Episode · The Book Review · 2024-05-17

Books mentioned on Writing About NASA's Most Shocking Moment

3 books · With Adam Higginbotham · Watch on YouTube

Gilbert Cruz discussed Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham and Challenger by Adam Higginbotham, and read James by Percival L. Everett for a book club.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. James

    Percival L. Everett · at 0:31

    James by Percival L.

    Book club
    “this one is about the novel James by pel Everett if you're interested in listening to that discussion I urge you to use the next few weeks to catch up on what I think is a pretty great book”
    Where to get it
  2. Midnight in Chernobyl

    Adam Higginbotham · at 0:45 · mentioned 5 times

    Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham is a gripping historical account documenting the untold story of the world's greatest nuclear disaster.

    Discussed
    “all right in 2019 Our Guest on this week's episode published his first book The gripping accounts of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear plant and what was then the Soviet Union that book midnight at Noble was one of the book reviews 10 best books of that year”
    Where to get it
  3. Challenger

    Adam Higginbotham · at 1:30 · mentioned 4 times

    Challenger by Adam Higginbotham is a true story of heroism and disaster on the edge of space, detailing the tragic events surrounding the 1986 space shuttle accident.

    Discussed
    “Adam higin Bam's new book is called Challenger a true story of heroism and disaster on the edge of space”
    Where to get it