Episode · The Book Review · 2019-12-13
Books mentioned on Poems About the Challenges of Life After Prison
Dwayne Betts discussed The Black Poets by Dudley Randall. Pamela Paul discussed Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister by Jung Chang and others. Jung Chang discussed Wild Swans by Jung Chang. Dwight Garner discussed The Book of Eating by Adam Platt and Serious eats by Ed Levine. Parul Sehgal recommended The story of a goat by Murugan Perumal. Jennifer Szalai discussed The Crying Book by Heather Christle.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Black Poets
The Black Poets by Dudley Randall is an influential and expansive poetry anthology that preserves and celebrates foundational works of African American verse.
Discussed“I mean I didn't expect to be a poet but it was r that somebody I was in the ho and I asked for a book and somebody slid this book called the black poets under my cell door”
Where to get it
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Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister
Discussed“joining us now from London Yung Chang her new book is called Big Sister little sister red sister three women at the heart of 20th century China”
Where to get it
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Wild Swans
Wild Swans by Jung Chang is an autobiographical family history that chronicles the lives of three female generations in twentieth-century China.
Discussed“when she left London after my mother left I wrote Wild Swans so that's how I came to write my first book the book that made me a writer after wild swangs was published in the early 19 90s”
Where to get it
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The Book of Eating
Discussed“I reviewed two books about eating which you know is one of my favorite things to read about and do one is by Adam Platt you know he's the food critic for New York Magazine he wrote the book of eating which is sort of a memoir”
Where to get it
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Serious eats
Discussed“and there's another one called serious eater by Ed LaVine who runs the website Serious Eats”
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The story of a goat
The Story of a Goat is a poignant novel by acclaimed Tamil writer Perumal Murugan that explores themes of caste, compassion, grief, and rural life in India through the perspective of an animal.
Recommended“this is how I feel about this book it's the story of a goat by perumal murugan a tamilan Indian writer”
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The Crying Book
The Crying Book by Heather Christle is a lyrical and deeply introspective exploration of human grief, sorrow, and the physiological act of weeping, written by a talented poet.
Discussed“so last week I reviewed a book called The Crying book by a poet named Heather Crystal and I guess the the title gives you a sense of what's in it”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Reginal Dwayne Betts is a poet memoirist public defender his new collection is called felon”
“Yung Chang's new book is called Big Sister little sister red sister three women at the heart of 20th century China”
“Adam Platt's book the book of eating and Ed lavine's Serious Eats”
“Adam Platt's book the book of eating and Ed lavine's Serious Eats”
“Carl I reviewed the story of a goat by peramal murugan”
“and I reviewed the crying book by Heather Crystal”