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Every book Alexandra Alter recommended on podcasts
Alexandra Alter participates as a guest and commentator on The Book Review podcast, where she discusses contemporary fiction, highly anticipated new releases, and emerging literary trends. Through her podcast appearances, Alter demonstrates a broad engagement with modern storytelling, spanning dark contemporary novels, dystopian fiction, horror-inflected narratives, and historical drama. She has reviewed and recommended a diverse array of works, highlighting John Green’s dark novel Turtles All the Way Down alongside contemporary dystopian fiction such as Omar El Akkad’s American War and Lidia Yuknavitch’s The Book of Joan. Alter also shared her enthusiasm for Helen Phillips’s novel The Need, praising its unique metaphysical twist, and brought up Karen Russell’s story collection Orange World in the context of motherhood in fiction. To further explore horror-inflected themes of motherhood, she recommended Melanie Golding’s Melanie Golding's Little Darlings. Looking toward upcoming releases, Alter drew attention to Brit Bennett’s highly anticipated novel The Vanishing Half and Esi Edugyan’s Washington Black. Through her insightful commentary and curation, Alter provides listeners with a well-rounded guide to contemporary literature, helping readers navigate new releases across multiple genres.
Books recommended by Alexandra Alter
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Go Set A Watchman
Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee is a novel written before To Kill a Mockingbird that follows an adult Scout returning to Maycomb, Alabama, and confronting her aging father's complex racial views.
Discussed“but that'll lead right into another surprise or maybe not so surprising given the reviews that goett a Watchmen was not on the list”
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird explores racial injustice and moral growth in the American South through the eyes of young Scout Finch.
Discussed“I was also thinking of the Harper Lee collection of stories which to me that was interesting just because as everyone knows late in her career a sort of prequel which was kind of a sequel to Tequilla Mockingbird came out and there was a lot debate at the time over what her intentions were with that book.”
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Fear: Trump in the White House
Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward is a deeply reported investigative account detailing the chaotic inner workings of the Trump administration.
Discussed“it's coming out this September and the title is fear Trump in the White House from Simon Shuster right before the midterm elections when everything is I'm sure going to be very calm in the political world”
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The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is a powerful young adult contemporary novel that follows a teenage girl grappling with the fatal police shooting of her childhood best friend.
Discussed“so there's a book that came out recently it's a young adult novel called the hate you give by Angie Thomas”
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The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historical fiction novel that reimagines the antebellum South by turning the secret network of abolitionist routes into a literal subterranean railway system utilized by an enslaved woman named Cora seeking freedom.
Discussed“Coulson Whitehead was nominated for the underground rail world that was probably the least surprising name on the list this book has generated probably the most praise in his entire career and attention”
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Fates and Furies
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff is a structurally ambitious novel that examines a long marriage through the sharply contrasting perspectives of both partners.
Recommended“I loved um Fates and Furies by Lauren grth seeing a marriage from two perspectives is not an a brand new idea and fiction but the execution I thought was beautiful”
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Turtles All the Way Down
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green is a compelling young adult novel that thoughtfully examines mental health, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder through a fictional narrative reflecting the author's personal experiences.
Recommended“so the thing that really stands out about this new novel which is called Turtles all the way down is that it's even I think more I think it's even darker in some ways”
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1984
George Orwell's classic dystopian novel 1984 presents a chilling vision of a totalitarian regime characterized by extreme surveillance and psychological manipulation.
Discussed“and so to a lot of other people it seems like there's been a massive surge in sales for Orwell's classic novel 1984”
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A Higher Loyalty
A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership is a memoir by former FBI Director James Comey that offers an inside look at leadership, institutional norms, and his high-profile interactions with political figures, including Donald Trump.
Discussed“this is James comey's book a higher loyalty”
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Did you ever have a family
Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg is a poignant novel that explores grief, loss, and the complex aftermath of a tragedy.
Discussed“did you ever have a family which comes out this September”
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Fire and Fury
Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff is a bestselling political non-fiction book that examines the inner workings of Donald Trump's White House and the chaos surrounding his administration.
Discussed“so there's been some interesting updates on Michael Wolf's book fire and fury which is continuing to sell like crazy”
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French Braid
French Braid by Anne Tyler is a richly observed novel that explores the complex dynamics, unspoken tensions, and enduring bonds within a Baltimore family across multiple decades.
Discussed“and so one deal that happened recently that caught my eye cuz it sounds fascinating is a new book by Anne Tyler which won't be out until 2022 it's going to be from Koff her usual publisher and it sounds very much like your classic kind of an Tyler novel it's called french braid”
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It Can't Happen Here
It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis is a 1935 political satire novel that explores the rise of fascism and authoritarianism within the United States during a fictional political campaign.
Discussed“another book that has picked up in sales is it can't happen here by Sinclair Lewis”
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Jerusalem
Jerusalem by Alan Moore is a massive, highly ambitious experimental novel set in the author's hometown of Northampton, England, weaving together supernatural elements, local history, and diverse literary styles.
Discussed“the title is Jerusalem it's coming out in 2016”
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Life
Hanya Yanagihara's deeply moving and emotionally resonant novel Life is an intense exploration of trauma, enduring friendship, and human suffering.
Discussed“and another book that made the cirkus list that has been getting a lot of critical attention is also longlisted for the national book award is a little Life by Han Yan gahara”
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Shuggie Bain
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart is a deeply moving and gritty debut novel following a young boy growing up in 1980s Glasgow amidst poverty and his mother's struggles with alcoholism.
Discussed“I just finished a book that had been on my radar but became Rose quickly to the top of the list because it's a finalist for both the booker and the national book award and that's Douglas Stewart's suy Bane and it's long and it's absorbing”
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The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown is a blockbuster conspiracy thriller that follows a symbologist and a cryptologist as they unravel a murder mystery in the Louvre and uncover a vast religious secret involving Leonardo da Vinci's artwork.
Discussed“this week Random House announced an upcoming publication It's actually an old one it's Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code which was a huge bestseller when it came came out in 2003”
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The Fault in Our Stars
John Green's The Fault in Our Stars is a young adult novel that follows two teenagers with terminal cancer who fall in love while navigating the profound realities of illness and mortality.
Discussed“and the faar Stars alone has more than 23 million copies in print and of course that's been boosted by some of the film adaptations”
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The Great Believers
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai is a powerful, emotionally devastating novel that chronicles the devastating impact of the AIDS crisis on the arts community in 1980s Chicago alongside a parallel storyline in modern-day Paris.
Discussed“Rebecca Makai is shortlisted for the great Believers”
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The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is a dystopian novel set in a totalitarian patriarchal society where women's rights have been stripped away.
Discussed“it's number 23 is the handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood”
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The Revenant
The Revenant by Michael Punke is a gripping historical survival novel inspired by the harrowing true-life ordeal of frontier fur trapper Hugh Glass, who was mauled by a grizzly bear and left for dead by his companions in the American wilderness.
Discussed“and that is uh the story of the Revenant I don't know if you're familiar with the novel The Very title then for this story as well as for the movie”
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A god in ruins
A god in ruins by Kate Atkinson is a companion novel and sequel to Life After Life, following the life of Teddy Todd during and after the London World War II Blitz era.
Recommended“perhaps you know this already but a God in grins her her next novel is about Teddy”
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All Joy and No Fun
All Joy and No Fun by Jennifer Senior is a non-fiction book that explores the profound psychological and sociological impact of children on modern American parents.
Recommended“she is the author of a book all joy and no fun which is a hilarious and in-depth look at modern parenting as a parent I thoroughly enjoyed”
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American War
American War by Omar El Akkad is a dystopian debut novel that imagines a fractured United States caught in the throes of a second civil war in the late twenty-first century.
Recommended“there are a bunch of great books out this year including American War by om alad and Lydia yuknavich is the book of Joan”
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An American Marriage
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones is an acclaimed contemporary novel that explores the devastating impact of a wrongful conviction on a newlywed couple in the American South.
Recommended“and there's even more exciting stuff coming out in February including an American marriage by tyi Jones”
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain is a satirical novel about an American infantry squad on a victory tour across the United States culminating in a Thanksgiving halftime show.
Recommended“some of the ones I'm really looking forward to are Billy Lynn's long halftime walk which is being adapted by angle and that's another book that I loved as well as uh the girl on the train which is based on the hugely best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins”
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Binti: The Night Masquerade
Binti: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor is a science fiction novella that serves as the final installment in the author's acclaimed and award-winning Binti fantasy series.
Recommended“and another January 16th title I'm excited about basically everything I'm excited about is coming out on a single day is the night masquerade which is the final installment in nedia cor for award-winning denty fantasy series”
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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“Chain Gang All Star which is in the same vein of kind of futuristic sci-fi social satire and it's it's wonderful”
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Circe
Circe by Madeline Miller is a captivating mythological retelling that reimagines the life of the infamous witch from Homer's Odyssey, narrating the epic events entirely from her unique perspective.
Recommended“and her new novel Cersei which comes out in April is looking at the witch from The Odyssey and it's narrated from The Witch's perspective”
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Green
Green by Sam Graham-Felsen is a contemporary debut novel following the experiences of a young campaign worker and offering a window into American politics and social dynamics.
Recommended“one that's getting a lot of attention um right now that's just out is green by Sam Graham Felson and this is by a former campaign blog director for Barack Obama”
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Little Darlings
Little Darlings is a dark and suspenseful novel by Melanie Golding that puts a terrifying supernatural spin on the anxieties of early motherhood.
Recommended“and another novel that I mentioned which was recommended to me by an editor on our desk was Melanie golding's Little Darlings which is actually more of a straightforward horror novel”
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Orange World and Other Stories
Karen Russell’s short story collection Orange World and Other Stories presents imaginative, darkly whimsical tales centered heavily on motherhood, domestic anxieties, and the surreal.
Recommended“there was Karen Russell's Story collection orange world”
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Piranesi
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke is a fantasy novel about a man living in a boundless, statue-filled house with an ocean inside, chronicling his solitary explorations and the mysterious second person who visits him.
Recommended“the novel purany by Susanna Clark is absolutely extraordinary mind-blowing what she does inside a person's head is insane”
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Tangerine
Tangerine by Christine Mangan is a psychological suspense thriller set against the sweltering, claustrophobic backdrop of 1950s Morocco, following two estranged college roommates whose reunion turns perilous.
Recommended“another debut that I'm very excited about is Tangerine by Christine manangan”
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The Book of Joan
The Book of Joan by Lidia Yuknavitch is a dystopian science fiction novel set in a ruined, war-torn future where the remnants of humanity orbit a devastated Earth.
Recommended“there are a bunch of great books out this year including American War by om alad and Lydia yuknavich is the book of Joan”
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The female persuasion
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer is a contemporary novel exploring ambition, mentorship, feminism, and generational expectations among women.
Recommended“and another April book that I'm looking forward to is the female persuasion by Meg willitzer which people are already raving about”
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The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis Johnson is a posthumous short story collection by the acclaimed author.
Recommended“he had finished a final short Story collection before he died and this is coming out on January 16th it's titled the largeest of the sea Maiden”
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The Need
The Need by Helen Phillips is an inventive and gripping novel that explores the disorienting realities of modern motherhood through a surreal, metaphysical lens.
Recommended“so there's a book out this week that I absolutely loved but it's a little hard to describe because there's this big metaphysical twist that happens that you can't really talk about until you read it so you'll have to read it but it's called the need by Helen Phillips”
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The Vanishing Half
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett is a compelling contemporary novel that examines family, racial identity, and the choices that shape our lives through the lives of twin sisters who choose to live in very different worlds.
Recommended“it's called The Vanishing half and it's coming out June 2nd so not so far away”
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Washington Black
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan is a critically acclaimed historical novel that chronicles the extraordinary escape and global odyssey of an enslaved boy from a Barbados sugar plantation in the nineteenth century.
Recommended“a novel that I'm sort of Dipping into and really enjoying that's coming out this fall titled Washington Black by Essie Edan”
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107 Days
Discussed“One interesting exception and I have to say the strength of the sales really surprised me is Kamla Harris's memoir 107 days. It has sold, I think, more than 600,000 copies, which at a moment when people probably don't want to think too much about last year's election...”
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A Brief History of Seven Killings
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James is a sprawling, ambitious historical novel that uses the 1976 attempted assassination of Bob Marley to weave a complex narrative spanning decades of political violence, drug wars, and systemic turmoil in Jamaica and the United States.
Discussed“Marlon James who's from Jamaica was nominated for his novel brief history of seven killings”
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A child's first book of Trump
Discussed“and there's a a child's first book of Trump by the comedian Michael Ian Black which is coming out”
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A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo is a satirical children's picture book written by Jill Twiss and featuring illustrations by EG Keller, centering on the fictional bunny pet of Mike Pence to promote LGBTQ+ acceptance.
Discussed“so I thought this week we could talk about the Runaway Bunny bestseller that has taken the publishing World by storm of course I'm talking about John Oliver's parody book A Day in the Life of marlin bundo”
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A Higher Loyalty
Discussed“first of all we had the first sales figures come in for James comey's book a higher loyalty”
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A Spool of Blue Thread
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler is a rich, domestic novel that traces the multi-generational dynamics, quiet triumphs, and hidden tensions within an ordinary family rooted in Baltimore.
Discussed“Marilyn Robinson for Lyla and Tyler for a spool of blue thread that came out this year”
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A Warning
Discussed“so this week we learned about another yet another tell all book coming out of the Trump Administration there's obviously been a slew of these from the justice department from former White House officials and that was not a surprise”
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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow is a meticulously researched, sweeping biography that chronicles the tumultuous life and immense political legacy of America's first treasury secretary, ultimately inspiring the blockbuster musical.
Discussed“another incredibly popular adaptation that um is on the stage right now is of course Hamilton which was adapted from Ron Cho's bestselling biography of Alexander Hamilton”
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Alexander Hamilton's Guide to Life
Discussed“and so beyond the novel there's another book coming out in the fall from three ever's press and it's called Alexander Hamilton's Guide to Life”
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All American Boys
Discussed“and I think it's also interesting you know you saw books like all-American boys which was by Jason Reynolds and Brendan key and it came out in 2015”
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All Boys Aren't Blue
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M.
Discussed“one of the most BN books for the past two years has been all boys aren't Blue by George Johnson which is about the author's experience growing up black and queer”
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All that man is
Discussed“so David saliz all that man is is a collection of nine short stories about the lives of different men who are at various points in their lives”
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All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is a historical novel set during World War II that follows the intersecting lives of a blind French girl and a German boy.
Discussed“and that is all the light we cannot see by Anthony D which was on our top 10 which was on our top 10”
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American sonnets for my past and future assassin
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by Terrance Hayes is an inventive and politically charged poetry collection that addresses contemporary American life, race, and history through a series of formal sonnets.
Discussed“Terrence Hayes made the cut for American Sunnet from a past and future assassin which was a a fantastic collection”
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Amity and Prosperity
Amity and Prosperity by Eliza Griswold is a poignant work of investigative journalism that chronicles the struggles of a single Pennsylvania family and their rural community as the expansion of the fracking industry fractures their environment and daily lives.
Discussed“General non-fiction Was Won by Eliza Griswald for her book Amity and prosperity one family and the fracturing of America”
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Ancillary Justice
Discussed“and one of the most successful authors to emerge in recent years is Ann Ley um her book ancillary Justice dominated the awards last year won hugos and nebulas and other Awards”
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And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street
Discussed“probably the best known of the six titles was and to think that I saw it on mulber street because that was his debut as a children's book author”
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Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery is a beloved classic novel that follows the spirited orphan Anne Shirley as she makes her home in Prince Edward Island.
Discussed“the book review did this great feature recently about Classics that are you know now considered just these incredible parts of the cannon that were completely panned by the book review like Catch 22 the book review hated and of Green Gables the book review hated”
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Another Brooklyn
Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson is a lyrical coming-of-age novel set in 1970s Brooklyn, marking the acclaimed author's first adult novel in two decades.
Discussed“she's nominated in the adult category for another Brooklyn which is a Coming of Age story set in 1970s brookin and it's her first adult novel in 20 years”
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Antiracist Baby
Antiracist Baby by Ibram X.
Discussed“so one of the new books that I've sold really well in that category is um the anti-racist baby picture book by ibram kendi”
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Barracoon
Discussed“there is a book coming out next week by zoral Hurston it was the first book she ever wrote and when she finished it in 1931 it was rejected ac across the board by all the publishers”
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Be With
Discussed“in the Poetry category a poet named Forest Gander won for a collection called be with and it's a sad collection shot through with grief because it concerns among other subjects the death of his wife another acclaimed poet CD Wright who died in 2016 quite suddenly”
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Becoming
Becoming by Michelle Obama is an intimate and widely celebrated memoir detailing the former First Lady's journey from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years residing in the White House.
Discussed“Michelle Obama's Memoir becoming also published with crown sold more than 16 million copies worldwide that's since its release in 2018”
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Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates is a bestselling epistolary book written as a letter from the author to his teenage son, exploring the reality of growing up Black in America.
Discussed“T Hy coats one for between the world and me which is his collection”
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Blackouts
Discussed“blackouts by Justin torus who wrote We the animals which was his debut it became a bestseller”
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Blood in the water
Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson and Erin Bennett is a comprehensive historical account of the 1971 Attica prison uprising and its lasting legal and political legacy.
Discussed“another book that got a lot of attention this year and the critics went wild over is Heather and Thompson's blood in the water which is her history of the Attica prison Uprising and its Legacy”
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Blue Lard
Discussed“some of the ones that are coming out include blue lard which features a sex scene between clones of Stalin and kushev and landed soken with a charge of obscenity and distributing pornography which was later dropped”
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Booked
Discussed“some of the nominees are kwami Alexander for his novel booked uh which is I believe a novel in verse”
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Born to Run
Born to Run is a deeply personal and acclaimed memoir by legendary musician Bruce Springsteen that chronicles his journey from a young guitar player in New Jersey to a global rock icon.
Discussed“and his Memoir Born to Run which was published by Simon and Schuster was a a pretty big bestseller as well”
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Brave New World
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a dystopian classic that envisions a futuristic society controlled by technological distraction, pharmacological hedonism, and engineered social conditioning.
Discussed“Brave New World by Aldis Huxley has risen to number nine”
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín is a celebrated novel about a young Irish immigrant navigating homesickness, romantic choices, and a dual identity in 1950s New York and her native village.
Discussed“among the nominations are um Brooklyn by col toyin The Big Short by Michael Lewis room by Emma Donahue which is a really sort of chilling novel and a hard one to adapt and the Martian by Andy Weir and the Revenant which is based on U Michael pun's 2002 novel about a frontiersmen that actually picked up 12 nominations”
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Carol
Discussed“nominations went to the Danish girl which is based on a novel by David iof and Carol which is based on a Patricia heith novel”
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Catch-22
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is a satirical anti-war novel set during World War II that immortalized the absurd logic of bureaucratic paradoxes and military bureaucracy.
Discussed“the book review did this great feature recently about Classics that are you know now considered just these incredible parts of the cannon that were completely panned by the book review like Catch 22 the book review hated and of Green Gables the book review hated”
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Challenger Deep
Discussed“so that was Neil Schusterman who won for Challenger Deep which is a novel about a mentally yill teenager”
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Charlie the Choo-Choo
Discussed“I believe it's his first picture book called Charlie the Chuchu”
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Christine
Christine by Stephen King is a classic horror novel centered on a malevolent, vintage Plymouth Fury automobile that gradually possesses its teenage owner.
Discussed“it sounds a little bit like his hor novel Christine”
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City on fire
City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg is a massive, sprawling debut novel set in 1970s New York City.
Discussed“so some of the books that people seem to be really excited about in the gallies that are being snapped up are uh Garris calberg City on fire which is coming out in October”
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Crepúsculo Del Mundo / the Twilight World
Crepúsculo Del Mundo, published in English as The Twilight World, is a novel by renowned filmmaker Werner Herzog that reimagines the astonishing true story of Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese imperial soldier who continued fighting World War II on a remote Philippine island for decades after hostilities ended.
Discussed“and so this story that he tells in his first novel The Twilight world is one that he has been ruminating on for more than 25 years and thought about making a film”
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Crucible
Discussed“all right tell us what it was um it was Troy denning's Crucible”
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Day of the Donald
Discussed“there is a Thriller Parody called The Day of the Donald by Andrew schaer and that takes place”
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Day of the Oprichnik
Discussed“so there's the day of the pitnick which is probably his most overtly political book”
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DC Trip
Discussed“one of the novels that they did that was based on an old screenplay is DC trip and then Sarah Ben and casa is the author who wrote the novel”
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Dear Martin
Discussed“and you know a lot of the of the authors that are taking up the issue um one of the debut novel whose book is coming out later this year is Nick Stone and her debut is called dear Martin”
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DMZ Colony
Discussed“The Poetry award went to dumy for her collection DMZ colony and she gave a lovely speech”
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Do not say we have nothing
Discussed“and finally mine tian's novel do not say we have nothing which follows a Chinese Canadian woman who is obsessed with her long deceased father is on the short list as well”
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Drunken Fireworks
Discussed“this holiday weekend Stephen King has released a new audiobook exclusive and it's sort of tied to the holiday weekend it's called drunken fireworks”
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Dune
Dune by Frank Herbert is a landmark science fiction epic set on the desert planet Arrakis, exploring complex themes of politics, religion, ecology, and human potential.
Discussed“a very beloved classic Sci-fi novel that's already been made into a movie and it's being made again and then you can say it you can say it Dune”
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Eileen
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh is a dark, provocative debut novel about a troubled young woman working in a juvenile detention facility who becomes entangled in a sinister disappearance.
Discussed“Essa M's novel Eileen is on the list and that is about a 24-year-old woman named eileene who was caring for her alcoholic father”
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Exit West
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid is a contemporary magical realist novel that explores migration, refugees, and global upheaval through the lens of a couple fleeing a war-torn country.
Discussed“his last novel exit West was about the refugee crisis and migration um particularly migration from countries in the Middle East and Asia where war and extremism has been a problem”
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Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury that depicts a future society where books are outlawed and systematically burned by tyrannical firemen.
Discussed“another dystopian adaptation I'm looking forward to is Fahrenheit 451 which was of course um Ray Bradbury's novel which was published in 1953 and it presents this future America where books are outlawed and burned and so that is being adapted by HBO and the trailer is already out”
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Fantastic Beasts
Fantastic Beasts by J.
Discussed“there is it's fantastic beast and where to find them which is her kind of extension of the Harry Potter Universe into North America”
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.
Discussed“there is it's fantastic beast and where to find them which is her kind of extension of the Harry Potter Universe into North America”
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Far from the tree
Far from the Tree by Robin Benway is a poignant young adult novel that explores adoption, sibling bonds, and identity through the lives of three teenagers.
Discussed“and in the category for young people's literature which was another exciting category this year the winner was Robin Benway for her novel far from the tree”
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Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L.
Discussed“it's eel James's new romance which is called the mister and this is her first work of original fiction since 50 Shades of Gray which had an incredible impact on the public in Industry”
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Florida
Florida is a sharp, evocative collection of short stories by Lauren Groff that explores themes of place, displacement, and environmental anxiety across the varied landscapes of the American South.
Discussed“Lauren grath was nominated for Florida”
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Fortune Smiles
Discussed“so the winner was a bit of a surprise I have to say Adam Johnson um one for his short Story collection Fortune smiles”
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Friday black
Friday black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is a piercing short story collection that confronts modern consumerism, systemic racism, and violence with sharp speculative energy.
Discussed“Nan kuame AJ Brena whose short Story collection Friday black was a big hit and he came out with a novel this”
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Fun
Fun Home is a critically acclaimed graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel that explores the author's complex relationship with her closeted father, her own coming out, and the literary allusions that shaped her upbringing.
Discussed“one of them is fun home which is an adaptation of Allison beckel's graphic Memoir which is about her coming out as a lesbian and also discovering that her father who commits suicide is gay”
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Ghost of
Discussed“and finally Diana Co nen her collection ghost of which was published by omnid Don publishing was a finalist”
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God Help the Child
God Help the Child is a powerful novel by Toni Morrison that explores the lasting impact of childhood trauma and colorism through the journey of its protagonist, Bride.
Discussed“also in the spring Tony Morrison has a new novel God help the child which people are very excited about”
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Golden Girl
Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand is a popular summer read novel set in Nantucket where a novelist dies at the beginning of the story.
Discussed“so this week there was a controversy surrounding the work of the author Ellen hilderbrand she's a very popular author and known for her summer reads and her latest novel golden girl takes place in in Tucket where a lot of her work is set”
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Hard choices
Hard Choices is a political memoir by Hillary Rodham Clinton detailing her tenure as United States Secretary of State during the first term of the Obama administration.
Discussed“and it's also interesting to kind of compare this to her last Memoir which came out in 2014 and that was called hard choices and that sold around 86,000 print books so far fewer”
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two - Playscript
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two - Playscript is a stage play script by J.K.
Discussed“this time it is Harry Potter in the curse child”
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J.K.
Discussed“this time it is Harry Potter in the curse child”
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Harry Sylvester Bird
Discussed“one of them which is just out is Harry Sylvester Bird by Chinelo oara and this is her second novel her third book and her first really overt satire I would say”
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Heartland
Heartland by Sarah Smarsh is a powerful memoir detailing the author's experiences growing up in poverty and working hard in the American Midwest.
Discussed“Sarah smarland which was her Memoir which many people are comparing to JD Vance”
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Hey, Kiddo
Discussed“the short list also included a graphic Memoir hey kiddo by Jarrett kosasa which we wrote about”
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Hot milk
Hot Milk by Deborah Levy is a critically acclaimed contemporary novel that explores complex familial relationships and psychological tension.
Discussed“hot milk by Deborah Le is also on the list and that has gotten tremendous reviews”
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How do I explain this to my kids?
Discussed“this book is titled how do I explain this to my kids parenting in the age of trump which is edited by Dr Ava seagler”
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How we decide
Discussed“it has more in common with his other books like puce was a neuroscientist or how we decide where he takes these scientific studies and tries to you know apply them to Everyday Life in various ways”
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I Miss You, I Hate This
Discussed“another novel that's coming out it's a young adult novel that sounds really interesting by Sarah sedi is called I miss you I hate you”
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If I Stay
Discussed“we're talking about Paper Towns Looking for Alaska The Fault in Our stars from John Green and then if I stay and where she went from D Foreman”
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Imagine Me Gone
Discussed“another book that was extremely well reviewed um that is on the list is Adam haslett's imagine me gone which is a very sort of sweeping novel that explores the effects of mental illness”
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In a Dark, Dark Wood
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware is a suspenseful thriller about a reclusive writer who gets drawn into a chaotic weekend in a remote glass house that ultimately ends in murder.
Discussed“and uh another debut novel that is getting a lot of Buzz is Ruth wear's novel in a dark wood which is kind of in the vein of Gone Girl girl on the train”
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In the unlikely event
In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume is a poignant adult fiction novel that reflects on a series of real-life plane crashes in Elizabeth, New Jersey, during the 1950s.
Discussed“she has her first adult novel in 16 years it's called in the unlikely event”
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Interior Chinatown
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu is a satirical and inventive novel that uses the format of a screenplay to explore race, media representation, and the immigrant experience in America.
Discussed“the only controversial thing was that Charles Yu who won for his novel interior of Chinatown he won the fiction award”
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It Ends With Us
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover is a contemporary romance novel that explores the harrowing complexities of domestic violence through the emotional struggles of its protagonist, Lily Bloom.
Discussed“and the book is a contemporary romance novel called it ends with us by Colleen Hoover”
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King and the Dragonflies
Discussed“and the award for young people's literature went to Case and Calendar's king and the dragonflies”
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Lady Susan
Discussed“and uh another exciting project is wit Stillman the filmmaker has Rewritten or uh sort of written a novelization of Lady Susan which is a lesser known Jane Austin work”
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Lessons in Chemistry
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus is a witty debut novel set in the early 1960s that follows Elizabeth Zott, a brilliant chemist whose career is sidelined by pervasive workplace sexism, leading her to unexpectedly become the beloved host of a revolutionary cooking show.
Discussed“so this book is a debut novel by Bonnie garas and it's called lessons in chemistry and it's a novel set in the early 1960s and it's about a woman who wants to be a scientist but she encounters sexism and ends up being the host of a TV cooking show instead”
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Let Me Tell You
Discussed“one recent example is let me tell you a collection of 56 short stories and other pieces by Shirley Jackson who died in 1965 and is probably best known for the lottery”
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Life Without Children
Discussed“other ones that are coming out this year include Rody Doyle's short Story collection life without children which looks at the impact of the pandemic on everyday life”
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Lila
Discussed“Marilyn Robinson for Lyla and Tyler for a spool of blue thread that came out this year”
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Lincoln in the Bardo
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders is an experimental historical novel that imagines the grief of Abraham Lincoln visiting his deceased son in a cemetery populated by a chorus of ghosts.
Discussed“the man Booker prize was awarded this week and in what was I think a surprise choice for a lot of observers it went to George Saunders for his novel Lincoln in the BAU which was extremely well reviewed”
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Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska by John Green is a celebrated young adult coming-of-age novel that explores the intense emotions, friendships, and existential questions of teenagers attending a boarding school.
Discussed“we're talking about Paper Towns Looking for Alaska The Fault in Our stars from John Green and then if I stay and where she went from D Foreman”
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Lord of Publishing
Discussed“and Sterling Lord actually published his own Memoir recently uh in 2013 the title is Lord of publishing”
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Lost Tycoon
Discussed“another book that is in the works that's kind of being repackaged is lost Tycoon by the journalist Harry hurt and that was released in 1993 by Norton”
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Love Warrior
Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton is a deeply personal memoir chronicling the author's journey through marital crisis, self-discovery, and the painful dismantling of traditional expectations.
Discussed“that's by Glenn and Doyle Melton and it's called love we”
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Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha is a historical fiction novel by Arthur Golden that chronicles the life of a Japanese woman who rises from poverty to become a celebrated geisha in Kyoto before and during World War Two.
Discussed“in 's case she started thinking about it several years ago when she was teaching a class at Colombia a writing class and they were talking about the issue of cultural appropriation in novels like William styron's the confession of Nat Turner or in Memoirs of AA books where white writers had tried to write about someone from another background”
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Midnight Sun
Discussed“Stephanie Meyer's new book midnight sun which continues her Twilight vampire Saga this time from the perspective of the vampire Edward sold more than a million copies in its first week”
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Modern Romance
Discussed“aiz andari has his first book coming out about dating in the modern era it's called modern romance”
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New Hampshire
Discussed“vintage Classics which is their paperback imprint is going to be doing several AG the Christi novels this spring which are newly in the public domain and they're going to be doing an addition of Robert Frost New Hampshire with the original wood cart art”
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Night of Camp David
Discussed“and so i wonder if night of Camp David which is the title of this novel if I hadn't mentioned the title yet i wonder if that might fill the Gap a little bit because it's historical”
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Nightmare Alley
Discussed“Nightmare alley guo Del Toro directed it and it's based on the 1946 novel of the same name by William Lindsay gram it was adapted into a movie shortly after it was published”
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No One Goes Alone
Discussed“it's coming out in September and it's called no one goes alone”
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No One Is Talking About This
No Is Not Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood is a critically acclaimed debut novel that explores internet culture, modern digital existence, and profound personal tragedy.
Discussed“Patricia Lockwood is nominated for no one is talking about this her novel which is a bit of a meta commentary on the internet”
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Normal People
Normal People by Sally Rooney is a contemporary bestselling novel that traces the complex, evolving romantic and emotional relationship of two young Irish students transitioning from secondary school to university.
Discussed“there's Michael and Don's warl and Sally Rooney's normal people which I've heard incredible things about”
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Objective Troy
Discussed“uh one of the first books that the imprint is going to release is objective Troy which is by a New York Times Reporter Scott Shane about a drone killing of a top terrorist operative”
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On the Run
Discussed“the other non-fiction book to come under Fire is Alice goffman's on the run which was a very celebrated account of the lives of low-income africanamerican men in Philadelphia and their encounters with police”
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Otherbound
Discussed“one of them which is just out is Harry Sylvester Bird by Chinelo oara and this is her second novel her third book and her first really overt satire I would say”
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Our Country Friends
Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart is a pandemic-era novel that follows a group of friends who isolate together in a country house as the world shuts down.
Discussed“like Gary steinard who wrote a pandemic novel our country friends that came out last fall got great reviews”
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Our Revolution
Discussed“so the latest news is that Senator Bernie Sanders has sold a book to Thomas Dunn which is an imprint of St Martin's press it's coming out this November very timely and it's a look back at his campaign and his political platform the title is Revolution”
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Outlander kitchen
Discussed“Random House is publishing the perfect book it's called Outlander kitchen and it's a recipe book that's inspired by the novels which are about a nurse who time travels back to 18th century Scotland”
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Paper Towns
Paper Towns by John Green is a young adult novel centered on themes of coming-of-age and mystery.
Discussed“we're talking about Paper Towns Looking for Alaska The Fault in Our stars from John Green and then if I stay and where she went from D Foreman”
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Paradise
Discussed“some of the book scan numbers from the UK showed extremely small sales for his books over the years something you know close to 30,000 copies for 10 novels”
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Pax
Pax by Sara Pennypacker is a poignant middle-grade novel about a young boy's journey to reunite with his pet fox during wartime.
Discussed“and Sarah Penny Packer's novel P which is about a boy who is trying to be reunited with his pet fox during World War I and it got tremendous reviews”
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Preventable
Discussed“and so his book is called preventable and that'll be coming out this year as well pretty soon”
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Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is a classic 1813 comedy of manners that follows the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy as they navigate issues of class, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the British landed gentry.
Discussed“what's your favorite I have to go with Pride and Prejudice I know it's an obvious one”
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Proust was a neuroscientist
Discussed“it has more in common with his other books like puce was a neuroscientist or how we decide where he takes these scientific studies and tries to you know apply them to Everyday Life in various ways”
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Rage
Rage by Bob Woodward is an investigative journalism book that delves into the inner workings of the Trump administration, focusing heavily on national security crises, race relations, and the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Discussed“the next Bob Woodward book was just announced so you have to imagine like it's going to be yet another one of these runaway non-fiction books from an established name”
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Red, White & Royal Blue
Discussed“in this case it was Casey mcquiston red white and royal blue which is a gay romance novel”
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Rez Dogs
Discussed“one is a middle- grade book it's called res dogs by Joseph bruk and it takes place during the pandemic on a reservation”
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Room
Why people recommend it: Emma Donoghue's chilling novel portrays a mother and son surviving years of captivity in a single small room, offering a suspenseful and claustrophobic look at trauma and resilience.
Discussed“among the nominations are um Brooklyn by col toyin The Big Short by Michael Lewis room by Emma Donahue which is a really sort of chilling novel and a hard one to adapt and the Martian by Andy Weir and the Revenant which is based on U Michael pun's 2002 novel about a frontiersmen that actually picked up 12 nominations”
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Rules for Resistance
Discussed“one is titled rules for resistance advice from around the world in the age of trump which will have an introduction by David Cole who's the national legal director of the ACLU”
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Sabrina
Sabrina by Nick Drnaso is a contemporary graphic novel that explores modern anxiety, surveillance, and the fallout of a tragedy.
Discussed“it's called Sabrina uh it's by Nick donoso and it's been called an extraordinary work”
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Sing, Unburied, Sing
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward is a powerful Mississippi-set novel that functions simultaneously as a raw road trip narrative and a haunting ghost story.
Discussed“and the winner of the fiction category this year was Jasmine Ward who won for her novel Sing unburied Sing which was absolutely you know one of I think every critic's top books of the year it seems like at this point”
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Solve for happy
Solve for Happy by Mo Gawdat offers a practical and mathematical framework for achieving lasting human happiness, written by the former Chief Business Officer of Google X.
Discussed“on the non-fiction front a book that's getting a lot of attention at London is Mo gaet solve for happy”
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Station Eleven
Station Eleven by Emily St.
Discussed“so I inhaled all of station 11 I binged it this is a adaptation of Emily St John Mandel's pandemic novel which actually came out in 2014”
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Stella Maris
Stella Maris is a philosophical companion novel by Cormac McCarthy that concludes the narrative arc initiated by its predecessor, featuring deep intellectual dialogues in a psychiatric facility.
Discussed“so this fall one month apart Koff is going to release his books the passenger and a second companion novel Stella Maris”
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Telluria
Discussed“and one of his books that is coming out this year also in translation for the first time is Toria and that's also set in a futuristic Russia Europe that has devolved into these feudal medieval States”
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The Art Of The Deal
The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump is a business memoir and self-help guide that outlines the author's real estate ventures, negotiation philosophies, and corporate deal-making strategies.
Discussed“he noted in a tweet to me that the lurb on Donald Trump's own book art of the deal is this”
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The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge
Discussed“and the assassination of brang wayin spurge which I love that title by Mt Anderson and Eugene yelin”
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The association of small bombs
The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan is a critically acclaimed novel that explores the devastating aftermath of a terrorist explosion in New Delhi.
Discussed“in addition to Coulson Whitehead there was Karan mahajan's novel The Association of small bombs which was very well reviewed and that takes place in New Deli”
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The big short
The Big Short by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction account detailing the buildup of the housing market bubble and the financial crisis of the late 2000s through the eyes of contrarian investors.
Discussed“among the nominations are um Brooklyn by col toyin The Big Short by Michael Lewis room by Emma Donahue which is a really sort of chilling novel and a hard one to adapt and the Martian by Andy Weir and the Revenant which is based on U Michael pun's 2002 novel about a frontiersmen that actually picked up 12 nominations”
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The Confessions of Nat Turner
Discussed“in 's case she started thinking about it several years ago when she was teaching a class at Colombia a writing class and they were talking about the issue of cultural appropriation in novels like William styron's the confession of Nat Turner or in Memoirs of AA books where white writers had tried to write about someone from another background”
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Discussed“another play that got a lot of nominations was the Curious incident of the dog in the nighttime which is adapted from a 2003 novel by Mark Haden”
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The Danish Girl
Discussed“nominations went to the Danish girl which is based on a novel by David iof and Carol which is based on a Patricia heith novel”
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The day before happiness
Discussed“this year it went to the Italian novelist Ary duuk who won for a quite interesting description of a sexual act in his novel The Day Before happiness which is the story of a Neapolitan orphan growing up after World War II”
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The End of October
Lawrence Wright’s novel The End of October explores a catastrophic global pandemic and its profound societal consequences.
Discussed“they of course published his novel which was about a global pandemic and it was called the end of October and really had bizarrely prean and extremely similar plot points”
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The Fifth Risk
The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis is an insightful non-fiction account examining the crucial, unseen operations of the federal civil service and the potential dangers of chaotic presidential transitions.
Discussed“it was interesting because of course his last book The Fifth risk was really looking at you know what could happen if the government agencies that are tasked with managing catastrophes fell short”
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The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia
Discussed“I was suspecting that Masha Gan might win in the non-fiction category she won for her book the future is history how totalitarianism reclaimed Russia”
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The Girl in the Spider's Web
Discussed“speaking of girls in the title there will be another St Larson book although the author is deceased they found someone to continue on the series and it's called the girl in The Spiders web”
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The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins is a psychological thriller centering on an unstable commuter who becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation after observing something suspicious from a train window.
Discussed“some of the ones I'm really looking forward to are Billy Lynn's long halftime walk which is being adapted by angle and that's another book that I loved as well as uh the girl on the train which is based on the hugely best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins”
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The Grand Sophy
Discussed“particularly in this novel The Grand Sophie which is one of her most beloved books but has this very egregious kind of anti-Semitic stereotype in one scene that has bothered readers for a long time”
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The Hamilton Affair
Discussed“the other books that are coming up this summer and fall include Elizabeth Cobb's historical novel The Hamilton Affair which is due out this August and the demand is so strong for that again based on the musical that her publisher has increased the first printing to 75,000 copies”
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The haunting of Sunshine girl
Discussed“this novel by Paige McKenzie um is called The Haunting of Sunshine girl and she actually co-wrote it with a young adult writer”
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The Hellfire Club
The Hellfire Club by Jake Tapper is a political thriller set against the backdrop of Washington, D.C., in 1954, following a congressional investigator as he navigates a dangerous web of conspiracy and political intrigue.
Discussed“his debut novel it's a political thriller titled the hellfire club which takes place in Washington DC in 1954”
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The Hill We Climb
Discussed“Amanda Gorman who made a big splash at the presidential inauguration with her inaugural poem the hill we climb released that as a book and it sold more than 200,000 copies in its first week”
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The Indian world of George Washington
Discussed“Colin callaways the Indian world of George Washington was one of them for nonfiction”
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The journey of little Charlie
Discussed“and the journey of little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis”
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The Last White Man
Discussed“so that was one of the books that I wrote about another that's coming out soon called the last white man is also very overtly about racial identity”
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The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of ...
The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About by Mel Robbins offers practical psychological strategies designed to help readers release control over external situations and find personal empowerment.
Discussed“It's been a really tough time for non-fiction, unless you're Mel Robbins. [laughter] Her Let Them Theory book has sold millions of copies this year. It came out last year, but it's still on the top of the bestseller list.”
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo is a widely popular self-help guide that offers a revolutionary approach to decluttering and organizing personal spaces by evaluating possessions based on whether they spark joy.
Discussed“one of the ones that cross my desk recently that's just out is a graphic novel adaptation of Marie condo's bestseller the life-changing magic of tidying up”
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The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
The Love Songs of W.E.B.
Discussed“fan Jeffers for the love songs of web de boys it's her debut and it's already gotten a tremendous reception”
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The making of Donald Trump
Discussed“those include a book called The Making of Donald Trump by David K Johnston he's of course a former times person yes he's a polar surprise winning investigative reporter”
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The Making of the President 1960
The Making of the President 1960 by Theodore H.
Discussed“and it's it's supposedly going to be written in the spirit of Theodore White's the making of the president 1960”
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The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle is a prominent dystopian alternative history novel by Philip K.
Discussed“and another book with a recent TV adaptation that I think is also seeing a spike in sales is the man in the High Castle the Philip K dick dystopian Nazi based”
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The Martian
The Martian by Andy Weir is a science fiction survival novel that follows an astronaut stranded on Mars who must use his scientific ingenuity and problem-solving skills to stay alive and engineer a way home.
Discussed“among the nominations are um Brooklyn by col toyin The Big Short by Michael Lewis room by Emma Donahue which is a really sort of chilling novel and a hard one to adapt and the Martian by Andy Weir and the Revenant which is based on U Michael pun's 2002 novel about a frontiersmen that actually picked up 12 nominations”
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The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is Arundhati Roy's highly anticipated second novel, which arrived two decades after her celebrated debut, The God of Small Things.
Discussed“we were discussing AR andad Roy's new novel the ministry of utmost happiness which of course came out 20 years after her debut novel The God of small things”
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The Mister
Discussed“it's eel James's new romance which is called the mister and this is her first work of original fiction since 50 Shades of Gray which had an incredible impact on the public in Industry”
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The Mothers
The Mothers is a compelling debut novel by Brit Bennett that explores friendship, community, and difficult choices within a contemporary Black church congregation in Southern California.
Discussed“I'm very excited about Brit Bennett's new novel I loved her debut novel the mothers so I'm excited to read her next book”
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The new Negro
Discussed“in biography the winner was the new negro the life of Elaine lock by Jeffrey C Stewart and both of those books that the Frederick Douglas book and this biography of Elaine lock got a ton of critical attention and awards”
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The Outsider
The Outsider by Stephen King is a genre-blending thriller that begins as a straightforward police procedural investigating a gruesome local murder before twisting into a terrifying supernatural horror story.
Discussed“Stephen King's new novel which came out recently The Outsider sold nearly 97,000 copies in its first week which was great”
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The Passenger
The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy is an intricate, companion-style novel following a salvage diver in New Orleans who navigates grief, mathematics, and shadowy government conspiracies alongside his late sister.
Discussed“it's called the passenger so you know when they announced that he had a novel coming out I think people who had been following closely knew that he had this book called the passenger the big surprise was that it's not one but two novels that he's written and they are interconnected”
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The Plot Against America
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth is a prominent alternate history novel imagining a fascist America in the 1940s under the isolationist presidency of Charles Lindbergh.
Discussed“it's coming back for a second season in April and there's also going to be adaptations coming of Philip Roth's novel The plot against America that was broken in the New York Times book review”
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The Poet X
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo is a celebrated young adult novel in verse that follows a Dominican-American teenager in Harlem who uses slam poetry to understand her world and find her voice.
Discussed“That novel is the poet X by Elizabeth ASO”
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The Portable Veblen
Discussed“Elizabeth McKenzie's novel The portable Vin which has a friendly squirrel in it and I sort of have a soft spot for it for that that book was edited by Ed park at penguin press”
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The power of the dog
Discussed“the power of the dog a 1967 novel by Thomas Savage which was directed by Jane Campion and is this anti-western Western about two brothers who live on a ranch in Montana”
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The Prophets
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.
Discussed“there's another debut by Robert Jones Jr called the prophets and this is a love story about two black enslaved men”
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The Road
The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a bleak, post-apocalyptic masterpiece that follows a father and his young son walking through a burned, ash-covered America trying to survive against starvation and roaming bands of cannibals while holding onto their humanity.
Discussed“it's been 16 years since he published the road which became a huge bestseller one of pullit ser and devastated me and millions of others readers”
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The Room Where It Happened
The Room Where It Happened by John R.
Discussed“the second is the room where it happened John Bolton's book”
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The Sellout
The Sellout by Paul Beatty is a bold, satirical novel about race and racism in contemporary America that made history as the first American novel to win the Booker Prize in 2016.
Discussed“we did have one American the the sellout by Paul batty that was one of our 10 best at the book review last year and that's a sort of satirical novel about race”
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The sick bag song
Discussed“first of all it's only going to be available on a website that he's created called the sick bags song.com that's the title of the of the book and the poem”
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The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller is a lyrical and moving reimagining of the Iliad that focuses on the deep romance between Achilles and Patroclus.
Discussed“a couple of the examples that Liz noted were the song of Achilles by meline Miller which is a fantastic novel but it's been out for years”
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The testing of Luther Albright
Discussed“so her first novel was published by Harper the testing of Luther Albright and it came out in 2005”
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The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
Discussed“and the other shortlisted books for young people's literature included Leslie Connor's the truth As Told by Mason butle”
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The very persistent gappers of Frip
The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip by George Saunders, with illustrations by Lane Smith, is a whimsical yet philosophical children's fable about a small seaside village plagued by bizarre, orange, goat-like creatures that cling to goats.
Discussed“oh yes the wonderful very persistent gappers of FRP which is such a great title”
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The voyage out,
Discussed“The Voyage out by Virginia wolf let's see aside from a certain cleverness which being all in one key Paul's on one after going through a 100 pages of it there is little in this offering to make it stand out from The Ruck of mediocre novels which make far less literary pretension”
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The voyeur's motel
Discussed“mean you have another case of a book coming out next week by gay Tois the voyers motel which is another controversial book”
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Their Four Hearts
Discussed“one of them is therefore Hearts which I mentioned it's about these four archetypal Soviet Heroes who are sent on this pointless mission that involves all kinds of violence and degradation and really some of the most grotesque things I've ever read”
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Too Much and Never Enough
Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L.
Discussed“and a large majority of those books were too much and never enough”
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Too Much and Never Enough
Discussed“number one is Mary Trump's book too much and never enough and she is Donald Trump's niece”
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Traps
Discussed“the difference at the Amazon store is that for the opening the section included a few of Jeff bezos's own favorite titles um including the five love languages by Gary Chapman and traps by his own wife McKenzie Bezos here's his review of traps a page Turner written by an award-winning novelist who also happens to be my wife”
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Trump and me
Discussed“so some of the stuff that's coming up soon includes Mark Singer book Trump and me that's coming out on July 5th”
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We the Animals
Discussed“blackouts by Justin torus who wrote We the animals which was his debut it became a bestseller”
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We Were Liars
Discussed“another one was e Lockhart's we were Liars which came out in 2014 and that author was extremely confused to see it on the bestseller list”
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Werner Herzog - Of Walking in Ice
Discussed“one of his more well-known books of walking in ice describes this journey he made on foot from Munich to Paris it was 600 miles in the dead of winter”
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Where She Went
Discussed“we're talking about Paper Towns Looking for Alaska The Fault in Our stars from John Green and then if I stay and where she went from D Foreman”
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Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens is a bestselling coming-of-age mystery novel set in the marshlands of North Carolina that follows the isolated life of a young girl.
Discussed“it's where the croad sing by dilia Owens which is a DW novel that we wrote about you know we covered the rise of that book and sort of its surprising staying power”
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Where the dead sit talking
Discussed“and Brandon Hobson for where the dead sit talking which is by Soho press”
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Wobble
Discussed“Ray Arman Trout's wobble by which was published by Wesleyan University press was a finalist”
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Wolf Hall
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel is a meticulously researched historical fiction novel that chronicles the rise of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII.
Discussed“Wolf Hall Parts one and two was adopted for the stage by Mike poulton and it's a production of the royal Shakespeare company”
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Wolf Hall Trilogy (Wolf Hall / Bring Up the Bodies / The Mirror & the Light)
Discussed“at the top of my list and many people's list was Hillary mantel's the mirror in the light which is her conclusion to her Trilogy about the life of Thomas crom”
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Women Who Work
Discussed“is aanka Trump's book women who work it's being pushed back from early March to early May and that that's being published by portfolio”
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You Can't Spell America Without Me
Discussed“penguin press announced this week that Kurt Anderson and Alec Baldwin are teaming up to write a satire titled you can't spell America without me the really tremendous Inside Story of my fantastic first year as president Donald J Trump”
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“this weekend the girl on the train is opening and of course everyone's familiar with that book it sold more than 6 million copies in the us alone became an overnight sensation”
“I imagine there are some people who are disappointed I don't know how vocal will'll be about that they going to reissue his Dada novel tarantula”
“we have an extraordinary looking film from Angley based on Ben fountain's novel Billy Lyn's long halime walk”
“even cormic McCarthy's the road”
“one interesting name I thought was um vieten who won the pullit Sur prize for his novel The sympathizer”
“and you also had Hamilton the revolution which was the book based on Hamilton the musical which itself was based on the biography by Ron Cho”
“examples like um Wally Lamb She's Come Undone that went on to sell millions of copies”
“so did eart tolls A New Earth and these were people with no profile”
“I suppose after fire and fury by also interesting that there was this controversy”
“I suppose after fire and fury by also interesting that there was this controversy”
“and there's been anticipation for months on this book but it you know compared to some other bestsellers like Hillary Clinton's Memoir which came out last fall titled what happened”
“so yeah educated a memoir by terara Westover”
“this is Michael Lewis author of The Blindside and Moneyball and liars poker and a number of best sellers and he sold more than 10 million copies of his books”
“this is Michael Lewis author of The Blindside and Moneyball and liars poker and a number of best sellers and he sold more than 10 million copies of his books”
“this is Michael Lewis author of The Blindside and Moneyball and liars poker and a number of best sellers and he sold more than 10 million copies of his books”
“today we're gonna talk about the young adult author John Green who finally published a new novel his fans had been waiting for years since the fonar stars came out in 2012”
“and of course you know getting attacked repeatedly by the president on Twitter which as Michael wolf demonstrated with fire and fury is a recipe for massive Book Sales”
“and of course you know getting attacked repeatedly by the president on Twitter which as Michael wolf demonstrated with fire and fury is a recipe for massive Book Sales”
“after Paul batty won for the sellout last year it's interesting because I was talking to a publisher yesterday”
“Karen Russell's collection orange world came out earlier this year”
“of course he's famous for Silence of the Lambs but he was first introduced in Harris's second novel red dragon”
“he had been kind of down on the movies as he put it because of a 1986 film called called Manhunter which was an adaptation of red dragon”
“The Last film was Hannibal Rising I believe that didn't do well at the box office or critically”
“and the biggest sellers are books like Bob Woodward's fear and Michael Wolf's fire and fury”
“and the biggest sellers are books like Bob Woodward's fear and Michael Wolf's fire and fury”
“and the biggest sellers are books like Bob Woodward's fear and Michael Wolf's fire and fury”
“you have Michelle Obama's becoming still hanging in there”
“you have a warning by Anonymous that's the unnamed senior Trump Administration official”
“more than a decade since the first one Wolf Hall was released the trilogy has been really groundbreaking commercially and culturally”
“shortly after she wrote the opening sequences of Wolf Hall which depict crumel as a young man being beaten by his father”
“she was publisher at Crown which is a penguin Random House imprint probably best known for publishing one of the most successful Memoirs in recent memory which is Michelle Obama's becoming she was handpicked to be Michelle Obama's editor and that was the bestselling book of 2018”
“he of course won the Pitzer for his most recent book The overstory so I'll be very curious to see what he does next”
“there was Rachel Kushner who was nominated for the Mars room and Richard Powers who was nominated for the over story”
“there was Rachel Kushner who was nominated for the Mars room and Richard Powers who was nominated for the over story”
“and from a low and quiet Sea by Donal Ryan”
“and from a low and quiet Sea by Donal Ryan”
“but probably the biggest non-fiction book that everyone was anticipating was of course Hillary Clinton's new Memoir what happened”
“and I think it's also noteworthy that number two was unbelievable by Katie tur which is her Memoir about covering the Trump campaign”
“the ministry of utmost happiness which of course came out 20 years after her debut novel The God of small things”
“it's a graphic novel adaptation of Margaret Atwoods the handmaid's tale which is doing tremendously well in novel form right now”
“so you can get a Marvel Comic version of Pride and preus”
“so you can get a Marvel Comic version of Pride and preus”
“there's a kafka's metamorphous graphic novel”
“The Alchemist by Paulo Quello”
“of course March was really successful the representative John Lewis's graphic novel based on the civil rights movement”
“I think you've seen a lot of backlist titles doing well because of TV shows like the handmaid's tale and things like that”
“they just came out with two new ones the the Jungle Book in a manga adaptation and The Count of Monte Christo”
“the Jungle Book in a manga adaptation and The Count of Monte Christo which were very popular in my house”
“we're seeing a number of additional dystopia novels being adapted for TV this year the handmaids tale by Margaret Atwood was so successful in its first season”
“it's called the red Clocks by Lenny zumas and it's kind of in the mold of Margaret Atwoods the hamid's tale or ones that we've seen recently like Louise Erik's future home of the Living God and the power by Naomi Alderman”
“it's called the red Clocks by Lenny zumas and it's kind of in the mold of Margaret Atwoods the hamid's tale or ones that we've seen recently like Louise Erik's future home of the Living God and the power by Naomi Alderman”
“it's called the red Clocks by Lenny zumas and it's kind of in the mold of Margaret Atwoods the hamid's tale or ones that we've seen recently like Louise Erik's future home of the Living God and the power by Naomi Alderman”
“she is a former Classics professor and she wrote the song of Achilles that was her debut which was a a novelization of The Iliad”
“so Sean Spicer as many of our listeners know has also released his own book which is titled The Briefing Politics the press and the president”
“and then at number two similar argument also from a Fox News personality Janine peros liars leakers and liberals is it number two and that book is a kind of general pro Trump book interesting”
“I think a lot of this has to do with a certain book that had Harry Potter in the title even though it was a play”
“so they didn't have you know the sort of Harry Potter and the curse child craze had kind of tailed off at that point”
“so they didn't have you know the sort of Harry Potter and the curse child craze had kind of tailed off at that point”
“the other Booker finalists were Brandon Taylor for his novel real life also a debut”
“Diane Cook's novel the new Wilderness and avne doshi's burnt sugar”
“and avne doshi's burnt sugar”
“and established authors on the list were Maza meste for her novel The Shadow King which is set during Italy's invasion of Ethiopia in the 1930s”
“and CTI dangu for this mournable body which centers on an outof work middle-aged woman in herar and is sort of a sequel in a way to her debut novel”
“if you look at the bestselling books of the year you're looking at Michael Wolf's fire and fury which sold I think two and a half million copies”
“if you look at the bestselling books of the year you're looking at Michael Wolf's fire and fury which sold I think two and a half million copies”
“she then published a second novel with Koff and that one was called traps and that was also well reviewed”
“the latest sales figures for former president Barack Obama's Memoir a Promised Land were pretty astronomic”
“and it's interesting to see another book about the Trump Administration coming on the heels of omarosa's book and of Michael Wolf's book fire and fury that paints this portrait of an Administration in chaos”
“and it's interesting to see another book about the Trump Administration coming on the heels of omarosa's book and of Michael Wolf's book fire and fury that paints this portrait of an Administration in chaos”
“the finalists in The biography category were the road not taken Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam by Max Boot and PR's Duchess By Carolyn Weber who's a frequent contributor to the book review”
“finalist in that category were rising dispatches from the new American Shore by Elizabeth rush and in a day's work by Bernice Young”
“finalist in that category were rising dispatches from the new American Shore by Elizabeth rush and in a day's work by Bernice Young”
“there was the notorious RBG which came out of a Tumblr page dedicated to Ruth Bader Ginsburg and that became kind of a quas biography”
“you have of course humans of New York which is based on photographs by Brandon Stanton that he took of people around New York and interviews that he did”
“other nominees included uh Gail foran for leave me and Tom Connelly”
“and Tom Connelly uh for men like air which described a sex act involving Chili Peppers”
“so one Ian mccuen's nutshell was one of those uh Jonathan saffron fyers here I am was considered but then deemed too good”
“Jonathan saffron fyers here I am was considered but then deemed too good to really win the bad sex and fiction award”
“it's kind ofama well above Michelle Obama”
“number three is actually dog man Dave pky”
“because in 2018 you really saw the Trump bump there were books like Bob Woodward's fear”
“and before that you had fire and fury and Publishers were just racing to sign up”
“and before that you had fire and fury and Publishers were just racing to sign up”
“if you look at the print bestsellers that NPD pulled together the only political book on the list is becoming by Michelle Obama”
“there are other non-fiction books that are appealing to people particularly educated by Tara West which is still selling incredibly well”
“and on Thursday it was in the number one spot overall on Amazon's print bestseller list finally toppling Mark Levan's American Marxism which has been clinging to the number one spot for a long time”
“moong girl reads video about we were Liars that's been viewed millions of times”
“for example Richard Powers who is shortlisted for bewilderment”
“he was also shortlisted ed for the overstory”
“Maggie shipstead is nominated for a great circle”
“he is nominated for Cloud Cuckoo Land”
“I think a two-time national book award finalist is nominated for Matrix which is her novel that's set in a Nery in France”
“and Jason M for hell of a book which I have to confess I haven't read but based on the description I'm intrigued”
“and of course he had a huge hit two huge hits fire and fury was his first book and that was a massive besteller”
“and of course he had a huge hit two huge hits fire and fury was his first book and that was a massive besteller”
“the other ones were McGill's pool on beon zebra scrambled egg supper and the cats quizzer”
“one of those Works was what pet should I get has become a huge bestseller”
“some of his work including his novel Paradise is already available in a lot of stores”
“another one I forgot to mention that was announced recently but won't come out until the fall is Ian mcan's novel can will be publishing that in September and it's titled lessons”
“of course there's Harper Lee's next book which is a continuation of to Killa Mockingbird it takes place 20 years later”
“oh and then finally in a couple months we're getting another installment of St larsson's incredibly popular series The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo which is the Millennium series which has sold more than 80 million copies worldwide”
“they're the publisher of Winnie the Pooh and she narrowed it down from you know 50 or 60 titles a year to 10 titles a year”
“and it seems like there's one of these movies every year I mean right now we had another Divergent movie came out last year was another Hunger Games”
“and it seems like there's one of these movies every year I mean right now we had another Divergent movie came out last year was another Hunger Games”
“I mean they've been helping them quite a bit with really successful adaptations of books like Gone Girl wild Now American snipers and theaters and that selling really well”
“I mean they've been helping them quite a bit with really successful adaptations of books like Gone Girl wild Now American snipers and theaters and that selling really well”
“I mean they've been helping them quite a bit with really successful adaptations of books like Gone Girl wild Now American snipers and theaters and that selling really well”
“and of course for Valentine's Day there will be a 50 Shades of Gray adaptation and that book has already sold more than 100 million”
“there were so many great books out you know Jane Smiley Marilyn Robinson David Mitchell but there wasn't one book that everyone was reading and everyone was talking about”
“and it was the same height as exactly it's about twice it's it's like reading The Goldfinch twice”
“It's like reading The Goldfinch twice”
“so the biggest one that I've heard of lately is coming next year and it's by Alan Moore who's best known for his graphic novels Watchmen and V and this is his second non-graphic novel”
“so the biggest one that I've heard of lately is coming next year and it's by Alan Moore who's best known for his graphic novels Watchmen and V and this is his second non-graphic novel”
“and although it was adapted by Mike poulton um I managed to sit down with Hillary mantel the author of of Wolf Hall and bring up the bodies”
“you know one of my favorite musicals from last season which is has sadly closed but the soundrack is available was also based on a book The Bridges of Madison County”
“now Kelly O'Hara which was who was so incredible in that show is in The King and I which you could also say is kind of very indirectly based on a book”
“you know it's connected to te Killa Mockingbird there's overlapping characters and themes”
“an Tyler's a spool of blue thread was nominated”
“Hana Yan gara's a little life was nominated um and then there's the British writer Tom McCarthy the Jamaican author Marlon James and the Nigerian author Choi Obama's debut novel The Fisherman and the British author sanjie sahota's the year of the runaway”
“Hana Yan gara's a little life was nominated um and then there's the British writer Tom McCarthy the Jamaican author Marlon James and the Nigerian author Choi Obama's debut novel The Fisherman and the British author sanjie sahota's the year of the runaway”
“I'm extremely excited for the buried which is ishiguro's first novel in about a decade since never let me go”
“one recent example is let me tell you a collection of 56 short stories and other pieces by Shirley Jackson who died in 1965 and is probably best known for the lottery”
“Hana Yan gahara was also nominated for the fiction long list uh for her novel a little life”
“uh for her novel a little life and Bill C's debut novel did you ever have a family made it onto the booker long list”
“Patty Smith has her second Memoir coming out U follow up to her bestseller just kids in September”
“and that was essentially how we got to Kill Mockingbird”
“and it's you know before it was really driven I think by these big franchises by Harry Potter by Twilight and The Hunger Games”
“and it's you know before it was really driven I think by these big franchises by Harry Potter by Twilight and The Hunger Games”
“and it's you know before it was really driven I think by these big franchises by Harry Potter by Twilight and The Hunger Games”
“now it's all John Green and Divergent”
“and uh another debut novel that is getting a lot of Buzz is Ruth wear's novel in a dark wood which is kind of in the vein of Gone Girl girl on the train”
“and uh another debut novel that is getting a lot of Buzz is Ruth wear's novel in a dark wood which is kind of in the vein of Gone Girl girl on the train”
“and John who is promoting a movie adaptation of his novel Paper Towns and Mindy Kaling and other sort of celebrity types”
“so there was a book announced this week by random house which caught my eye because it was a cookbook but it's connected to a series of fantasy novels if you like 18th century Scottish food or perhaps more likely if you're a fan of Diana gabaldon's time travel series Outlander”
“there's a Twilight cookbook of course called love it first bite”
“then I found there are two rival cookbooks based on George R Martin's uh series A Song of Ice and Fire which spawned of course the hit show on HBO”
“then I found there are two rival cookbooks based on George R Martin's uh series A Song of Ice and Fire which spawned of course the hit show on HBO”
“it looks like some of the favorites are Lauren grath's the fates and Furies she was shortlisted for the circus prize this week as was a ton hassy coats for between the world and me”
“it looks like some of the favorites are Lauren grath's the fates and Furies she was shortlisted for the circus prize this week as was a ton hassy coats for between the world and me”
“it looks like some of the favorites are Lauren grath's the fates and Furies she was shortlisted for the circus prize this week as was a ton hassy coats for between the world and me”
“it looks like some of the favorites are Lauren grath's the fates and Furies she was shortlisted for the circus prize this week as was a ton hassy coats for between the world and me”
“that's the Harry Potter series”
“I think probably the biggest bombshell was the second novel by Harper Lee published more than 50 years after To Kill a Mockingbird”
“Now there's a boys in the boot ya version Michael pollen's book there's a ya version”
“you know after previous years where we had The Goldfinch or Anthony dores all the light we cannot see there wasn't one mustre most discussed book of the year”
“if they did make movies based on books it was always the big fantasy series like The Hunger Games books that um obviously that helps sales”
“um it's the finalist included George pelicanos Joshua Cohen for the Book of Numbers”
“Erica for fear of dying um which I thought was you know there's a lot of sex in that book”
“Lauren gra for Fates and Furies and maissi for his novel which got some tough reviews”
“Lauren gra for Fates and Furies and maissi for his novel which got some tough reviews”
“so the the award was handed out this Tuesday and it went to morisy for his novel the list of the lost”
“the difference at the Amazon store is that for the opening the section included a few of Jeff bezos's own favorite titles um including the five love languages by Gary Chapman and traps by his own wife McKenzie Bezos”
“I mean people will put a new cover on a classic novel and I'm not you know we're not going to write about the latest cover on The Great Gatsby or something like that”
“sort of in in the mode of The Exorcist but with a little bit of romantic comedy thrown and it's very unusual”
“now there's a boys in the boot ya version”
“go the bleep to sleep”
“there's also a middle- grade book it's called Alexander Hamilton revolutionary”
“he's already won the pitter prize for his 2012 novel The Orphan Master son”
“you look at Michael Cunningham's the hours about Virginia wolf or Colm toyin's novel about Henry James”
“oh and we should add there is a fully Illustrated version of the Chamber of Secrets coming out in October”
“oh and we should add there is a fully Illustrated version of the Chamber of Secrets coming out in October”
“the first one in these newly full color Illustrated editions came out last year with um Harry Potter and uh the sorcer stone”
“and the latest novelist to enter the fry is Curtis senfeld author of prep and American Wife”
“and the latest novelist to enter the fry is Curtis senfeld author of prep and American Wife”
“yes it's the fourth installment the previous ones have included Emma by Alexander McCall Smith and North anger Abby by Val mcder”
“yes it's the fourth installment the previous ones have included Emma by Alexander McCall Smith and North anger Abby by Val mcder which she took a sort of crime novelist approach to it”
“which she took a sort of crime novelist approach to it um as well as Sense and Sensibility by Joanna trolip”
“which she took a sort of crime novelist approach to it um as well as Sense and Sensibility by Joanna trolip”
“and my youngest who's already sensing that that this is something to resent uh is currently reading the Chamber of Secrets”
“and my youngest who's already sensing that that this is something to resent uh is currently reading the Chamber of Secrets”
“one is H pasta Wars which is a romantic comedy for Foodies that novel came out”