Episode · The Book Review · 2020-07-02
Jules Feiffer on The Book Review: books mentioned
Jules Feiffer on His Long, Varied Career
Gilbert Cruz discussed Smart George by Jules Feiffer, Imperfect Union by Steve Inskeep, Bark, George by Jules Feiffer, The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, and Jules Feiffer's America by Jules Feiffer. Jules Feiffer discussed The man in the ceiling by Jules Feiffer. Jennifer Szalai discussed The Room Where It Happened by John R. Bolton. Dwight Garner discussed Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh and others. Also mentioned: Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Smart George
Smart George by Jules Feiffer is a charming children's picture book created by the renowned cartoonist, author, and illustrator.
Discussed“he'll join us to talk about his latest book for children smart George”
Where to get it
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Imperfect Union
Discussed“author and host of Morning Edition Steve inke will join us to talk about his book imperfect Union”
Where to get it
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Bark, George
Bark, George is a humorous children's picture book by Jules Feiffer about a dog that makes various animal sounds instead of barking.
Discussed“let's start with smart George which is a a sequel of sorts to Bark George which was an earlier picture book that came out in 1999”
Where to get it
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The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster is a classic children's adventure novel featuring illustrations by Jules Feiffer, following a bored boy named Milo who receives a magical tollbooth and drives his toy car into a whimsical kingdom.
Discussed“and I have another one also for kids also with a dog on the cover and sitting in front of me the Phantom toll booth which of course was written by Norton Jester and you did the illustrations”
Where to get it
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Jules Feiffer's America
Discussed“well you know as you said Jules viers America really isn't out of date you go back to a lot of your political cartooning”
Where to get it
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The man in the ceiling
Discussed“and when I wrote my first novel The Man in the ceiling”
Where to get it
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Fear: Trump in the White House
Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward is a bestselling investigative work examining the inner workings, chaos, and decision-making processes of the Donald Trump administration.
Discussed“yes Bob Woodward has another book coming out this fall which is a sequel to his 2018 bestseller fear which was uh reported investigation about the Trump Administration”
Where to get it
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The Room Where It Happened
The Room Where It Happened by John R.
Discussed“so most recently I reviewed the room where it happened which is the new book by John Bolton the former National Security adviser to president Trump”
Where to get it
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Death in Her Hands
Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh is a psychological mystery novel that follows an elderly woman who stumbles upon a cryptic note in the woods and becomes obsessively entangled in the fictional murder case it describes.
Discussed“you like you know once in a while I in this I reviewed the new otessa mosg book and it's called death in her hands”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I have Jules fifers America which one of my kids my 13-year-old son has been reading at the table while he eats”
“and Maurice at that time was working on the Ruth Krauss wonderful book called The Hol is to dig”
“Steve insk is the author of imperfect Union how Jesse and John Fremont mapped the West invented celebrity and helped cause the Civil War”
“uh her novel my year of rest and relaxation and the collection of hers called homesick for another world are are are more than to to the nth degree”
“uh her novel my year of rest and relaxation and the collection of hers called homesick for another world are are are more than to to the nth degree”
“Jen you reviewed I reviewed the room where it happened by John Bolton”
“and I reviewed uh death in her hands the new novel by otessa mosg”