Episode · The Book Review · 2018-02-23
Tayari Jones on The Book Review: books mentioned
Tayari Jones on 'An American Marriage'
Pamela Paul discussed Jackie, Janet & Lee by J. Randy Taraborrelli, An American Marriage by Tayari Jones and others, and Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward. Alexandra Alter discussed The Graybar Hotel by Curtis Dawkins. Gal Beckerman discussed A horse walks into a bar by דויד גרוסמן. John Williams discussed The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James, Washington Square by Henry James, and Portrait of a Novel by Michael Gorra. Emily Eakin discussed Mrs Osmond by John Banville.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Jackie, Janet & Lee
Discussed“aen Claus like J Randy tar barelli author of Jackie Janet and Lee will be here to tell us all”
Where to get it
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An American Marriage
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones is an acclaimed contemporary novel that explores the devastating impact of a wrongful conviction on a newlywed couple in the American South.
Discussed“her latest book is called an American marriage a novel it's her fourth novel and the latest pick from the Oprah book club”
Where to get it
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Sing, Unburied, Sing
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward is a powerful Mississippi-set novel that functions simultaneously as a raw road trip narrative and a haunting ghost story.
Discussed“well there was recently as you know Jasmine Ward's Sing unburied Sing which continues her look also at African-American South”
Where to get it
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The Graybar Hotel
Discussed“well there's an interesting story that I've been following for several months about a writer a debut author named Curtis Dawkins and I wrote about him last summer when his short Story collection was published and it's titled the gyar hotel”
Where to get it
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A horse walks into a bar
A Horse Walks into a Bar by David Grossman is a bleak and darkly comic novel that centers on a tragic stand-up comedy performance in a small Israeli town.
Discussed“well I'll explain um it's David Grossman's horse walks into a bar which I've been meaning to read for about a year”
Where to get it
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The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James is a classic 1881 novel following the spirited young American heiress Isabel Archer as she navigates European society, independence, and a disastrous marriage.
Discussed“I was read last time we came on the show I was reading uh I just finished the portrait of a lady by Henry James and so in the mood for more James”
Where to get it
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Washington Square
Washington Square by Henry James is a compelling novella that explores themes of courtship, family control, and inheritance in nineteenth-century New York City.
Discussed“I went to Washington Square which is one of his earlier novels and is by his standards relatively quick and easy to read”
Where to get it
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Portrait of a Novel
Portrait of a Novel by Michael Gorra is a work of literary criticism that examines the creation, publication, and lasting legacy of Henry Jones's classic novel The Portrait of a Lady.
Discussed“but the other thing that I'm reading simultaneously because I loved portrait of a lady so much is Portrait of a novel by Michael Goro which is a book that came out in 2009”
Where to get it
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Mrs Osmond
Discussed“I'm reading Mrs Osmond by John banville which is Believe It or Not a sequel to portrait of a lady”
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