Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2023-01-23
Books mentioned on Suzanne Gluck: “I’m a Person Who Can Convince Other People to Do Things” | Episode 10
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Pachinko
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is a sweeping historical novel that chronicles the complex lives of a Korean family living in Japan across four generations.
Discussed“well of late one of the novels that I'm very proud of is Pachinko by minjin Lee which I assure you many people you know have read and loved”
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The Yellow House
The Yellow House by Sarah M.
Discussed“um this year at the national book awards I was very excited because I had to duck and run between tables because Sarah Broome who wrote the Memoir of the yellow house was up for a national book award”
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Disappearing Earth
Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips is a compelling novel that explores the mysterious disappearance of two young sisters in the remote and rugged landscape of Kamchatka, Russia, examining the profound ripples the event creates through a close-knit community.
Discussed“as was my other client Julia Phillips who wrote disappearing Earth which she was up for fiction”
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Freakonomics
Freakonomics by Steven D.
Discussed“So then we talked, and I have to say it took all of your persuasive powers not even to make a book like Freakonomics happen, but even to get Dubner and me to talk on the phone because I would say that we left that New York Times piece not particularly cordial because again I was super anti-social at the”
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She Said
She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey is a gripping investigative journalism book that chronicles the New York Times reporters' efforts to break the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment story and ignite a cultural movement.
Recommended“I think that for anybody who has daughters you should make them read she said which is Watergate for girls it's the New York Times reporters writing about breaking the Harvey Weinstein story”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Pachinko
“Well, of late, one of the novels that I'm very proud of is Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, which I assure you many people you know have read and loved.”
Passing The Yellow House
“This year at the National Book Awards, I was very excited because I had to duck and run between tables because Sarah Broom, who wrote the memoir The Yellow House, was up for a National Book Award as was my other client, Julia Phillips, who wrote Disappearing Earth, which she was up for fiction.”
Passing Disappearing Earth
“This year at the National Book Awards, I was very excited because I had to duck and run between tables because Sarah Broom, who wrote the memoir The Yellow House, was up for a National Book Award as was my other client, Julia Phillips, who wrote Disappearing Earth, which she was up for fiction.”