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Lydia Kiesling is an engaging author and podcast guest who appears on shows like Pod Save America, where she discusses politics, environmental policy, energy transitions, and historical research that informs modern fiction. During her appearance, Kiesling recommends several powerful books that have influenced her intellectual outlook and writing process. She enthusiastically recommends Isabella Hammad's novel Enter Ghost, praising its moving narrative about staging a production of Hamlet in Palestine and the West Bank. Additionally, Kiesling recommends Naomi Klein's This Changes Everything and Shalanda Baker's Revolutionary Power, citing Baker's book as particularly instructive for understanding the complexities and equity considerations of the ongoing energy transition. Beyond these direct recommendations, Kiesling discusses several research sources and literary precursors that inspired her own creative work. She examines Upton Sinclair's classic novel Oil!, which served as the basis for the film There Will Be Blood, and Steve LeVine's acclaimed journalistic work The Oil and the Glory, noting how deeply both books assisted her historical research.
Books recommended by Lydia kiesling
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Enter Ghost
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad is a contemporary novel that follows an actress returning to her homeland of Palestine to participate in a production of Hamlet in the West Bank.
Recommended“I just read a wonderful novel called enter ghost by Isabella Hamad and it's about doing performance of Hamlet in the in Palestine and in the West Bank and it's a beautiful novel”
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Revolutionary Power
Revolutionary Power by Shalanda Baker is a book that examines the dynamics of the energy transition.
Recommended“a book called revolutionary Power by Shalonda Baker who I think now holds a position in the department of energy was really like instructive for thinking about how the energy transition might just end up”
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This Changes Everything
This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein is a well-known book examining the intersection of climate change, capitalism, and systemic global reform.
Recommended“this changes everything by Naomi Klein is a is a wonderful book”
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Oil!
Discussed“I started listening to the audiobook of the novel oil by Upton Sinclair they later made that's what There Will Be Blood is based on”
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The Oil and the Glory
Discussed“I read a book called the oil and the Glory by the former Wall Street Journal journalist Steve Levine and that was it's an amazing book”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Republican Candidates Take Shots At Donald Trump After His Latest Indictments | Pod Save America | 2023-08-01 | 6 |