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Every book Greg Kohes recommended on podcasts
Greg Kohes appears on book review podcasts as a knowledgeable contributor and observer of publishing trends, tracking the shifting dynamics of fiction and non-fiction bestseller lists. Through his discussions, Kohes highlights major commercial and literary releases capturing public attention, offering listeners an overview of what is currently dominating the market. He analyzed the ongoing popularity of high-profile works on bestseller charts, noting the placement of Harper Lee's novel Go Set a Watchman on the fiction side alongside Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between the World and Me in non-fiction. Kohes also reported on exciting new additions to established series, such as the latest entry in Kathy Reichs's Temperance Brennan series, Speaking in Bones. Furthermore, he introduced listeners to notable non-fiction debuts, drawing attention to William Finnegan's memoir Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life, which made its debut at number five and brought acclaimed international war reporting expertise into the realm of personal surfing memoirs. Across these podcast appearances, Kohes serves as an informative guide to the contemporary literary marketplace, charting the books that readers are eagerly buying and discussing.
Books recommended by Greg Kohes
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Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life is a captivating memoir by William Finnegan that chronicles his lifelong obsession with surfing, travel, and journalism across the globe.
Discussed“there's a surfing Memoir um by a guy better known for his War reporting in international coverage for the New Yorker William finnean [skip] his book Barbarian days makes its debut at number five”
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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“go had a Watchman on the fiction side and between the world and me on the non-fiction side”
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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“go had a Watchman on the fiction side and between the world and me on the non-fiction side”
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Speaking in bones
Discussed“uh the new book is speaking in Bones it is the latest in the temperance Bren in series by Kathy reiches”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Conservative Heart’ | The Book Review | 2024-07-18 | 5 |