Episode · The Book Review · 2018-11-02
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on The Book Review: books mentioned
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on “Friday Black”
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah discussed Friday black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. Pamela Paul discussed American Dialogue by Joseph J. Ellis and Reeling by Pauline Kael. Also mentioned: A manual for cleaning women by Lucia Berlin, Evening in paradise by Lucia Berlin, Welcome home by Lucia Berlin, Heavy by Kiese Laymon, I am dynamite! by Sue Prideaux, and The Rachel Papers by Martin Amis.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Friday black
Friday black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is a piercing short story collection that confronts modern consumerism, systemic racism, and violence with sharp speculative energy.
Discussed“it's a dangerous game and I think in in this book I often sort of harp on the more obvious ways in which that manifest into something violent and evil”
Where to get it
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American Dialogue
American Dialogue: The Founders and Us is a deeply reflective historical examination by Pulitzer Prize-winning and National Book Award-winning historian Joseph J.
Discussed“joining us now from amoris Massachusetts Joseph Ellis the Pulitzer prizewinning National book award-winning historian author of many books from founding Brothers to American Sphinx one of my favorites and his latest book is called American Di the founders and US”
Where to get it
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A manual for cleaning women
A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin is a celebrated short story collection that showcases the author's remarkable talent for capturing the grit, humor, and dignity of everyday working-class lives.
Recommended“and she had a collection come out for and Drew published it in 2015 called a manual for cleaning women and that book just sort of you know took my head off when I read it”
Where to get it
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Evening in paradise
Evening in Paradise by Lucia Berlin is a collection of short stories showcasing the author's sharp eye for human struggle, vivid characterizations, and overlooked experiences.
Discussed“and also the book contains some letters and that second book Welcome Home the Memoir and the letters is pretty minor stuff the Memoir is uncompleted and the letters are are interesting biographically but not not incredibly special”
Where to get it
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Welcome home
Welcome Home by Lucia Berlin is a posthumous volume featuring an uncompleted memoir, letters, and sketches that offer a rare window into the nomadic and turbulent life of the celebrated short story writer.
Critiqued“and also a non-fiction book called Welcome Home which is an uncompleted Memoir that she wrote and also the book contains some letters and that second book Welcome Home the Memoir and the letters is pretty minor stuff”
Where to get it
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Heavy
Heavy by Kiese Laymon is a powerful coming-of-age memoir that chronicles the author's deeply personal journey through family trauma, body image, and growing up Black in the American South.
Discussed“yes so this week I reviewed a memoir by a writer named K Layman and the title is called heavy”
Where to get it
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I am dynamite!
I am Dynamite! by Sue Prideaux is a biographical exploration of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and his profound, complicated impact on intellectual history.
Recommended“I reviewed a brilliantly titled new biography and a brilliant biography of n it's called I'm Dynamite by Sue prau who in my review I write she's something of a specialist in male histrionic Geniuses of the 19th century”
Where to get it
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Reeling
Discussed“because you have Dwight in front of you a very nice well-worn math Market paperback copy of a book by Pauline kale reeling”
Where to get it
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The Rachel Papers
The Rachel Papers by Martin Amis is the provocative and darkly comedic debut novel that follows a precocious, self-absorbed young British protagonist as he meticulously plans his romantic and intellectual pursuits.
Discussed“I think the the first book that I I loved was the Rachel papers which is just so misogynous and awful and yet so much fun”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“historian Joseph Ellis will be here to talk about his latest book American dialogue the founders and US”
“I'm Pamela Paul naname AJ Brena joins us now from Syracuse where he is based but in the middle of a book tour for his debut short Story collection Friday black”
“joining us now from amoris Massachusetts Joseph Ellis the Pulitzer prizewinning National book award-winning historian author of many books from founding Brothers to American Sphinx”
“joining us now from amoris Massachusetts Joseph Ellis the Pulitzer prizewinning National book award-winning historian author of many books from founding Brothers to American Sphinx”
“he wrote a novel called long division as well as a ction of essays that came out a few years ago which is called I think I'm going to get this right how to slowly kill yourself in others in America”
“he wrote a novel called long division as well as a ction of essays that came out a few years ago which is called I think I'm going to get this right how to slowly kill yourself in others in America”