Episode · The Book Review · 2024-08-02
Sarah Jessica Parker on The Book Review: books mentioned
Sarah Jessica Parker on Her Life in Publishing
Sarah Jessica Parker discussed Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, The Dinner by Herman Koch, and A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra. Gilbert Cruz recommended Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe, and discussed The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Gone Girl
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is a dark psychological thriller that unravels the turbulent marriage and sudden disappearance of Amy Dunne through the increasingly suspect perspective of her husband, Nick.
Discussed“and she came to say hello because she had seen me photographed carrying a book by one of her authors Gillian Flynn this was in the beautiful storm that was Gone Girl”
Where to get it
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The Dinner
Discussed“and I for some strange reason mentioned that I had been trying to get my hands on a book that was yet to be published here in the states and I had been combing strange and obscure book websites and chats and she asked me the name of the book and I said oh it's this a book by this”
Where to get it
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A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
Discussed“I think it was probably six months out from publishing uh publishing date and it was called a constellation of vital phenomenon”
Where to get it
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The Corrections
Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections is a sprawling, multi-generational novel that explores the complexities, dysfunction, and shifting fortunes of an American Midwestern family at the turn of the twenty-first century.
Discussed“of course you love that book clearly so much the corrections one of the great books of the century”
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Say Nothing
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe is a true story of murder and memory in Northern Ireland that investigates political violence, justice, and the heavy personal cost of what individuals kill and die for.
Recommended“tell me a little bit about say nothing because I believe you spend time in in Ireland every year and say nothing for those who haven't read it just a tremendous book”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and I remember my mother reading Mary Queen of Scots”
“and of course goodbye Columbus all those early books of Roth were talked about in our house a lot”
“and then there's The Goldfinch there's the great donat tart”