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Guest on The Book Review · 8 books · 3 episodes across 1 podcast

Liesel Schillinger appeared on The Book Review to share travel reading suggestions and discuss various international settings. During the discussions, Schillinger reiterated her recommendation for Jamie James's book on Capri, Pagan Light, which she paired with travel writing on other regions. She mentioned Mark Adams's Meet Me in Atlantis as part of her summer travel reading roundup, and included Steven Nightingale's Granada: A Pomegranate in the Hand of God in her travel book list. Schillinger also discussed Michael Booth's The Nearly Perfect People in the context of Scandinavian culture and mentioned Paolo Rumiz's The Fault Line: Traveling the Other Europe from Finland to Ukraine in a travel books feature. Additionally, she discussed Huan Hsu's The Porcelain Thief as part of her travel books roundup and talked about early Knopf publications, including W. H. Hudson's Green Mansions, which she described as a kooky book the publisher acquired in its first year. Throughout her appearances, Schillinger provided listeners with an expansive selection of works exploring geography, culture, history, and travel literature.

Books recommended by Liesel Schillinger

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  1. Pagan Light

    Jamie James · Recommended · 1 episode

    Jamie James's Pagan Light is a captivating cultural history exploring the vibrant community of artists, writers, and expatriates who gathered on the island of Capri.

    Discussed
    “I stepping stoned that one with a fascinating book on the island of Capri called Pagan light by jimie James”
    The Book Review Thrillers for Summer 2024-07-18 Listen at 27:45
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. Granada

    Steven Nightingale · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “as well as Grenada a pomegranate in the hand of God by Steven Nightingale”
    The Book Review Inside The New York Times Book Review: Judy Blume’s ‘In the Unlikely E… 2024-07-18 Listen at 16:15
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  3. Green Mansions

    W. H. Hudson; William Henry Hudson; William Henry Hudson; W. H Hudson; Henry William Hudson · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “they had one hit book their first year uh called Green Mansions early on they acquired a kind of kooky book you might think”
    The Book Review Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘At the Existentialist Café' 2024-07-18 Listen at 29:44
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  4. Meet Me in Atlantis

    Mark Adams · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “meet me in Atlantis my obsessive quest to find the sunken city by Mark Adams”
    The Book Review Inside The New York Times Book Review: Judy Blume’s ‘In the Unlikely E… 2024-07-18 Listen at 16:10
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  5. The almost nearly perfect people

    Michael Booth · Discussed · 1 episode

    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”
    The Book Review Inside The New York Times Book Review: Judy Blume’s ‘In the Unlikely E… 2024-07-18 Listen at 16:20
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  6. The Fault Line

    Paolo Rumiz · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “we're getting to the end here the fault line traveling the other Europe from Finland to Ukraine by Pao rise”
    The Book Review Inside The New York Times Book Review: Judy Blume’s ‘In the Unlikely E… 2024-07-18 Listen at 17:04
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  7. The porcelain thief

    Huan Hsu · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “and finally the porcelain Thief searching the Middle Kingdom for buried China by Juan Sue”
    The Book Review Inside The New York Times Book Review: Judy Blume’s ‘In the Unlikely E… 2024-07-18 Listen at 17:12
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  8. The Prophet

    Kahlil Gibran · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran is a classic collection of poetic philosophical essays on aspects of the human condition.

    Discussed
    “but uh that had been recommended to them by a friend of manin called the The Profit by khil gibron and that book sold millions”
    The Book Review Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘At the Existentialist Café' 2024-07-18 Listen at 29:51
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Thrillers for SummerThe Book Review2024-07-182
Inside The New York Times Book Review: Judy Blume’s ‘In the Unlikely Event’The Book Review2024-07-185
Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘At the Existentialist Café'The Book Review2024-07-182
Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing 500 mile walkies
“so they thought of this book called 500 Mile walkies about a man who walked the Southwest coast path”
The Book Review Thrillers for Summer 2024-07-18 Listen at 31:11
Passing The Buried Giant
“it reminds me of the beautiful novel by Kaz isuru the buried giant”
The Book Review Thrillers for Summer 2024-07-18 Listen at 31:32
Passing The Swiss Family Robinson
“this book grabbed me because one of my earliest reading experiences as a kid was reading the Swiss Family Robinson”
The Book Review Thrillers for Summer 2024-07-18 Listen at 37:34
Passing Kon-Tiki
“then later I I read kki by Thor hll which they actually mention in this book too”
The Book Review Thrillers for Summer 2024-07-18 Listen at 37:58
Passing Werner Herzog - Of Walking in Ice
“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”
The Book Review Inside The New York Times Book Review: Judy Blume’s ‘In the Unlikely E… 2024-07-18 Listen at 16:32