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Every book Will Schwalbe recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Will Schwalbe has recommended or discussed 8 books on podcasts, as of July 18, 2024.
- Will Schwalbe has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of July 18, 2024.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of July 18, 2024.
- The 3 books Will Schwalbe has mentioned in the most episodes, as of July 18, 2024: "More more more" said the baby, Upstream and What the Living Do.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Will Schwalbe aired on July 18, 2024.
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Will Schwalbe’s most recommended books
- "More more more" said the baby by Vera B. Williams
- Upstream by Mary Oliver
- What the Living Do by Maggie Dwyer
- David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
- Life by Unknown
- Plutarch's Lives by Plutarch
- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
- The importance of living by Lin, Yutang
Will Schwalbe is an author, editor, and literacy advocate. In a podcast review discussion, he shared several books that he was currently reading, had recently read, or used as inspiration for his own writing. Schwalbe recommended Mary Oliver's collection of essays 'Upstream,' praising the stunning prose and its discussions of nature and historical writers like Whitman and Poe. He also recommended Vera B. Williams's children's picture book 'More More More, Said the Baby' and discussed how he paired it with Plutarch's Lives in his writing. For poetry, Schwalbe highlighted Marie Howe's collection 'What the Living Do,' describing it as a cycle of poems written after the death of her brother that inspired a chapter title in his own work. He discussed reading Hanya Yanagihara's novel 'A Little Life,' noting how deeply it moved him, and talked about exploring themes of trust in Paula Hawkins's thriller 'The Girl on the Train.' Furthermore, Schwalbe reflected on reading Charles Dickens's 'David Copperfield' as a teenager and cited Lin Yutang's 1938 book 'The Importance of Living' as a favorite text that explores napping, enjoying friends, and reading.
Books recommended by Will Schwalbe
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"More more more" said the baby
More More More, Said the Baby by Vera B.
Recommended“so very purposefully set out to write about books like cookbooks and children's books and picture books and classic more more said the baby that's a fantastic book by Vera B Williams”
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Upstream
Upstream is a collection of essays by the acclaimed American poet Mary Oliver that explores nature, art, creativity, and literary influences.
Recommended“I'm reading Upstream the essays by the poet Mary Oliver oh yeah they're stunning every word perfectly placed um and the discussions of Whitman and Po and Emerson and nature it's just fantastic”
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What the Living Do
What the Living Do by Maggie Dwyer is a poignant and deeply moving exploration of personal grief, centered on the devastating loss of a family member to AIDS.
Recommended“the last chapter is what the living do and the subtitle is living what's that chapter about no spoiler alerts here but no spoiler alerts that is uh named after a wonderful book of poetry by Marie how it's a cycle of poems written after the death of her brother to AIDS”
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David Copperfield
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens is a classic 1850 semi-autobiographical novel that follows the emotional and professional maturation of its titular hero from an impoverished childhood to adulthood.
Discussed“one of the the chapters that means the most to me is the chapter about David Copperfield because that's remembering remembering exactly”
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Life
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara is an emotionally devastating contemporary novel that traces the decades-long bond between four college classmates in New York City while deeply exploring trauma, friendship, and endurance.
Discussed“so there's a chapter on a little life ha Yan gara's book which is a book I just read very recently but moved me really deeply”
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Plutarch's Lives
Discussed“um and I pair that with the discussion of plutarch's lives because that's about adorable infants who need more more more affection”
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The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins is a psychological thriller novel that follows an unstable commuter who becomes dangerously entangled in a missing person investigation after observing something suspicious from her train window.
Discussed“the girl on the train also is about trusting which also seems counterintuitive one of the things I love about great suspense and Thriller novels”
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The importance of living
Discussed“one of my favorite authors who I I quote a lot in books for living is linu Tang writer in 1937 writing a book it was published in 38 called the importance of living and about napping and enjoying friends and reading”
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Books Will Schwalbe wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Year in Reading | The Book Review | 2024-07-18 | 8 |