Episode · The Book Review · 2019-06-28
Taffy Brodesser-Akner on The Book Review: books mentioned (Jun 2019)
Taffy Brodesser-Akner Talks About Her First Novel
Pamela Paul recommended Exhalation by Ted Chiang, and discussed Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Bottle of Lies by Katherine Eban, and Dangerous doses by Katherine Eban. Elizabeth Flock discussed The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea, and read The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea for a book club. John Williams recommended Minor characters by Joyce Johnson, and discussed On the Road by Jack Kerouac. Lauren Christensen recommended The Path To Power by Robert A. Caro. Greg Cowles recommended Here by Richard McGuire.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Fleishman Is in Trouble
Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner is a widely acclaimed contemporary novel that examines the complexities of middle-aged divorce, modern relationships, and urban professional life through the perspective of a newly single father.
Discussed“Taffy briser anner will join us to talk about her debut and best-selling novel”
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Bottle of Lies
Bottle of Lies by Katherine Eban is an investigative journalistic account that exposes the inside story of the generic drug boom and widespread regulatory failures.
Discussed“Katherine Ean will be here to talk about her new book bottle of Lies”
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The House of Broken Angels
The House of Broken Angels is a rich, expansive novel by Luis Alberto Urrea that chronicles a sprawling Mexican-American family gathering in San Diego to celebrate and mourn the final birthday of its aging patriarch, Angel de la Cruz.
Book club“Julys pick is the house of broken Angels by Luis Alberto Ura and Ura was a previous guest here on the podcast for this novel”
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The Devil's Highway
Discussed“hes written a number of books his most famous being the 2004 non-fiction book The Devils Highway”
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Dangerous doses
Discussed“she is an investigative journalist the author previously of the book dangerous doses a true story of cops counterfeits”
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Minor characters
Joyce Johnson's memoir Minor Characters provides a compelling look into the lives of women orbiting the Beat generation and sheds light on the heavily masculine atmosphere of that literary movement.
Recommended“and this is one of those its called minor characters by Joyce Johnson and Johnson was 21 years old”
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On the Road
On the Road by Jack Kerouac is a seminal autobiographical novel that chronicles the cross-country road trips of its protagonist and captures the restless energy of the Beat Generation.
Discussed“and he met Jack herak through other people she knew and so she essentially became an on and off again romantic partner of Jack herak right around the time that on the road was published”
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The Path To Power
The Path to Power by Robert A.
Recommended“Im about 400 pages into the more than 3000 in counting pages that robert Carol has written about Lyndon Johnson”
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Here
Here by Richard McGuire is an innovative graphic novel that uses a fixed spatial perspective in a single corner of a room to portray various moments in time across thousands of years.
Recommended“Im reading a graphic novel called here by the artist Richard Maguire”
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Exhalation
Exhalation by Ted Chiang is a critically acclaimed collection of philosophical science fiction short stories.
Recommended“the book is called exhalation it came out earlier this spring”
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