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Gilbert Cruz’s book recommendations in 2022

44 books · 18 episodes · Gilbert Cruz’s most recommended books, all years →

Every episode from 2022, newest first

Mark Harris on His Biography of Mike Nichols

The Book Review · 2022-11-11

Mike Nichols by Mark Harris · discussed · at 0:56
Pictures At A Revolution Five Movies And The Birth Of The New Hollywood by Mark Harris · discussed · at 0:58
Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham · discussed · at 21:11

Jason Zinoman Talks About David Letterman

The Book Review · 2022-10-28

Letterman by Jason Zinoman · discussed · at 0:41
by Unknown · discussed · at 16:41

Siddhartha Mukherjee Talks About ‘The Gene’

The Book Review · 2022-10-21

The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee · discussed · at 0:54

George Saunders on ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’

The Book Review · 2022-10-14

Liberation Day by George Saunders · discussed · at 0:40
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders · discussed · at 0:56
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe · discussed · at 18:18

Celeste Ng on Race, Class and Suburbia

The Book Review · 2022-09-30

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng · discussed · at 0:34
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng · discussed · at 1:02
Everything I never told you by Celeste Ng · discussed · at 1:46
In the unlikely event by Judy Blume · discussed · at 13:24

Andrew Sean Greer on Writing ‘Less’

The Book Review · 2022-09-16

Less by Andrew Sean Greer · discussed · at 1:30
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan · discussed · at 12:48

Jennifer Egan and the Goon Squad

The Book Review · 2022-09-10

The Candy House by Jennifer Egan · discussed · at 0:31
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan · discussed · at 0:31
Heroes by Stephen Fry · discussed · at 8:35
Mythos by Stephen Fry · discussed · at 25:15

David Sedaris’s Diaries

The Book Review · 2022-09-02

Theft by Finding by David Sedaris · discussed · at 0:44

John Lithgow on “Drama” and Maggie O'Farrell on “Hamnet”

The Book Review · 2022-08-26

Drama by John Lithgow · discussed · at 0:30
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell · discussed · at 11:03
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell · discussed · at 11:03

Poems in Practice and in Theory

The Book Review · 2022-08-05

Golden Age by Wang Xiaobo · recommended · at 31:44

Chaos Among Spies After the Berlin Wall Crumbles

The Book Review · 2022-07-29

Winter Work by Dan Fesperman · discussed · at 0:22
Safe Houses by Dan Fesperman · discussed · at 10:13
The Cover Wife by Dan Fesperman · discussed · at 10:14
Yoga by Emmanuel Carrère · discussed · at 46:07

Diana Goetsch on ‘This Body I Wore’

The Book Review · 2022-07-22

This Body I Wore by Diana Goetsch · discussed · at 0:09
The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser · discussed · at 0:31

Alice Elliott Dark on ‘Fellowship Point’

The Book Review · 2022-07-09

Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark · discussed · at 0:24
Joan by Katherine J. Chen · discussed · at 0:35
In the gloaming by Alice Elliott Dark · recommended · at 15:34
A word child by Iris Murdoch · discussed · at 50:10

Brian Morton on ‘Tasha: A Son’s Memoir’

The Book Review · 2022-05-20

Chéri and The End of Chéri by Colette · discussed · at 0:37
Tasha by Brian Morton · recommended · at 15:52
Independent people by Halldór Laxness · recommended · at 31:16

Jennifer Egan Talks About 'The Candy House'

The Book Review · 2022-04-29

The Candy House by Jennifer Egan · discussed · at 0:20
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan · discussed · at 0:20
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan · discussed · at 18:21

Liana Finck Reimagines the Story of Genesis

The Book Review · 2022-04-23

Let There Be Light by Liana Finck · recommended · at 0:14

Jennifer Haigh on 'Mercy Street'

The Book Review · 2022-02-18

Mercy Street by Jennifer Haigh · discussed · at 0:14
Heat and light by Jennifer Haigh · discussed · at 1:38

The Chinese Language Revolution

The Book Review · 2022-01-21

Kingdom of Characters by Jing Tsu · discussed · at 1:10
Being Wrong by Kathryn Schulz · discussed · at 25:28
Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz · discussed · at 30:43

Other mentions in 2022 (48: passing, ad reads, own books)