Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on 'Off the Charts'
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Green
Green by Sam Graham-Felsen is a contemporary debut novel following the experiences of a young campaign worker and offering a window into American politics and social dynamics.
Discussed“Sam Graham Felson will be here to discuss his debut novel green Alexander alter will give us an update from the literary World”
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Fire and Fury
Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff is a bestselling political non-fiction book that examines the inner workings of Donald Trump's White House and the chaos surrounding his administration.
Discussed“so there's been some interesting updates on Michael Wolf's book fire and fury which is continuing to sell like crazy”
Where to get it
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The Plot Against America
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth is a prominent alternate history novel imagining a fascist America in the 1940s under the isolationist presidency of Charles Lindbergh.
Discussed“it's coming back for a second season in April and there's also going to be adaptations coming of Philip Roth's novel The plot against America that was broken in the New York Times book review”
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Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury that depicts a future society where books are outlawed and systematically burned by tyrannical firemen.
Discussed“another dystopian adaptation I'm looking forward to is Fahrenheit 451 which was of course um Ray Bradbury's novel which was published in 1953 and it presents this future America where books are outlawed and burned and so that is being adapted by HBO and the trailer is already out”
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Sing, Unburied, Sing
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward is a powerful Mississippi-set novel that functions simultaneously as a raw road trip narrative and a haunting ghost story.
Book club“so this is really a participatory book club and we're super excited to announce the first author on the book club on the first book Choice which is Jasmine Wards sing unburied sing”
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Angel
Angel by Elizabeth Taylor is a compelling novel by a celebrated British writer, presented in an edition published by New York Review Books.
Recommended“she's a British novelist who nyrb has put out several books of her work this one is from I believe 1957 it's called Angel and it's the first one of hers I've read and I'm really loving it”
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Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“we're seeing a number of additional dystopia novels being adapted for TV this year the handmaids tale by Margaret Atwood was so successful in its first season”
“her second novel Salvage the bones won the national book award in 2011”
“and she has also written a memoir very moving Memoir called Men We reaped about the death of her brother and four other young African-American men in Mississippi”
“I've read Gordon Wood's you know history of the American Revolution I read Ron chau's Hamilton and I'm reading this”