Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on What Big Books Have Yet to Come Out in 2023?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The hours
The Hours by Michael Cunningham is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that weaves together the lives of three women across different eras, deeply connected to Virginia Woolf's Mrs.
Discussed“he's best known for the hours”
Where to get it
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The Vulnerables
The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez is a contemporary novel that follows an unnamed narrator during times of uncertainty, exploring themes of connection, isolation, and empathy.
Recommended“the first one is the vulnerable by SEC Nunes... it's called the vulnerables and it follows an unnamed narrator”
Where to get it
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Day
Day by Michael Cunningham is a poignant novel that unfolds across three successive Aprils—2019, 2020, and 2021—capturing the profound shifts in a family's life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recommended“one of the other books that I was hoping we could talk about was Day by Michael Cunningham... it's been a while since Michael Cunningham has had a Bookout”
Where to get it
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Septology
Septology by Jon Fosse is a monumental sequence of novels by the Norwegian author exploring faith, art, and human existence.
Discussed“he is well known in Europe... but those who do know him here in America probably do so for his work septology”
Where to get it
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Absolution
Absolution is a compelling novel by Alice McDermott that explores complex themes of guilt, morality, and human connection set against a historical backdrop.
Recommended“this one is called Absolution it's by Alice McDermot”
Where to get it
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The Woman in Me
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears is a highly anticipated memoir detailing the pop superstar's life, career, and personal struggles.
Recommended“there is the woman in Me by Britney Spears which is a book that she titled after the Bob Dylan song”
Where to get it
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My Name Is Barbra
My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand is a massive, highly anticipated 970-page celebrity memoir detailing the iconic entertainer's legendary life and career.
Discussed“it's called my name is Barbara and it's by Babs it's by Barbara strand”
Where to get it
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Class
Class is a poignant memoir by Stephanie Land that explores poverty, motherhood, and the struggles of navigating higher education while facing severe financial hardship.
Recommended“now jimana the first book on our list here is called PL It Is by Stephanie land”
Where to get it
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Maid
Discussed“Stephanie land is the bestselling writer of a previous Memoir called maid”
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Some People Need Killing
Some People Need Killing is a powerful non-fiction book by Patricia Evangelista that documents the brutal reality of the drug war in the Philippines.
Recommended“this one is called some people need killing it's by Patricia Evangelista”
Where to get it
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The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory by Tim Alberta is an investigative examination of American evangelicals navigating an era of intense political extremism.
Recommended“this book is called the kingdom the power and the glory American evangelicals in an age of extremism it's by Tim Alberta”
Where to get it
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American Carnage
American Carnage by Tim Alberta is a detailed political chronicle charting the transformation of the Republican Party during the rise of Donald Trump.
Discussed“that was 2019s American Carnage on the front lines of the Republican Civil War and the rise of President Trump”
Where to get it
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Chain Gang All Stars
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is a gripping futuristic dystopian novel that explores institutionalized violence and the American prison-industrial complex through a high-stakes gladiatorial combat program.
Recommended“and it's for Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame AJ Brena it's incredible”
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Ghosts
Ghosts is a chilling collection of supernatural tales by Edith Wharton published by the New York Review of Books press.
Recommended“one thing I'm reading now I actually finished it this weekend is ghosts by Edith Wharton and it's collection published by New York Review of Books press of ghost stories”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“there was Elizabeth Stout Lucy by the Sea”
“there's a new novel by by Ed Park called same bed different dreams”
“there's a new novel by Paul auster called Bal Gartner”
“one thing I'm reading now I actually finished it this weekend is ghosts by Edith Wharton and it's collection published by New York Review of Books press of ghost stories by the author of The Age of Innocence and custom of the country and and Ethan FR”
“one thing I'm reading now I actually finished it this weekend is ghosts by Edith Wharton and it's collection published by New York Review of Books press of ghost stories by the author of The Age of Innocence and custom of the country and and Ethan FR”
“one thing I'm reading now I actually finished it this weekend is ghosts by Edith Wharton and it's collection published by New York Review of Books press of ghost stories by the author of The Age of Innocence and custom of the country and and Ethan FR”