Episode: Ep475: 4 Early-Year Book Recommendations
Ep475: 4 Early-Year Book Recommendations
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Published at: 2/9/2024
Author: The New York Times
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The early part of a year can mean new books to read, or it can mean catching up on older ones we havenāt gotten to yet. This week, Gilbert Cruz chats with the Book Reviewās Sarah Lyall and Sadie Stein about titles from both categories that have held their interest lately, including a 2022 biography of John Donne, a book about female artists who nurtured an interest in the supernatural, and the history of a Jim Crow-era mental asylum, along with a gripping new novel by Janice Hallett.
āItās just so deft,ā Stein says of Hallettās new thriller, āThe Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels.ā āItās so funny. It seems like sheās having a lot of fun. One thing I would say, and I donāt think this is spoiling it, is, if there comes a moment when you think you might want to stop, keep going and trust her. I think itās rare to be able to say that with that level of confidence.ā
Here are the books discussed in this weekās episode:
āSuper-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne,ā by Katherine Rundell
āThe Other Side: A Story of Women in Art and the Spirit World,ā by Jennifer Higgie
āThe Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels,ā by Janice Hallett
āMadness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum,ā by Antonia Hylton
(Briefly mentioned: "You Dreamed of Empires," by Ćlvaro Enrigue, "Beautyland," by Marie-Helene Bertino, and "Martyr!" by Kaveh Akbar.)
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