Episode · The Book Review · 2016-09-23
Simon Schama on The Book Review: books mentioned
Simon Schama's 'The Face of Britain'
Gilbert Cruz discussed The Face of Britain by Simon Schama and Avid Reader by Robert Gottlieb. Simon Schama discussed A history of the world in 100 objects by Neil MacGregor. Alexandra Alter discussed Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton and The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. Robert Gottlieb recommended War and turpentine by Stefan Hertmans, and discussed Catch-22 by Joseph Heller and The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro. Pamela Paul discussed The Chosen by Chaim Potok and others and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo. Greg Cowles discussed Nutshell by Ian McEwan, Commonwealth by Ann Patchett, Wisdom from the Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben and others, Today will be different by Maria Semple, The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between by Hisham Matar, and Reputations by Juan Gabriel Vásquez. John Williams discussed Intimations by Alexandra Kleeman and You too can have a body like mine by Alexandra Kleeman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Face of Britain
Simon Schama examines portraiture, history, and national identity in his book The Face of Britain.
Discussed“Simon shama looks at portraiture history and identity in his book The Face of Britain”
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Avid Reader
Avid Reader by Robert Gottlieb is a celebrated memoir by the legendary book editor that offers a fascinating look inside the world of publishing and literature.
Discussed“they all answered to the same legendary editor Robert gotle Is Here to talk about his Memoir Avid Reader”
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A history of the world in 100 objects
Discussed“um on the heels of Neil McGregor's wonderful 100 objects history of the world and 100 objects based on the British museum”
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Love Warrior
Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton is a deeply personal memoir chronicling the author's painful journey through marital betrayal, addiction, and the arduous process of rebuilding her life and identity.
Discussed“that's by Glenn and Doyle Melton and it's called love we”
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The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historical fiction novel that reimagines the antebellum South by turning the secret network of abolitionist routes into a literal subterranean railway system utilized by an enslaved woman named Cora seeking freedom.
Discussed“another kind of example that was recent that we saw was with Coulson Whitehead's novel The Underground Railroad which had an enormous sales boost as well”
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Catch-22
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is a landmark satirical novel set during World War II that explores bureaucratic absurdity and ironic paradoxes through the experiences of American bomber crews.
Discussed“you know the most famous of which was Catch 22”
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The Chosen
The Chosen by Chaim Potok is a compelling contemporary novel that explores the complex dynamics of friendship, faith, and cultural identity within a Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn.
Discussed“another book um famous book that has a big anniversary uh this year that you edited the chosen The Chosen H poo wonderful novel”
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The Power Broker
The Power Broker by Robert A.
Discussed“like as with the power broker his first wonderful book we eventually ended up cutting”
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War and turpentine
War and Turpentine by Stefan Hertmans is a critically acclaimed Flemish novel that blends family history, art, and the devastating impacts of the First World War through the lens of a grandfather's notebooks.
Recommended“well I can tell you because the times book review gave it a fabulous deserved review which was a book called turpentine and War remember it”
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Nutshell
Discussed“there are five new titles in fiction most notably Ian mcan's new novel nutshell makes its debut at number seven on the fiction list”
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Commonwealth
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett is a sweeping novel that explores the complex dynamics of two intertwined families over several decades following an unexpected kiss at a christening party.
Discussed“and Anne patchet goes right to the top in her first week with her new novel Commonwealth”
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Wisdom from the Hidden Life of Trees
Wisdom from the Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben and Jane Billinghurst is a well-known exploration of botany and forests that investigates the interconnected lives of woodland ecosystems.
Discussed“um the name of the book is the hidden life of trees”
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Intimations
Discussed“um one of them that'll note because uh I found her first book really interesting too is a new collection of stories by a writer named Alexandra Clan called intimations and her first novel which was published last year was called you two can have a body like mine”
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You too can have a body like mine
Discussed“and her first novel which was published last year was called you two can have a body like mine and that was a very imaginative uh odd book”
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Today will be different
Today Will Be Different is a darkly comedic novel following a frantic woman trying to transform her life and manage her chaotic family over the course of a single day in Seattle.
Discussed“well last weekend I kind of tore through Maria simple's new novel today will be different”
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The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between is a powerful memoir by Hisham Matar that chronicles the author's personal journey to his native Libya under the shadow of his missing father's political imprisonment.
Discussed“then I'm reading a memoir called The Return by Hisham matar who was born in New York City”
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Reputations
Discussed“yeah I I'm also reading and loving Juan Gabriel vasquez's new novel reputations which is uh Vasquez is is a Colombian novelist and this is set in Colombia”
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Crooked Kingdom
Discussed“no I I'm going to knock the conversation down a brow um to talk about uh the ya novel that I'm reading um which is a book by Lee bardugo called Kingdom a sequel to her earlier best-selling book six of crows”
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Other mentions in this episode (9) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“examples like um Wally Lamb She's Come Undone that went on to sell millions of copies”
“so did eart tolls A New Earth and these were people with no profile”
“you have Memoirs this week from the ABC anchor Elizabeth Vargas uh between breaths that's new at number seven”
“you have a memoir from Carol Bernett in such good company that's new at number nine”
“uh the Soccer Star Abby wach uh has a memoir called called forward that's new at number 10 down at number 15”
“Mike love who of course is one of the original Beach Boys has a book called Good Vibrations”
“um I I really liked where'd you go bernardet um the novel that kind of broke her out in a big way”
“which is a book by Lee bardugo called Kingdom a sequel to her earlier best-selling book six of crows”
“the editor of George Saunders new um book or forthcoming book that's coming out in February called Lincoln and the BAU and I said oh yeah Lincoln and the bardugo”