Episode · The Book Review · 2023-09-08
Stephen King on The Book Review: books mentioned (Sep 2023)
Talking to Stephen King and September Books to Check Out
Gilbert Cruz recommended Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang, and discussed Holly by Stephen King, Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King and others, The Outsider by Stephen King, and On Writing by Stephen King. Joumana Khatib recommended The Fraud by Zadie Smith, Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson, and The Iliad. Stephen King discussed Finders Keepers by Stephen King, End of Watch by Stephen King, The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie, And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, The Stand by Stephen King, The Talisman by Stephen King and others, and Black House by Stephen King and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Holly
Discussed“Stephen King joins us to talk about his new book Holly which is a suspense novel starring what is quickly become one of his most recurring characters the private investigator Holly Gibney”
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The Fraud
The Fraud by Zadie Smith is a rich historical novel set in Victorian London during the era of Charles Dickens, centering around the famous Tichborne claimant case and themes of complicity and imposture.
Recommended“so let's start today with the fraud by Zade Smith”
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Elon Musk
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson is a comprehensive biography detailing the life, ventures, and management methods of the billionaire entrepreneur.
Recommended“the next book is one of the biggest non-fiction releases of the entire season yes this is a hotly anticipated biography of Elon Musk by Walter isacon”
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The Iliad
Homer's ancient epic poem The Iliad chronicles the final weeks of the Trojan War and the devastating wrath of the Greek warrior Achilles.
Recommended“let us go to a book that has been around for centuries yes we have a fresh translation of The Iliad by Homer his epic poem”
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Land of Milk and Honey
Land of Milk and Honey is a contemporary novel by C.
Recommended“there is a second novel that several of us on the book review have read called land of milk and honey what is this one about land of milk and honey this is second novel by C Pam Jang”
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Mr. Mercedes
Mr.
Discussed“she was introduced in Mr Mercedes alongside your retired detective Bill Hodges”
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The Outsider
The Outsider by Stephen King is a genre-blending thriller that begins as a straightforward police procedural investigating a gruesome local murder before twisting into a terrifying supernatural horror story.
Discussed“she was in that trilogy of books then she popped up in the outsider a very good book that you wrote”
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Finders Keepers
Discussed“and so in the other books in the trilogy I had no idea that this was going to be a Trilogy to begin with there's Mr Mercedes there's Finders Keepers and there's End of Watch”
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End of Watch
End of Watch by Stephen King is the final installment in the author's Bill Hodges detective trilogy centering on a retired police officer.
Discussed“and so in the other books in the trilogy I had no idea that this was going to be a Trilogy to begin with there's Mr Mercedes there's Finders Keepers and there's End of Watch”
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On Writing
On Writing by Stephen King is a celebrated memoir and masterclass that blends the author's personal experiences with practical, no-nonsense advice for aspiring writers.
Discussed“and in your book on writing you say and there's a quote I won't try to convince you that I've never plotted any more than and i' try to convince you that I've never told the lie”
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr.
Discussed“I think that it helps to have written books that are like The Talented Mr Ripley I loved everything Patricia heith did”
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie is a celebrated and deeply influential work of detective fiction renowned for its groundbreaking narrative structure.
Discussed“I love the books uh I was Gob smack by the end of the murder of Roger akroy”
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And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie is a masterclass in suspense, following ten strangers lured to a remote island who are systematically murdered one by one.
Discussed“I was God smacked by the end of and and then there were none”
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The Stand
Stephen King's monumental post-apocalyptic epic The Stand details the devastating sweep of a weaponized influenza strain that wipes out the vast majority of humanity, leaving survivors to choose sides in a final conflict between good and evil.
Discussed“I can remember in the stand I thought to myself I have too many characters doing too many things what am I going to do about that”
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The Talisman
The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub is a classic collaborative fantasy novel following a twelve-year-old boy named Jack Sawyer as he embarks on a perilous journey to save his dying mother.
Discussed“I just reread the Talisman and I'm holding off on black house which was the other Jack saw novel that we wrote”
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Black House
Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub is a collaborative novel that follows up on their previous work by catching up with the protagonist Jack Sawyer as an adult.
Discussed“I just reread the Talisman and I'm holding off on black house which was the other Jack saw novel that we wrote”
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Other mentions in this episode (15) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“You might know her from her previous books White Teeth was her debut”
“she's also written swing time in Northwest and she writes criticism”
“she's also written swing time in Northwest and she writes criticism”
“he tends to take these big swings in his biographies he's taken up Steve Jobs Leonardo da Vinci”
“he tends to take these big swings in his biographies he's taken up Steve Jobs Leonardo da Vinci”
“this is done by Emily Wilson who is a classicist she really made waves with her previous translation of the Odyssey back in 2017”
“some of the other big books that are coming out this month are stepen King's latest and we'll be talking to Stephen King later on the podcast there is a new book by Lauren gra called The vaster Wilds”
“there's a new book by Nathan Hill who's the author of the Knicks called Wellness”
“there's a new novel by one of our regular contributors ay matys you might know her from her essays in the New York Times book review or her novel The 12 Tribes of Hattie her latest is called the unsettled”
“there's a new novel by one of our regular contributors ay matys you might know her from her essays in the New York Times book review or her novel The 12 Tribes of Hattie her latest is called the unsettled”
“this summer he wrote about sa Cosby's all the Sinners bleed”
“she was in the noela if it bleeds”
“murder on the orian express murder on the orian express”
“and some of that is in 112263 as well well where there are real life people involved in the story”
“I can only think of Deliverance by James Dicky where he's got some of that sense”