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Every book Anna Dubenko recommended on podcasts
Anna Dubenko appeared on The Book Review podcast to discuss and recommend upcoming fall book releases. She highlighted Richard Powers's novel set around the sea, Playground, while noting his previous Pulitzer-winning book, The Overstory. She also recommended Jean Hanff Korelitz's novel The Sequel, mentioning its predecessor, The Plot. Her other fiction recommendations included Rachel Kushner's spy thriller Creation Lake, Jeff VanderMeer's Absolution as a prequel to the Southern Reach Trilogy, and Richard Price's novel Lazarus Man. In a separate episode, Dubenko recommended Joseph O'Neill's Netherland as a stunning novel that she read upon its initial release.
Books recommended by Anna Dubenko
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Absolution
Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer is a science fiction novel that serves as a prequel to the author's acclaimed Southern Reach Trilogy.
Recommended“and so this newest book Absolution is a prequel to what happened to lead to the conditions of mysterious area X”
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Creation Lake
Creation Lake is a spy thriller novel written by Rachel Kushner.
Recommended“and that is creation Lake by Rachel Kushner”
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Lazarus Man
Lazarus Man by Richard Price is a contemporary novel by the acclaimed American author.
Recommended“new book by Richard Price Richard Price has Lazarus man coming out November 12th”
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Netherland
Netherland by Joseph O'Neill is a critically acclaimed contemporary novel that reimagines the classic themes of The Great Gatsby through the lens of a post-9/11 New York City cricket community.
Recommended“right after clueless my recommendation would be Netherland by Joseph O'Neal it's a book I read when it came out and just stunned me at the time”
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Playground
Playground by Richard Powers is a sprawling contemporary novel centered around the mysteries and depths of the sea, human innovation, and the precarious state of the global oceans.
Recommended“so when I heard that he has a new book coming out this fall called playground that is about the sea and water I was really excited”
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The Sequel
Jean Hanff Korelitz presents a suspenseful narrative in her novel The Sequel, which serves as a follow-up to her previous book, The Plot.
Recommended“I am excited for a book called the sequel by Jean ham coret”
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Acceptance
Discussed“some of you may remember about a decade ago he wrote the southern reach Trilogy which is which starts with Annihilation then its Authority and acceptance”
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Annihilation
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer is a psychological science fiction novel that launches the acclaimed Southern Reach Trilogy, following a team of researchers exploring an isolated, mysterious ecological zone known as Area X.
Discussed“some of you may remember about a decade ago he wrote the southern reach Trilogy which is which starts with Annihilation then its Authority and acceptance”
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Authority
Discussed“some of you may remember about a decade ago he wrote the southern reach Trilogy which is which starts with Annihilation then its Authority and acceptance”
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Crossroads
Jonathan Franzen's novel "Crossroads" is a sprawling domestic drama set during the early 1970s that delves deep into the moral crises and religious yearnings of a suburban Chicago family.
Discussed“I decided to go back to an author I had totally written off who I had first read in high school which is one Jonathan Franzen I read the corrections in high school and then I decided to pick up Crossroads which I absolutely loved”
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Freedom
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen is a critically acclaimed contemporary novel that explores the complexities, disillusionments, and domestic struggles of a modern American family.
Critiqued“I thought it would be ponderous I had to read freedom for school and hated it”
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Great Expectations
Great Expectations is Charles Dickens's classic coming-of-age novel that follows the orphan Pip as he navigates class, ambition, and heartbreak in nineteenth-century England.
Discussed“so I have read Great Expectations many times beyond what was required in school and weirdly I think that's the only Dickens I've ever read”
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Spy hook
Discussed“it's Len Dayton it's i i believe the beginning of a Trilogy it's called spy hook”
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The flamethrowers
The flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner is a sweeping novel set in the 1970s art and radical politics scene.
Discussed“and I remember reading the flamethrowers which came out like a decade ago and really liking it”
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The Overstory
The Overstory by Richard Powers is a sweeping, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that intertwines the lives of several Americans whose fates are connected to trees and environmental activism.
Discussed“so Richard Powers if you've read anything by him you likely have read his pitz are winning book over story”
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The Plot
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz is a literary thriller that follows a struggling, failed writer who commits a morally questionable act by stealing a deceased student's brilliant manuscript, only to find himself hunted by someone who knows the truth.
Discussed“called the plot”
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Veronica
Discussed“this is Veronica by mary gateskill that's right that's right published in what 2004 five”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| The Fall Books We're Looking Forward To | The Book Review | 2024-09-20 | 11 |
| What We're Reading This Summer | The Book Review | 2024-08-09 | 4 |
| Let's Talk About 'Demon Copperhead' | The Book Review | 2024-07-18 | 2 |
Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I like Telex from Cuba”
“he wrote clockers he wrote Lush Life”
“he wrote clockers he wrote Lush Life”
“I read the corrections in high school”
“I certainly have never read to this day David Copperfield and but so much of this especially at the beginning”
“and I will say that the retelling here is Gatsby”