Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Sensing the World Anew Through Other Species
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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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 work examining the role of spiritualism in the families of Abraham Lincoln and his assassin, John Wilkes Booth.
Recommended“the book again is in the houses of their dead the Lincoln the booths and the spirits Terry thanks so much for being here to talk about it”
Where to get it
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The Secret History
The Secret History by Donna Tartt is a gripping psychological thriller that follows a tightly knit group of classics students at an elite Vermont college who become morally corrupted after committing 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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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 is a celebrated collection of critical pieces and reviews written by Wilfrid Sheed for various publications including 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 (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“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”