Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2023-10-27
Books mentioned on The Conflicted Legacy of Mitt Romney
Ezra Klein discussed Romney by McKay Coppins. McKay Coppins recommended The Last Politician by Franklin Foer, Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, Less by Andrew Sean Greer, The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz and others, and Hell of a Book by Jason Mott.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Romney
McKay Coppins's Romney: A Reckoning is a biographical study examining the political career, ideological shifts, and personal journals of Mitt Romney.
Discussed“so the book is Romney a reckoning but I feel like there's multiple reckonings going on in the book”
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The Last Politician
The Last Politician by Franklin Foer is a non-fiction work that offers an inside look at the first two years of Joe Biden's presidency and the inner workings of his White House.
Recommended“so first um I'm going to recommend the last politician by Franklin fer my colleague at the Atlantic just came out last month about the first two years of Biden presidency”
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Number the Stars
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry is a poignant children's historical fiction novel that follows a young Danish girl named Annemarie Johansen as her family helps smuggle their Jewish neighbors to safety across the sea during the Nazi occupation of Denmark.
Recommended“number two number the stars by Lois Lowry this is a shout out to my fifth grade daughter my oldest daughter who read this book last year and it's a about a Jewish family's escape from Denmark during World War II”
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Less
Less by Andrew Sean Greer is a comedic novel that follows a failed novelist nearing fifty who accepts a series of haphazard international literary events to escape a wedding.
Recommended“um the plot by Jean H coretz hell of a book by Jason mot and less by Andrew Shan Greer”
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The Plot
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz is a literary thriller that follows a struggling, failed writer who commits a morally questionable act by stealing a deceased student's brilliant manuscript, only to find himself hunted by someone who knows the truth.
Recommended“um the plot by Jean H coretz hell of a book by Jason mot and less by Andrew Shan Greer”
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Hell of a Book
Hell of a Book by Jason Mott is a National Book Award-winning novel that explores themes of race, identity, celebrity, and the author's own lived experiences in America through a narrative blending fiction and reality.
Recommended“um the plot by Jean H coretz hell of a book by Jason mot and less by Andrew Shan Greer”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“McKay cins a staff writer at the Atlantic goes deep on that decision and many other Romney has faced and his new book Romney a reckoning”