Episode · The Book Review · 2017-07-07
Books mentioned on The History of the London Zoo
Gilbert Cruz discussed Goosebumps by Robert Lawrence Stine. Pamela Paul recommended Mary McScary by R. L. Stine, and discussed A Trip to the Zoo by Isabelle Groetzinger and The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. R. L. Stine discussed Tales from the crypt by Eleanor Fremont, The vault of horror by Jack Oleck, The Witch's Cauldron by Dave McKinlay, and The Girl Who Cried Monster by Robert Lawrence Stine. Greg Cowles recommended Black tickets by Jayne Anne Phillips, and discussed Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Seven Stones to Stand or Fall by Diana Gabaldon, Use of force by Brad Thor, The Swamp by Eric Bolling, and Rediscovering Americanism by Mark R. Levin. Jennifer Schuessler recommended Londoners by Craig Taylor and Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood, and discussed Scars of independence by Holger Hoock.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Goosebumps
Discussed“he'll join us to talk about his long-running Goosebump series and what horror means to young readers”
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A Trip to the Zoo
Discussed“she is the author of a new book called The Zoo the Wild and wonderful tale of the founding of London Zoo 1826 to 1851”
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Tales from the crypt
Discussed“my first scary things I ever read were those wonderful EC Comics when I was a kid Tales from the Crypt and the Vault of horror and the Witch's cauldron”
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The vault of horror
Discussed“my first scary things I ever read were those wonderful EC Comics when I was a kid Tales from the Crypt and the Vault of horror and the Witch's cauldron”
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The Witch's Cauldron
Discussed“my first scary things I ever read were those wonderful EC Comics when I was a kid Tales from the Crypt and the Vault of horror and the Witch's cauldron”
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The Girl Who Cried Monster
Discussed“but in a very early book called The Girl Who Cried Monster it took place in a library and the girl becomes convinced that the librarian is a monster”
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Mary McScary
Mary McScary is a children's picture book written by R.L.
Recommended“and I've got in front of me a picture book that's coming I think this fall Mary McCary which is illustrated by Mark Brown and one of those titles that you wonder why has that not been done before”
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Outlander
Discussed“Diana Gabaldon I think her last name is pronounced um she's the author of The Outlander series ... has a collection of stories set in that Outlander Universe called seven stones to stand or fall”
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Seven Stones to Stand or Fall
Discussed“Diana Gabaldon I think her last name is pronounced um she's the author of The Outlander series ... has a collection of stories set in that Outlander Universe called seven stones to stand or fall”
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Use of force
Discussed“at number three Brad Thor's use of force which Chris Christie was not reading on the beach although Brad Thor tweeted out a photo of Chris Christie holding that”
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The Swamp
Discussed“the two new books this week at number four Eric bowling who is a host on Fox News has a book called The Swamp which is very prot Trump”
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Rediscovering Americanism
Rediscovering Americanism by Mark R.
Discussed“and at number one um the radio host Mark Levan has a book called rediscovering americanism looking you know as these books tend to back to the founders”
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Londoners
Londoners is an oral history by Canadian author Craig Taylor that captures the diverse and vibrant voices of people living in London.
Recommended“and on the plane back I read this great book called londoners It's an oral history by Craig Taylor who's a Canadian”
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Scars of independence
Discussed“and then when I got back I continued reading a book I had started a couple months ago a work of serious history by holder hook who's a historian at the University of Pittsburgh called scars of Independence America's violent birth”
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Black tickets
Black Tickets is a critically acclaimed collection of short stories by American author Jayne Anne Phillips that showcases her distinct literary voice and psychological depth.
Recommended“uh the debut book by Jane Anne Phillips it's a Story collection called Black tickets ... but um she's wonderful”
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Priestdaddy
Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood is a sharply witty and unconventional memoir recounting the author's eccentric upbringing in the Midwest as the daughter of a married Catholic priest.
Recommended“I just started this week um the poet Patricia Lockwood's Memoir from Recently published called priest Daddy and it's about her time being raised uh in the midwest by her father who was a the rare uh married priest”
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The Woman in White
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins is a classic Victorian sensation novel renowned for its intricate mystery, suspenseful plotting, and unforgettable characters.
Discussed“yes I am still um in full in the woman in white by wilky Collins I have about 150 pages to go so no spoilers”
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Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I'm on the board of the international Thriller writers it's the only board I've ever been on in my life and we all meet about 500 Thriller writers all meet every summer here in New York and I those are the people I read all these Thriller writers”
“RL Stein is the author of The Goosebump series and Fear Street”
“RL Stein is the author of The Goosebump series and Fear Street”
“at number five Danielle Steel back on the list with a new novel called The Duchess”
“and still at number one is uh John Grisham ... non-fiction ... no ... top newcomer to the fiction list is James Patterson a book called Murder games that he wrote with his sometime collaborator Howard raen”
“and still at number one is uh John Grisham ... yes uh John Grisham still at number one with Cino Island”