Episode · The Book Review · 2020-08-14
Books mentioned on The Fictional World of Edward P. Jones
Gilbert Cruz discussed Luster by Raven Leilani and others and The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa. A.O. Scott discussed The Known World by Edward P. Jones, Lost in the city by Edward P. Jones, and All Aunt Hagar's Children CD by Edward P. Jones. Alexandra Alter discussed Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer and Rage by Bob Woodward. John Williams discussed The executioner's song by Norman Mailer and Shot in the heart by Mikal Gilmore. Lauren Christensen discussed The Diving Pool.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Luster
Luster is a striking debut novel by Raven Leilani that explores the complexities of youth, race, art, and modern intimacy.
Discussed“I don't know if you read our colleague parl sel's review of this debut novel by Raven Lan called luster this week”
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The Known World
The Known World by Edward P.
Discussed“and whose novel The known world is about the period of slavery just 10 years before the Civil War”
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The Memory Police
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa is a surreal and haunting dystopian novel about loss, forgetting, and totalitarian control on a secluded island.
Discussed“I'm going to going to talk about this a little later on the podcast with uh some of my colleagues here at the book review but the book that I um just read is Yoko ogawa's the memory police”
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Lost in the city
Discussed“there are two books of stories lost in the city and all ant hegar's children and in the middle of them this wonderful novel The known world”
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All Aunt Hagar's Children CD
All Aunt Hagar's Children CD is a masterful collection of short stories by acclaimed author Edward P.
Discussed“there are two books of stories lost in the city and all ant hegar's children and in the middle of them this wonderful novel The known world”
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Midnight Sun
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer is a fantasy novel that retells the events of the author's famous Twilight vampire romance from the perspective of the male protagonist, Edward Cullen.
Discussed“Stephanie Meyer's new book midnight sun which continues her Twilight vampire Saga this time from the perspective of the vampire Edward sold more than a million copies in its first week”
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Rage
Rage by Bob Woodward is an investigative non-fiction book that examines the Trump administration's handling of crises, race relations, and foreign diplomacy through extensive interviews and secret recordings.
Discussed“the next Bob Woodward book was just announced so you have to imagine like it's going to be yet another one of these runaway non-fiction books from an established name”
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The executioner's song
The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer is a sweeping, Pulitzer Prize-winning true crime masterpiece that details the final months and execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore in Utah, alongside the profound fallout felt by those around him.
Discussed“I picked up Norman mailer's the Executioner song for some reason I cannot believe you have not read this book”
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Shot in the heart
Discussed“journalist wrote A Memoir called shot in the heart about about Gary and about the situation and I really liked the book”
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The Diving Pool
Discussed“last summer I went on vacation I I took her book the diving pool which is a collection of three novellas and that was that was really great”
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