Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Michael Lewis and Tana French on Their Latest Books
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The big short
The Big Short by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction account detailing the buildup of the housing market bubble and the financial crisis of the late 2000s through the eyes of contrarian investors.
Discussed“you know I had a selection problem that reminded me a bit of the selection problem I had with a big short in The Big Short”
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Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers
Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers is a classic work of New Journalism by Tom Wolfe that examines high-society political posturing and bureaucratic encounters in 1970s America.
Discussed“he meant the world to me pulling radical Chic off my father's shelf when I was maybe 12 or 13 and reading it”
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In the Woods
In the Woods is Tana French's acclaimed debut novel that follows a Dublin detective investigating a child murder in a suburban wood that eerily echoes his own forgotten childhood trauma.
Discussed“one of my very astute colleagues here was just doing a rereading of your first novel in the woods from 2007”
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Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry is a sweeping epic western novel that follows former Texas Rangers on an ambitious cattle drive from the Rio Grande to Montana.
Recommended“I have just finished reading Lonesome Dove by Larry mcmurrey which is a an amazing book”
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Florida
Florida is a sharp, evocative collection of short stories by Lauren Groff that explores themes of place, displacement, and environmental anxiety across the varied landscapes of the American South.
Discussed“Lauren grath was nominated for Florida”
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The Great Believers
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai is a powerful, emotionally devastating novel that chronicles the devastating impact of the AIDS crisis on the arts community in 1980s Chicago alongside a parallel storyline in modern-day Paris.
Discussed“Rebecca Makai is shortlisted for the great Believers”
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Where the dead sit talking
Discussed“and Brandon Hobson for where the dead sit talking which is by Soho press”
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The Indian world of George Washington
Discussed“Colin callaways the Indian world of George Washington was one of them for nonfiction”
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Heartland
Heartland by Sarah Smarsh is a powerful memoir detailing the author's experiences growing up in poverty and working hard in the American Midwest.
Discussed“Sarah smarland which was her Memoir which many people are comparing to JD Vance”
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The Orchid Thief
The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean is a true-life narrative exploring the eccentric world of orchid poachers and plant obsession in the Florida Everglades.
Discussed“so there was the Orchid Thief there was rentin I think she wrote a book about what people do on Saturday night”
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The Poet X
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo is a celebrated young adult novel in verse that follows a Dominican-American teenager in Harlem who uses slam poetry to understand her world and find her voice.
Discussed“That novel is the poet X by Elizabeth ASO”
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Hey, Kiddo
Discussed“the short list also included a graphic Memoir hey kiddo by Jarrett kosasa which we wrote about”
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The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
Discussed“and the other shortlisted books for young people's literature included Leslie Connor's the truth As Told by Mason butle”
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The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge
Discussed“and the assassination of brang wayin spurge which I love that title by Mt Anderson and Eugene yelin”
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The journey of little Charlie
Discussed“and the journey of little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis”
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American sonnets for my past and future assassin
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by Terrance Hayes is an inventive and politically charged poetry collection that addresses contemporary American life, race, and history through a series of formal sonnets.
Discussed“Terrence Hayes made the cut for American Sunnet from a past and future assassin which was a a fantastic collection”
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Wobble
Discussed“Ray Arman Trout's wobble by which was published by Wesleyan University press was a finalist”
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Ghost of
Discussed“and finally Diana Co nen her collection ghost of which was published by omnid Don publishing was a finalist”
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Terrorist
Discussed“a famously maligned book about about 911 about terrorism as John upc's novel terrorism which frankly I don't think is quite as bad”
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Melmoth
Melmoth is a dark, haunting novel by Sarah Perry that reimagines the classic Gothic myth of eternal wandering and the burden of historical guilt.
Discussed“it's called melmoth by Sarah Perry who wrote a book called the Essex serpent”
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The Essex Serpent
Discussed“it's called melmoth by Sarah Perry who wrote a book called the Essex serpent which came out I think last year”
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Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Michael Lewis makes a strong case in his new book and he'll be here to talk about it the fifth risk”
“she'll join us from Dublin to talk about her new novel The Witch Elm”
“I have read my books before for audio books not in the last few but you know in the liars poker that kind of thing”
“the book is called the fifth Risk by Michael Lewis”
“T of French joins us now her new book is called the witch Elm”
“the book again is called the witch Elm by T French”