Episode · The Book Review · 2022-06-25
Books mentioned on Sensing the World Anew Through Other Species
John Williams recommended The hack by Wilfrid Sheed and Essays in disguise by Wilfrid Sheed, and discussed An Immense World by Ed Yong and In the Houses of Their Dead - the Lincolns, the Booths, and the Spirits by Terry Alford. Joumana Khatib recommended The Secret History by Donna Tartt. Lauren Christensen recommended Blood Orange Night by Melissa Bond.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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An Immense World
An Immense World by Ed Yong is a popular science book that explores how various non-human animals perceive reality through distinct sensory modalities and survival mechanisms.
Discussed“Ed yangong talks about his new book an immense World which asks us humans to break out of our sensory Bubbles and consider the unique ways that dogs Dolphins mice and other animals experience their surroundings”
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In the Houses of Their Dead - the Lincolns, the Booths, and the Spirits
In the Houses of Their Dead - the Lincolns, the Booths, and the Spirits by Terry Alford is a historical investigation examining the pervasive influence of nineteenth-century spiritualism within the families of Abraham Lincoln and his assassin, John Wilkes Booth.
Discussed“Terry Alford is here to talk about in the houses of their dead which examines the role of spiritualism in the families of Abraham Lincoln and his assassin John wils Booth”
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The Secret History
The Secret History by Donna Tartt is a gripping psychological thriller following a tightly knit circle of eccentric classics students at an elite New England college whose intellectual arrogance leads to moral decay and murder.
Recommended“this time I'm reading the secret History For the First Time by Donna tart I'm in the middle of reshuffling my books and this came into my hands right before I was going to the beach”
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Blood Orange Night
Blood Orange Night by Melissa Bond is a striking and unusual drug addiction memoir that offers a unique perspective on recovery and sensory perception.
Recommended“but for our listeners I've listened to the audiobook version of Melissa Bond's Memoir blood orange night which is an unusual drug addiction Memoir at least compared to those that I've read in the genre”
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The hack
The Hack is a novel by Wilfrid Sheed that examines the professional and personal life of a dedicated writer navigating the shifting cultural landscapes of the mid-twentieth century.
Recommended“I'm reading a novel by a writer named Wilfred Sheed who's one of my favorites it's called the hack and it's from 1963”
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Essays in disguise
Essays in Disguise by Wilfrid Sheed is a celebrated collection of literary criticism and commentary originally written for outlets like the New York Review of Books.
Recommended“while I'm talking about him I should just say that there's a book called essays in Disguise which is a collection of his pieces for the New York Review of Books and other places about that are more review like and Essay like and that the novels are kind of a personal I wouldn't push too many of them on”
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Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he is the author of I contain multitudes the microbes within us and a grander view of life and his new book also widens the aperture on our view of life”
“you I've joked that I wanted an immense world to turn people into the best SL worst dinner guests imaginable the details are fascinating in themselves”
“he is the author of among other books Fortune's fool the life of John wil's Booth and he's here to talk about his new book”
“so last time I was on here I talked about The Last Samurai and I am continuing with my theme of going back to older books”
“I think this was her first and then the second book was a little friend I think is what it was called and I haven't read it but it was received as a disappointment”
“and then she came out with the goldfinch in 2012 or 2013 or something like that and it's like this 10 I feel like we're we're due for a fourth but I loved that book”