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Joumana Khatib's book recommendations
Books Joumana Khatib recommends
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American Hagwon
Recommended“This is American Hagwan by none other than Minjin Lee of Pachinko fame.”
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Dodge City
Recommended“I'm going to start with Dodge City by Patrick Dit. My first thing is that I love Patrick Dit because he's really intelligent without being too clever.”
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Every Story Is a Love Story
Recommended“Uh, I have a novel that I cannot wait to read called Every Story Is a Love Story by Imbolo Buouet. This is about a man who is widowed.”
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Music Against the Night
Recommended“So this is a novel that's called Music Against the Night by Yan Lee.”
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Public Access Afterworld
Recommended“Okay, this is called Public Access After World by Jane Shonbrun. The author is a filmmaker and this is their debut.”
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Stations
Recommended“This is Stations by Louise Kennedy. Louise Kennedy is an Irish author. Her debut novel, Trespasses, also blew me away.”
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Taipei Story
Recommended“I have Taipei story by RF Kuang, who you might know for yellowface, babble, or catavistus, which I now know how to pronounce.”
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The Radiance
Recommended“This is called The Radiance by Ayad Akar. If you're a reader, you probably know him for Homeland Elegies, which is one of the book reviews 10 best books of the year in 2020.”
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Trespasses
Recommended“Her debut novel, Trespasses, also blew me away. It is a beautiful, heartbreaking romance.”
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No Land to Stand On
Discussed“All right, I have a memoir. This is No Land to Stand on Notes from Detention by Mahmud Hal.”
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Pachinko
Discussed“I didn't really remember that it has been almost 10 years since Pachinko was published. ... 2017 is when that book came out, but I feel like it has just never left our consciousness.”
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Peck & Peck
Discussed“I also have Peek and Peek by Bonnie Garas, who of course is the author of Lessons in Chemistry, which was astronomically popular.”
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Peek a Boo with Petal
Discussed“I also have Peek and Peek by Bonnie Garas, who of course is the author of Lessons in Chemistry, which was astronomically popular.”
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The Art of Fielding
Discussed“Chad Harbach being the author of the art of fielding which was to be uh frank everywhere. So this is actually pretty exciting because the brightness it's still in the universe that Harbach set up in the art of fielding.”
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The Brightness
Discussed“This is another highly anticipated longest justating sequel to a beloved novel, The Brightness by Chad Harbaugh. Chad Harbach being the author of the art of fielding which was to be uh frank everywhere.”
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Things in Nature Merely Grow
Discussed“Yan Lee's last book was a memoir, Things in Nature Merely Grow. And that delved into the suicides of both of her sons, both of her children, and how she really picked herself up afterwards”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| It’s Time for a Big Ol’ Fall Book Preview | The Book Review | 2026-09-04 | 16 |
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing Homeland Elegies
“If you're a reader, you probably know him for Homeland Elegies, which is one of the book reviews 10 best books of the year in 2020.”
Passing The Emperor's Children
“This is more the sort of like big bustling like social coming of age novel like Clare Massud like the emperor's children or something like that.”
Passing Normal People
“And this is when I when I started reading this, I was like, "Oh my god, it's going to be like normal people but better."”
Passing Yellowface
“RF Kuang, who you might know for yellowface, babble, or catavistus”
Passing Babel
“RF Kuang, who you might know for yellowface, babble, or catavistus”
Passing Katabasis
“RF Kuang, who you might know for yellowface, babble, or catavistus, which I now know how to pronounce.”
Passing Lessons in Chemistry
“Bonnie Garas, who of course is the author of Lessons in Chemistry, which was astronomically popular.”