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Every book Leisel Schillinger recommended on podcasts
Leisel Schillinger contributes literary insights and cultural commentary through her appearances on The Book Review, where she frequently explores travel writing, international culture, and contemporary non-fiction. During a summer reading roundup discussion on the podcast, Schillinger examined several distinctive books that transport readers across the globe. She discussed Mark Adams's Meet Me in Atlantis, highlighting the author's obsessive quest to find the legendary sunken city as an engaging travel narrative. Schillinger also explored Michael Booth's The Nearly Perfect People, using the book to delve into the myths and realities surrounding Scandinavian culture and the so-called Scandinavian Utopia. Furthermore, she discussed Huan Hsu's The Porcelain Thief, presenting it as a fascinating journey searching the Middle Kingdom for buried China. Through these discussions, Schillinger demonstrates a keen interest in books that combine investigative travel, cultural history, and personal adventure, offering listeners a diverse array of journeys into foreign lands and traditions.
Books recommended by Leisel Schillinger
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Meet Me in Atlantis
Discussed“meet me in Atlantis my obsessive quest to find the sunken city by Mark Adams”
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The almost nearly perfect people
Discussed“we're also going to talk um at least in part hopefully about the rest of them the almost nearly perfect people behind the myth of the Scandinavian Utopia by Michael Booth”
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The porcelain thief
Discussed“and finally the porcelain Thief searching the Middle Kingdom for buried China by Juan Sue”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inside The New York Times Book Review: Judy Blume’s ‘In the Unlikely Event’ | The Book Review | 2024-07-18 | 3 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“um since everything um Scandinavian seems to be Dandy these days um Vera Herzog of walking in ice Munich to Paris November 23rd to 14 December 1974”
“travels in verir a memoir by Michael White”