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Every book McKay Coppins recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- McKay Coppins has recommended or discussed 5 books on podcasts, as of October 27, 2023.
- McKay Coppins has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of October 27, 2023.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of October 27, 2023.
- The 3 books McKay Coppins has mentioned in the most episodes, as of October 27, 2023: Hell of a Book, Less and Number the Stars.
- The latest episode with a book mention from McKay Coppins aired on October 27, 2023.
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McKay Coppins appeared on The Ezra Klein Show to share his reading recommendations at the end of the episode. He recommended Franklin Foer's The Last Politician, a book about the first two years of the Biden presidency written by his colleague at The Atlantic. He also recommended Lois Lowry's children's book Number the Stars, noting it was read by his fifth-grade daughter and deals with a Jewish family's escape from Denmark during World War II. Finally, Coppins recommended a grouped set of novels consisting of Jean Hanff Korelitz's The Plot, Jason Mott's Hell of a Book, and Andrew Sean Greer's Less.
Books recommended by McKay Coppins
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Hell of a Book
Hell of a Book by Jason Mott is a National Book Award-winning novel that explores themes of race, identity, celebrity, and the author's own lived experiences in America through a narrative blending fiction and reality.
Recommended“um the plot by Jean H coretz hell of a book by Jason mot and less by Andrew Shan Greer”
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Less
Less by Andrew Sean Greer is a comedic novel that follows a failed novelist nearing fifty who accepts a series of haphazard international literary events to escape a wedding.
Recommended“um the plot by Jean H coretz hell of a book by Jason mot and less by Andrew Shan Greer”
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Number the Stars
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry is a poignant children's historical fiction novel that follows a young Danish girl named Annemarie Johansen as her family helps smuggle their Jewish neighbors to safety across the sea during the Nazi occupation of Denmark.
Recommended“number two number the stars by Lois Lowry this is a shout out to my fifth grade daughter my oldest daughter who read this book last year and it's a about a Jewish family's escape from Denmark during World War II”
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The Last Politician
The Last Politician by Franklin Foer is a non-fiction work that offers an inside look at the first two years of Joe Biden's presidency and the inner workings of his White House.
Recommended“so first um I'm going to recommend the last politician by Franklin fer my colleague at the Atlantic just came out last month about the first two years of Biden presidency”
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The Plot
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz is a literary thriller that follows a struggling, failed writer who commits a morally questionable act by stealing a deceased student's brilliant manuscript, only to find himself hunted by someone who knows the truth.
Recommended“um the plot by Jean H coretz hell of a book by Jason mot and less by Andrew Shan Greer”
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Books McKay Coppins wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| The Conflicted Legacy of Mitt Romney | The Ezra Klein Show | 2023-10-27 | 5 |