Episode · The Book Review · 2019-06-14

Books mentioned on The World's Far Corners and Deepest Depths

9 books · With Robert Macfarlane, Julia Phillips, Alexandra Alter, Dwight Garner, Jennifer Szalai, Parul Sehgal · Watch on YouTube

Gilbert Cruz discussed Underland by Robert Macfarlane, Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips, and The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and others. Robert Macfarlane discussed The Overstory by Richard Powers and Horizon by Barry Lopez. Parul Sehgal discussed Outrages by Naomi Wolf and Let Me Not Be Mad by A. K. Benjamin. Jennifer Szalai discussed Reckoning by Linda Hirshman and others. Dwight Garner recommended The Capital by Robert Menasse.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Underland

    Robert Macfarlane · at 0:09 · mentioned 5 times

    Underland by Robert Macfarlane is a sweeping exploration of humanity's relationship with subterranean spaces, deep time, and the hidden environments beneath the Earth's surface.

    Discussed
    “Robert McFarland will be here to talk about his new book underland”
    Where to get it
  2. Disappearing Earth

    Julia Phillips · at 0:18 · mentioned 4 times

    Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips is a compelling novel that explores the mysterious disappearance of two young sisters in the remote and rugged landscape of Kamchatka, Russia, examining the profound ripples the event creates through a close-knit community.

    Discussed
    “Julia Phillips will be here to talk about her debut novel disappearing Earth”
    Where to get it
  3. The Lost Words

    Robert Macfarlane; Jackie Morris · at 0:43 · mentioned 2 times

    Discussed
    “his previous books include mountains of the Mind the wild places the old ways and one that I particularly want to talk about a few more but one called The Lost words a children's book”
    Where to get it
  4. The Overstory

    Richard Powers · at 7:01

    The Overstory by Richard Powers is a sweeping, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that intertwines the lives of several Americans whose fates are connected to trees and environmental activism.

    Discussed
    “and I think here of big books like Barry Lopez's Horizon Richard PO is the over story which actually together kind of make a a trip tich here you have the overstory The Horizon and and the underland”
    Where to get it
  5. Horizon

    Barry Lopez · at 7:01

    Discussed
    “and I think here of big books like Barry Lopez's Horizon Richard PO is the over story which actually together kind of make a a trip tich here you have the overstory The Horizon and and the underland”
    Where to get it
  6. Outrages

    Naomi Wolf · at 48:56

    Outrages by Naomi Wolf is a historical nonfiction book that examines same-sex desire and state suppression in nineteenth-century Britain.

    Discussed
    “um so I reviewed two books in the last few weeks I reviewed Naomi Wolf's book outrages which has been heavily criticized for containing some pretty serious errors”
    Where to get it
  7. Let Me Not Be Mad

    A. K. Benjamin · at 49:08

    Discussed
    “but I also reviewed this week a book by AK Benjamin called let me be not mad and I actually think I want to talk about that one just because it's”
    Where to get it
  8. Reckoning

    Linda Hirshman; David Kuhn · at 51:46

    Discussed
    “okay so this week I I reviewed a book that I had I took some issues with and it's called Reckoning and it's by a lawyer and legal scholar and philosopher named Linda hman”
    Where to get it
  9. The Capital

    Robert Menasse · at 55:29

    The Capital is a translated satirical novel by Austrian writer Robert Menasse that delves into the bureaucratic inner workings of the European Union in Brussels.

    Recommended
    “Pamela I I reviewed this a novel from a Austrian writer named Robert Manas and the novel has been translated from the German it's called the capital with two A's and U”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Mountains of the mind
“his previous books include mountains of the Mind the wild places the old ways and one that I particularly want to talk about a few more but one called The Lost words a children's book”
Passing The wild places
“his previous books include mountains of the Mind the wild places the old ways and one that I particularly want to talk about a few more but one called The Lost words a children's book”
Passing The Old Ways
“his previous books include mountains of the Mind the wild places the old ways and one that I particularly want to talk about a few more but one called The Lost words a children's book”
Passing Arctic Dreams
“we've had this Resurgence going on for 15 years which I think happened in America in around the time of Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez um a bit earlier Annie dad's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek”
Passing Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
“we've had this Resurgence going on for 15 years which I think happened in America in around the time of Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez um a bit earlier Annie dad's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek”
Passing Underland
“Robert McFarland is the author of most recently underland a deep time Journey”
Passing The Capital
“the book is the capital by Robert”