold for a rumored seven figures as well”
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Solve for happy
Solve for happy by Mo Gawdat is a book written by a former Google executive that offers a practical framework for engineering personal joy and understanding the root causes of unhappiness following a profound personal tragedy.
Discussed“on the non-fiction front a book that's getting a lot of attention at London is Mo gaet solve for happy”
Where to get it
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Go Set A Watchman
Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee is a novel written before To Kill a Mockingbird that follows an adult Scout returning to Maycomb, Alabama, and confronting her aging father's complex racial views.
Discussed“and then of course you know the biggest news at London is still Harper Le's ghost set Watchmen”
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird explores themes of racial injustice, moral growth, and empathy in the American South through the eyes of young Scout Finch.
Discussed“is To Kill a Mocking Bird an international success as much as it is an American success”
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The lady from Zagreb
Discussed“where down at number 15 the British writer Philip K continues his Bernie Gunther uh detective series with a book called the lady from Zagreb car is British”
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Chasing Sunsets
Discussed“then um then um new at number 14 Karen kingsburry has the second book in her Angels walking series it's called Chasing Sunsets”
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Inside the O' Briens
Discussed“has book called Inside the O'Brien Still Alice you probably remember was about early onset Alzheimer's”
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Miracle at Augusta
Discussed“then new at number 10 James Patterson uh teams up with his old collaborator Peter donga let's call it donga d e j n g for a book called Miracle at Augusta a golf narrative”
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Blood on snow
Discussed“uh then at number nine Joe Nesbo has a book called blood on snow not part of his Harry Hole series”
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Falling in love
Discussed“at number five Donna Leon continues her guita brunetti um series of mysteries set in Venice with a book called falling in love”
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Hot pursuit
Discussed“and then finally new at number four Stuart Woods continues his Stone Bearington Thriller series uh this is the 33rd book in the series it's called Hot Pursuit”
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Words without music
Discussed“um starting down at number 15 the composer the um modern the Contemporary um composer Philip Glass has a memoir out called words without music that hits the list”
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A Curious Mind
A Curious Mind is a non-fiction book by Hollywood and television producer Brian Grazer and co-writer Charles Fishman that explores the transformative power of personal inquisitiveness.
Discussed“at number seven a curious book called a curious Mind by the um Hollywood and TV producer Brian graser with co-writer Charles Fishman”
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Killing the Legends
Killing the Legends by Bill O'Reilly is a popular non-fiction historical work that explores the lives of legendary figures and American historical events.
Discussed“at number one Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies by Bill O'Reilly and David Fischer”
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Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Real West
Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Real West by David Fisher and Bill O'Reilly is a popular non-fiction work detailing historical events and figures associated with the American frontier.
Discussed“at number one Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies by Bill O'Reilly and David Fischer”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“then at number 12 Lisa Genova uh who of course wrote Still Alice which became the basis for the movie has book called Inside the O'Brien”
“the only one that has missed is the first book New York dead it did hit the ebook list”
“uh then at number five another Memoir another Hollywood Memoir um Candace Bergen who of course played Murphy Brown she had a previous Memoir 30 years ago called knockwood”
“she had a previous Memoir 30 years ago called knockwood um about growing up with the father”