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Episode · The Book Review · 2024-10-11

Stanley Tucci on The Book Review: books mentioned

Stanley Tucci on His Year in Eating and a Look at the National Book Awards

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Gilbert Cruz discussed My Friends by Hisham Matar, James by Percival L. Everett, Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar, All Fours by Miranda July, Knife by Salman Rushdie, Soldiers and Kings by Jason De León, Circle of Hope by Eliza Griswold, Unshrinking by Kate Manne, and What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tucci.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. My Friends

    Hisham Matar · at 0:55 · mentioned 2 times

    Discussed
    “let's start in chronological order of what came out first this year so that would be Hashem matar's book my friends this is by a Libyan British writer”
    Gilbert Cruz Stanley Tucci on His Year in Eating and a Look at the National Book Aw… 2024-10-11 Listen at 0:55
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. James

    Percival L. Everett · at 3:28 · mentioned 2 times

    James by Percival L.

    Discussed
    “we have discussed on this podcast the book James by Everett which to me from the moment it published earlier this year seemed like it was always going to be one of those books that was really going to dominate the conversation for all of 2024”
    Gilbert Cruz Stanley Tucci on His Year in Eating and a Look at the National Book Aw… 2024-10-11 Listen at 3:28
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  3. Martyr!

    Kaveh Akbar · at 6:15

    Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar is a dazzling debut novel about an orphaned young Iranian-American poet in recovery seeking meaning, legacy, and a dramatic exit through art.

    Discussed
    “I feel like a couple of people had read it early which we have the privilege of doing here at the book review and said martyr by cave Akbar is one that we are going to be talking about for quite a while and and indeed it's shortlisted here”
    Gilbert Cruz Stanley Tucci on His Year in Eating and a Look at the National Book Aw… 2024-10-11 Listen at 6:15
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  4. All Fours

    Miranda July · at 9:15

    Miranda July's novel All Fours explores relationships, midlife, and identity in a deeply unconventional way.

    Discussed
    “I think a lot of people have picked up the next book which is all fours by Miranda jalai”
    Gilbert Cruz Stanley Tucci on His Year in Eating and a Look at the National Book Aw… 2024-10-11 Listen at 9:15
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  5. Knife

    Salman Rushdie · at 12:59

    Knife by Salman Rushdie is a powerful memoir detailing the author's recovery and reflections following the harrowing 2022 physical attack against him.

    Discussed
    “this is knife by salmon rushy knife is it's a miracle of a book if you ask me”
    Gilbert Cruz Stanley Tucci on His Year in Eating and a Look at the National Book Aw… 2024-10-11 Listen at 12:59
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  6. Soldiers and Kings

    Jason De León · at 15:46

    Discussed
    “in the west there's soldiers and Kings survival and hope in the world of human smuggling this is by Jason Deon”
    Gilbert Cruz Stanley Tucci on His Year in Eating and a Look at the National Book Aw… 2024-10-11 Listen at 15:46
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  7. Circle of Hope

    Eliza Griswold · at 16:30

    Discussed
    “you are familiar with our next book which is Circle of Hope a Reckoning with love power and Justice in an American church this is by Eliza Griswald”
    Gilbert Cruz Stanley Tucci on His Year in Eating and a Look at the National Book Aw… 2024-10-11 Listen at 16:30
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  8. Unshrinking

    Kate Manne · at 18:16

    Discussed
    “the last book we'll mention here the fifth non-fiction nominee for the national book Awards this year is unshrinking how to face fat phobia by Kate man”
    Gilbert Cruz Stanley Tucci on His Year in Eating and a Look at the National Book Aw… 2024-10-11 Listen at 18:16
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  9. What I Ate in One Year

    Stanley Tucci · at 20:10

    Discussed
    “and now he's back with what I ate in one year”
    Gilbert Cruz Stanley Tucci on His Year in Eating and a Look at the National Book Aw… 2024-10-11 Listen at 20:10
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
“he has received the Pitzer prize for his amazing autobiography called the return”
Gilbert Cruz Stanley Tucci on His Year in Eating and a Look at the National Book Aw… 2024-10-11 Listen at 1:11
Passing American Fiction
“lot of people became more familiar with him this year when one of his books was adapted into the film American fiction which W an oscar”
Gilbert Cruz Stanley Tucci on His Year in Eating and a Look at the National Book Aw… 2024-10-11 Listen at 4:08
Passing Whiskey Tender
“the first is whiskey Tender by Deborah Jackson taffa”
Gilbert Cruz Stanley Tucci on His Year in Eating and a Look at the National Book Aw… 2024-10-11 Listen at 15:23
Passing Taste
“in 2021 he published a memoir taste my life through food”
Gilbert Cruz Stanley Tucci on His Year in Eating and a Look at the National Book Aw… 2024-10-11 Listen at 20:05
Link to this list from the episode’s show notes

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