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Every book Judith Newman recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Judith Newman has recommended or discussed 9 books on podcasts, as of January 18, 2019.
- Judith Newman has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of January 18, 2019.
- Those books came up in 4 episodes, as of January 18, 2019.
- The 3 books Judith Newman has mentioned in the most episodes, as of January 18, 2019: F*ck Love, Sex That Works and A Grief Observed.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Judith Newman aired on January 18, 2019.
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Judith Newman’s most recommended books
- F*ck Love by Michael Bennett, MD
- Sex That Works by Wendy Strgar
- A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
- Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
- Gentle Discipline by Sarah Ockwell-Smith
- Ignore It! How Selectively Looking the Other Way Can Decrease Behavioral Problems and Increase Parenting Satisfaction by Catherine Pearlman
- The Bright Hour by Nina Riggs
- The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage Humans by Josh Shipp
- When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Judith Newman appeared as a guest on The Book Review podcast to discuss and review various titles ranging from relationships to memoirs about mortality. In a discussion covering relationship and sex books, she reviewed Michael Bennett and Sarah Bennett's F--k Love, noting its practical premise that relationship issues are better approached without vast emotional turbulence. She also discussed Wendy Strgar's Sex That Works: An Intimate Guide to Awakening Your Erotic Life, sharing her initial skepticism and subsequent appreciation for the guide. In another segment focused on books about grief and dying, Newman brought up Nina Riggs's memoir The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying. Alongside it, she referenced Atul Gawande's previous major bestseller Being Mortal and Paul Kalanithi's recent bestselling memoir When Breath Becomes Air. Furthermore, during a discussion on new parenting releases, she grouped Sarah Ockwell-Smith's Gentle Discipline with another title to explore modern parenting strategies in greater detail. Through her appearances, Newman offered thoughtful commentary on books designed to help readers navigate intimate relationships, personal loss, parenting challenges, and the emotional realities of the human condition.
Books recommended by Judith Newman
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F*ck Love
Discussed“and the titles are here comes the challenging part blank love one shrink sensible advice for finding a lasting relationship by Michael Bennett and Sarah Bennett”
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Sex That Works
Discussed“and the fourth book is sex that works an intimate guide to Awakening your erotic Life by Wendy stergar”
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A Grief Observed
A Grief Observed by C.S.
Discussed“the CS Lewis wrote in a grief observed that no one ever told me that grief felt so like fear”
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Being Mortal
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande is a profound exploration of aging, serious illness, and the limitations of modern medicine in dealing with the end of life.
Discussed“there was being mortal by Atul Gand which was a major bestseller for a long time on the bestseller list”
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Gentle Discipline
Discussed“those two books are gentle discipline by Sarah aquell Smith and ignore it”
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Ignore It! How Selectively Looking the Other Way Can Decrease Behavioral Problems and Increase Parenting Satisfaction
Discussed“how selectively looking the other way can decrease behavioral problems and increase parenting Satisfaction by Katherine Pearlman”
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The Bright Hour
The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Nina Riggs is a profoundly moving and courageous autobiographical account written while the author was facing a terminal cancer diagnosis.
Discussed“it's a memoir by Nina rigs called the bright hour A Memoir of living and dying”
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The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage Humans
Discussed“the next book is the grown-ups guide to teenage humans how to decode their behavior develop unshakable trust and raise a respectable adult”
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When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi is a profound posthumous memoir written by a neurosurgeon facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, exploring mortality, meaning, and the human condition.
Discussed“more recently Paul colony's book when breath becomes air”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| A New Novel Conjures Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman | The Book Review | 2019-01-18 | 1 |
| New Books About Parenting | The Book Review | 2017-08-11 | 3 |
| China's World | The Book Review | 2017-06-16 | 3 |
| Hamlet Globe to Globe | The Book Review | 2017-04-21 | 4 |
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“it was like you know it's a it in the way that people bought A Brief History of Time the Steven Hawking book like they just wanted to own it and nobody read it”
“remember girdle eser Bach remember that book on everybody's p table and I don't know a single person who ever read it”
“she wrote a book called the afterlife connection”








