Episode · The Book Review · 2017-10-27
Marilyn Stasio on The Book Review: books mentioned
Marilyn Stasio on True Crime
Gilbert Cruz discussed The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater, Mad City by Michael Arntfield, Death in the Air by Kate Winkler Dawson, Black Dahlia, Red Rose by Piu Eatwell, and Ballad of the Anarchist Bandits by John Merriman. Gal Beckerman recommended Who is Rich? by Matthew Klam. Greg Cowles recommended The Dark Net by Benjamin Percy. John Williams recommended The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean and Niels Lyhne by Jens Peter Jacobsen.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The 57 Bus
Discussed“a few of the books that you looked at were sort of murder among the young and I'm specifically thinking about uh starting with the 57 BS a true story of two teenagers and the crime that changed their lives by daska Slater”
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Mad City
Discussed“There's another story in here to again um story about young people Mad City the true story of the campus murders that America Forgot by Michael arfield”
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Death in the Air
Discussed“death in the air the true story of a serial killer the great London Smog and the Strangling of a city by Kate Winkler Dawson”
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Black Dahlia, Red Rose
Discussed“well let's go to an unsolved murder um and I think this sounds like this one was your favorite among the books black red rose the crime corruption and cover up of America's greatest unsolved murder By Pew eatwell”
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Ballad of the Anarchist Bandits
Discussed“another book the last one among these also I think is very much about the historical context and that is Ballad of the anarchist Bandits the crime spree that gripped B EPO Paris by John marman”
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Who is Rich?
Who Is Rich? is a contemporary comic novel by Matthew Klam that explores modern marriage, wealth, and middle-aged ennui through the perspective of a successful cartoonist.
Recommended“I'm reading a a comic novel that came out earlier this year I think in the summer by Matthew clam is called who is Rich and this book has had the distinction for me of being a book that I find like incredibly depressing but that has like laugh out loud elements on like like every page”
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The Dark Net
The Dark Net is a horror novel by Benjamin Percy that blends elements of supernatural terror with modern technological anxieties.
Recommended“I'm I'm now reading a horror novel called the dark net by Benjamin Percy a novelist”
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The Orchid Thief
The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean is a non-fiction narrative exploring the eccentric world of orchid poachers and the fascinating obsession surrounding rare flowers in Florida.
Recommended“for me I'm finishing up a book that I started talking about last week which is the Orchid Thief by Susan orene”
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Niels Lyhne
Niels Lyhne is a late nineteenth-century psychological novel by Danish writer Jens Peter Jacobsen that explores the tragic life and spiritual struggles of its idealistic protagonist.
Recommended“the one I read is a novel by a Danish writer named Yen Peter Jacobson and the novel is called named after its protagonist Neil's Lynn n i LS and then L YH n so any Danish listeners can call in and correct me it's from the late 19th century”
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Other mentions in this episode (21) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Death in the Air
“we have death in the air the true story of a serial killer the great London Smog and the Strangling of a city by Kate Winkler Dawson”
Passing The 57 Bus
“then we have the 57 bus a true story of two teenagers and the crime that changed their lives by dashka Slater”
Passing Mad City
“Mad City the true story of the campus murders that America Forgot by Michael arfield”
Passing Black Dahlia, Red Rose
“Black Dalia red rose the crime corruption and coverup of America's greatest unsolved murder By Pew eatwell”
Passing Ballad of the Anarchist Bandits
“and lastly Ballad of the anarch IST Bandits the Crim spree that gripped B OK Paris by John maramman”
Passing The 57 Bus
“the 57 bus also a very destructive sad story daska Slater story about two kids in a hate crime in Oakland”
Passing Mad City
“another story about young people Mad City the true story of the campus murders that America Forgot by Michael arfield”
Passing Ballad of the Anarchist Bandits
“all right ballot of the anarchist Bandits we've got”
Passing Death in the Air
“I'm assuming the B Paris setting um and then um death in the air by Kate Winkler Dawson about the London smog in 1950 book”
Plugged Her Right Foot
“yeah there's um a lot of stuff kind of ended up getting stacked within about a year time frame and uh even though some of these things were done years ago but yeah the first one is uh her right foot”
Plugged Ungrateful Mammals
“the other book is also a picture book but more an adult picture book a kind of art book and that is called ungrateful mammals which is coming out in October”
Plugged The monk of Mokha
“nothing but the books but yeah there's a a book in January called the monk of mocha but that's non-fiction and then uh and then a a book for middle grade uh comes later on”
Plugged Her Right Foot
“well in the case of her right foot that actually was intended to come out later but was moved up for reasons of timeliness because this is a book that I think has an important and timely message”
Plugged Her Right Foot
“you talk about in the book how the symbol of the torch and the crown and the robes and you know all of this has sort of been discussed but you call your book her right foot for a reason what is it that people don't notice about the Statue of Liberty's right foot”
Plugged Ungrateful Mammals
“well in ungrateful mammals I have to say you you do I think you allude to the fact that you you push that definition that word mammal because the one I'm looking at right now is actually of a spider and the label is not much of a joiner”
Plugged Her Right Foot
“the two books again are ungrateful mammals and a children's book her WR foot both by Dave Edgars and her right foot with illustrations by Sha Harris as you mentioned earlier you have a non-fiction more narrative book coming out next year”
Plugged Ungrateful Mammals
“the two books again are ungrateful mammals and a children's book her WR foot both by Dave Edgars and her right foot with illustrations by Sha Harris as you mentioned earlier you have a non-fiction more narrative book coming out next year”
Passing Sam the Cat
“Matthew clam was the author of an earlier story colle that was like 15 years ago or something called Sam the Cat and really great funny stories very Lively also I mean very similar to this book in a way”
Passing The Power
“I'm continuing my um just kind of pure Escapist reading you'll remember a few weeks ago on the podcast I talked about a um science fiction book that I really enjoyed a lot called the power by Naomi Alderman”
Passing Red moon
“he's done werewolf novels red red moon and uh he kind of came to the horror stuff after a couple more literary stuff”
Passing Father and son
“there's a classic Memoir by a guy named Edmund Goss called Father and Son which is one of my favorite books and it it echoes that a little bit”