Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Public Libraries, and Profiling Paul Harding
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Bells
Discussed“he wrote The Bells there which is the first piece of writing in which I ever came across the word tin tabulation which is not a word I use very often”
Where to get it
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Annabel Lee
Discussed“he wrote Annabelle Lee there which is the poem that starts it was many and many a year ago in a kingdom by the sea I love that poem I was young and I was emotional”
Where to get it
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Our Missing Hearts
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng is a dystopian novel set in a United States where certain books are destroyed, Asian Americans face constant violence, and children are taken from families who speak out against the government.
Discussed“I was definitely very affected by Celeste ing's portrayal of The Librarians as Heroes and our missing Hearts but then this summer in July I went to visit my in-laws who live in Cleveland”
Where to get it
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Matilda
Roald Dahl's Matilda is a beloved children's fantasy novel about a gifted young girl who uses her intelligence and telekinetic powers to overcome neglectful parents and a tyrannical school headmistress.
Discussed“I just finished reading Matilda to my son which I had never read before and he had never read before and early in that book Matilda makes a friend with the local librarian who discovers that Matilda lives in a household that does not care about books”
Where to get it
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This Other Eden
This Other Eden by Paul Harding is a historical novel inspired by the true story of Malaga Island, an integrated community of outcasts off the coast of Maine that was forcibly evicted by state authorities.
Recommended“my pitch would be his books are devastating but quiet at the same time the the quality that I think of frequently is you know when it's snowing and it's like there's a blizzard and somehow Everything feels muted and Silent it's the best it's the best and that's what reading his books are like”
Where to get it
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Tinkers
Discussed“I'm a very big fan of Paul Harding's other books Tinkers is one of my favorite novels of all time and so I was just really fascinated about what his writing process is when Tinkers came out”
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Enon
Discussed“he was on the hook for a second book after he wrote Enon cuz he had this two book contract and he finished his book tour and he was just playing around with a scene where he was imagining some side characters from Enon”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Enon
“in 2013 he had a second book Enon which came out and then he's been kind of quiet for the past 10 years and now 10 years later he has a novel this other Eden”