Episode · The Book Review · 2023-10-13
Books mentioned on What Big Books Have Yet to Come Out in 2023?
Joumana Khatib recommended The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez, Day by Michael Cunningham, Romney by McKay Coppins, and Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, and discussed The friend by Sigrid Nunez, The hours by Michael Cunningham, and Maid by Stephanie Land. Gilbert Cruz recommended A Shining by Jon Fosse, Absolution by Alice McDermott, The Woman in Me by Britney Spears, Class by Stephanie Land, Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista, The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory by Tim Alberta, and Ghosts by Edith Wharton, and discussed Septology by Jon Fosse, Charming Billy by Alice McDermott, My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand, Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith, and American Carnage by Tim Alberta.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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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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The friend
Why people recommend it: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez is an acclaimed, award-winning novel that explores profound themes including suicide, grief, and the deep bond between a grieving writer and a very lovable Great Dane.
Discussed“you'll if you read the friend which is her novel that won the national book award you'll remember this very lovable Great Dane”
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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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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A Shining
A Shining is a contemporary work of fiction by the acclaimed Norwegian author Jon Fosse, who achieved widespread international recognition as a winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Recommended“this is a book by the newest winner of the Nobel Prize in literature Yun F... he has written a book called a shining”
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 celebrity memoir that details the pop star's upbringing, her time in the spotlight, and the trials she faced under her conservatorship, taking its title from a Bob Dylan song.
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 and detailed autobiography in which the legendary entertainer reflects on her storied career, personal life, and artistic achievements.
Discussed“it's called my name is Barbara and it's by Babs it's by Barbara strand”
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Worthy
Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith is a deeply personal and revealing memoir that chronicles the actress and author's complex life journey, struggles with dark thoughts, and path toward self-acceptance.
Discussed“next one is worthy by Jada pinkit Smith”
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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”
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Maid
Maid by Stephanie Land is a bestselling memoir detailing the author's grueling experiences navigating poverty, low-wage work, and the challenges of raising a child as a single mother.
Discussed“Stephanie land is the bestselling writer of a previous Memoir called maid”
Where to get it
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Some People Need Killing
Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista is a harrowing non-fiction memoir documenting the brutal extrajudicial drug war in the Philippines through the eyes of an investigative journalist.
Recommended“this one is called some people need killing it's by Patricia Evangelista”
Where to get it
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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.
Recommended“it's called Romney a Life by McKay coppins... coppins is a political reporter”
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 a profound examination of American evangelicals navigating an era of profound 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 an investigative political work that chronicles the transformation of the Republican Party during the Trump era and the profound ideological shifts within American conservatism.
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”
Where to get it
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Ghosts
Edith Wharton's Ghosts is a curated collection of spine-chilling supernatural tales that showcases the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's lesser-known mastery of the traditional ghost story.
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 (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“there was Gary sards are country friends”
“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”