Episode · The Book Review · 2022-05-13
John Waters on The Book Review: books mentioned
John Waters Talks About His First Novel
John Waters discussed Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet. Dwight Garner discussed Tacky by Rax King. Jennifer Szalai discussed The Last Days of Roger Federer by Geoff Dyer.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Our Lady of the Flowers
Discussed“I was much more interested in Reading Our Lady of the flowers I read William Burrows Edward Alby certainly Tennessee Williams”
Where to get it
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Tacky
Discussed“I reviewed this great book which made me happy the entire time I was reading it's called it's called tacky Love Letters to the worst culture we have to offer by Rex king”
Where to get it
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The Last Days of Roger Federer
Discussed“I reviewed a book by Jeff Dyer called the last days of Roger Federer”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (12) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Pink Flamingos
“he's a groundbreaking taboo pulverizing filmmaker whose movies include the once controversial and now canonical Pink Flamingos female crybaby and hairspray”
Passing Role Models
“he's also a prolific author of books which include carick in which he recounts hitchhiking Across America in his mid-60s and Role Models a terrific book about Johnny matthysse Little Richard and many others who waterers admires”
Plugged Role Models
“I L them I I wrote my five favorite novels I wrote about in which book was that it was either I think Ro Role Models”
Passing French Braid
“she gave an interview to People magazine for the very first time this year with her new book French Braid and she talks about our friendship”
Passing The Netanyahus
“so the prize for fiction went to Joshua Cohen for the Netanyahu”
Passing Covered with Night
“so for history there were actually two winners covered with Knight a story of murder and Indigenous Justice in early America which is by Nicole Eustace”
Passing CUBA: AN AMERICAN HISTORY
“and the other winner in the category was Cuba an American history by a Ferrer published by scrier and that spans 500 years from before the arrival of Christopher Columbus to after the death of Fidel Castro”
Passing Chasing Me to My Grave
“so then in biography we had chasing me to my grave an artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South by Winford Rembrandt As Told to Aaron I Kelly”
Passing frank: sonnets
“the winner was Frank sonnets by Diane Seuss published by Greywolf and this is Seuss's fifth collection which she has described as a memoir composed of sonnets”
Passing Invisible Child
“the winner was Invisible Child poverty survival and hope in an American city by Andrea Elliott which was published by random house”
Passing Tacky
“I reviewed tacky Love Letters to the worst culture we have have to offer by rx's King”
Passing The Last Days of Roger Federer
“And I reviewed the last days of Roger Federer by Jeff Dyer remember there's more at NY times.com slbs”