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Joumana Khatib’s book recommendations in 2023

31 books · 7 episodes · Joumana Khatib’s most recommended books, all years →

Every episode from 2023, newest first

Book Club: 'The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store'

The Book Review · 2023-12-22

The Good Lord Bird by James McBride · discussed · at 2:46
The color of water by James McBride · discussed · at 2:59
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride · book club pick · at 3:30
Happy all the time by Laurie Colwin · recommended · at 32:11
Home cooking by Laurie Colwin · recommended · at 32:18
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery · recommended · at 36:44

What Big Books Have Yet to Come Out in 2023?

The Book Review · 2023-10-13

The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez · recommended · at 1:28
The friend by Sigrid Nunez · discussed · at 1:41
Day by Michael Cunningham · recommended · at 3:24
The hours by Michael Cunningham · discussed · at 4:07
Maid by Stephanie Land · discussed · at 16:15
Romney by McKay Coppins · recommended · at 19:05
Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah · recommended · at 22:38

Talking to Stephen King and September Books to Check Out

The Book Review · 2023-09-08

The Fraud by Zadie Smith · recommended · at 2:13
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson · recommended · at 4:44
The Iliad by Homer · recommended · at 7:23

What to Read in August

The Book Review · 2023-08-11

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray · recommended · at 3:33
The Visionaries by Wolfram Eilenberger · recommended · at 5:57
Pet by Catherine Chidgey · recommended · at 7:39
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim · recommended · at 9:06

Great Books from The First Half of 2023

The Book Review · 2023-07-14

Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad · recommended · at 21:55
My search for Warren Harding by Robert Plunket · recommended · at 36:35

Summer Book Preview and 9 Thrillers to Read

The Book Review · 2023-06-09

All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosby · recommended · at 23:45
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead · recommended · at 25:41
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead · discussed · at 26:04
Nothing Special by Nicole Flattery · recommended · at 27:51
Daughter of the Dragon by Yunte Huang · recommended · at 30:15

Book Bans and What to Read in May

The Book Review · 2023-05-05

Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah · recommended · at 13:17
King: A Life by Jonathan Eig · recommended · at 15:32
Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby · recommended · at 17:15
Yellowface by R. F. Kuang · recommended · at 19:44
How to End a Story by Helen Garner · recommended · at 24:36

Other mentions in 2023 (24: passing, ad reads, own books)