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John Rich was noted as having authored a memoir titled Warm Up the Snake.
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He had just written a book called Warm Up the Snake, a Hollywood Memoir.
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John Rich was noted as having authored a memoir titled Warm Up the Snake.
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He had just written a book called Warm Up the Snake, a Hollywood Memoir.
Takeover
Hitler's Final Rise to Power
The host introduced "Takeover" as Charlie Savage's 2007 book about the BushCheney administration's expansion of presidential power.
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The first is Takeover, the return of the imperial presidency and the subversion of American democracy, which he wrote in 2007.
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The host introduced "Takeover" as Charlie Savage's 2007 book about the BushCheney administration's expansion of presidential power.
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The first is Takeover, the return of the imperial presidency and the subversion of American democracy, which he wrote in 2007.
Zero at the Bone, Story of Gene Simmons Mass Murderer
The book was presented as a new memoiressay collection of fifty entries against despair, blending the author's own poems with those of others and reflecting on illness, faith and meaning.
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His new book is called Zero at the Bone, 50 entries against despair.
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The book was presented as a new memoiressay collection of fifty entries against despair, blending the author's own poems with those of others and reflecting on illness, faith and meaning.
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His new book is called Zero at the Bone, 50 entries against despair.
His new book is called zero at the bone 50 entries against despair we'll talk more about faith illness and poetry after a short break.
His new book zero at the bone you have a lot of poems by you and by others and one of the poems that you quote is by William Bronk.
His new book is called zero at the bone 50 entries against despair he teaches at Yale Divinity School and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music this is fresh air.
Christian Wyman's new book is called zero at the bone 50 entries against despair he teaches at Yale Divinity School ...
Zero at the Bone
Fifty Entries Against Despair
Christian Wyman's new book Zero at the Bone, 50 Entries Against Despair was announced during the episode.
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His new book is called Zero at the Bone, 50 Entries Against Despair.
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Christian Wyman's new book Zero at the Bone, 50 Entries Against Despair was announced during the episode.
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His new book is called Zero at the Bone, 50 Entries Against Despair.
The Power Broker (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
The Power Broker was referenced as the book by Robert Caro that details the life of Robert Moses, noted for its extensive research and length.
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That book was called The Power Broker, and for his multi-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson, President Johnson.
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The Power Broker was referenced as the book by Robert Caro that details the life of Robert Moses, noted for its extensive research and length.
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That book was called The Power Broker, and for his multi-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson, President Johnson.
Caro's biographies are so wellresearched and so detailed yet compelling, and very long as well, hard to prepare for.
How to Say Babylon
A Memoir
The memoir recounted Sinclair's Jamaican childhood and her rebellion against a strict Rastafarian upbringing. It was highlighted as a powerful nonfiction choice for 2023.
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In her charged memoir, How to Say Babylon, Safia Sinclair summons up her childhood in Jamaica and charts her gradual revolt against her Rastafarian upbringing.
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Episode: Breaking The Menstruation Taboo
The memoir recounted Sinclair's Jamaican childhood and her rebellion against a strict Rastafarian upbringing. It was highlighted as a powerful nonfiction choice for 2023.
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In her charged memoir, How to Say Babylon, Safia Sinclair summons up her childhood in Jamaica and charts her gradual revolt against her Rastafarian upbringing.
Monsters
Diderer's slim culturalcriticism work examines whether art by morally problematic creators can still be celebrated. It was praised for its incisive and wry analysis.
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Monsters by Claire Diderer is cultural criticism at its most incisive and wry.
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Diderer's slim culturalcriticism work examines whether art by morally problematic creators can still be celebrated. It was praised for its incisive and wry analysis.
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Monsters by Claire Diderer is cultural criticism at its most incisive and wry.
I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home
A novel
Moore's novel intertwines a Civil War story with a contemporary roadtrip narrative about love and loss. It was presented as a notable work of fiction.
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Just the title of Laurie Moore's latest novel tells you how singular and strange her vision is. I Am Homeless, If This Is Not My Home intertwines a Civil War story with a contemporary tale in which a...
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Episode: Breaking The Menstruation Taboo
Moore's novel intertwines a Civil War story with a contemporary roadtrip narrative about love and loss. It was presented as a notable work of fiction.
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Just the title of Laurie Moore's latest novel tells you how singular and strange her vision is. I Am Homeless, If This Is Not My Home intertwines a Civil War story with a contemporary tale in which a man takes the body of his deceased beloved on a road trip.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
A Novel
McBride's historical novel is set in 1925 Pennsylvania and follows a community's effort to protect a deafanddumb boy. It was highlighted for its vivid storytelling.
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The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride is mostly set in the historically Black and immigrant Jewish neighborhood of Chicken Hill in Pottstown, Pennsylvania in 1925.
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McBride's historical novel is set in 1925 Pennsylvania and follows a community's effort to protect a deafanddumb boy. It was highlighted for its vivid storytelling.
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The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride is mostly set in the historically Black and immigrant Jewish neighborhood of Chicken Hill in Pottstown, Pennsylvania in 1925.
Biography of X
A Novel
Lacy's experimental novel follows a widow investigating her late spouse's secret life as an artist named X. It was praised for its edgy narrative.
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Catherine Lacy's novel The Biography of X is the story of a widow during what she calls the boneless days of her grief, trying to piece together the truth about her wife, an artist wh...
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Episode: Breaking The Menstruation Taboo
Lacy's experimental novel follows a widow investigating her late spouse's secret life as an artist named X. It was praised for its edgy narrative.
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Catherine Lacy's novel The Biography of X is the story of a widow during what she calls the boneless days of her grief, trying to piece together the truth about her wife, an artist who called herself X.
Blue Plate Special
An Autobiography of My Appetites
The memoir was described as a foodcentred autobiography that explored the author's emotional life and appetites.
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the interview is with Kate Christensen who had just published a memoir that revolved around food and its connections to her emotional life. It was called Blue Plate Special an autobio...
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The memoir was described as a foodcentred autobiography that explored the author's emotional life and appetites.
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the interview is with Kate Christensen who had just published a memoir that revolved around food and its connections to her emotional life. It was called Blue Plate Special an autobiography of my appetites.
Welcome Home, Stranger
A Novel
Her latest novel was mentioned by title as Welcome Home Stranger, noting that it was her most recent work.
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her latest novel is called Welcome Home Stranger
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Her latest novel was mentioned by title as Welcome Home Stranger, noting that it was her most recent work.
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her latest novel is called Welcome Home Stranger
The Power Broker (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
Robert Caro's biography of Robert Moses was identified by title as The Power Broker.
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that book was called The Power Broker
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Robert Caro's biography of Robert Moses was identified by title as The Power Broker.
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that book was called The Power Broker
UFO Cow Abduction
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Garrett Graff's new book titled UFO was described as the inside story of the US government's search for alien life, covering the history of reported sightings and conspiracies. The host highlighted its focus on the origins of UFO conspiracy theories.
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His new book, which begins in the 1940s, is about the history of reported UFO sightings... The title of his book is UFO, the inside story of the US government's search for alien life here and out ther...
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Garrett Graff's new book titled UFO was described as the inside story of the US government's search for alien life, covering the history of reported sightings and conspiracies. The host highlighted its focus on the origins of UFO conspiracy theories.
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His new book, which begins in the 1940s, is about the history of reported UFO sightings... The title of his book is UFO, the inside story of the US government's search for alien life here and out there.
Garrett Graff's new book is called UFO.
Watergate
A New History
The host mentioned that Garrett Graff's earlier book Watergate was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in history, indicating his credentials as a nonfiction author. It was referenced while discussing his previous works.
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His book Watergate was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in history.
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The host mentioned that Garrett Graff's earlier book Watergate was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in history, indicating his credentials as a nonfiction author. It was referenced while discussing his previous works.
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His book Watergate was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in history.
Behold a Pale Horse
Bill Cooper's book Beyond the Pale Horse was cited as an example of the conspiratorial literature that fueled UFO and deepstate theories, described as a "terrible book of conspiracies."
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Bill Cooper who writes this book Beyond the Pale Horse, just a terrible book of conspiracies.
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Bill Cooper's book Beyond the Pale Horse was cited as an example of the conspiratorial literature that fueled UFO and deepstate theories, described as a "terrible book of conspiracies."
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Bill Cooper who writes this book Beyond the Pale Horse, just a terrible book of conspiracies.
Here in the Dark
A Novel
Maureen Corrigan praised Here in the Dark as a moody, erudite thriller that follows a theater critic turned amateur detective.
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I inhaled Alexis Soloski's debut thriller Here in the Dark, but even readers who don't feel a professional kinship with Soloski's main character should be drawn to this moody and erud...
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Episode: The Gutting Of The Voting Rights Act
Maureen Corrigan praised Here in the Dark as a moody, erudite thriller that follows a theater critic turned amateur detective.
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I inhaled Alexis Soloski's debut thriller Here in the Dark, but even readers who don't feel a professional kinship with Soloski's main character should be drawn to this moody and erudite mystery.
The Maid
A GMA Book Club Pick
Corrigan noted that The Maid was a bestselling cozy debut she missed when it was released two years earlier.
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That's why I missed Nita Prose's mega bestselling cozy debut called The Maid when it came out nearly two years ago.
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Corrigan noted that The Maid was a bestselling cozy debut she missed when it was released two years earlier.
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That's why I missed Nita Prose's mega bestselling cozy debut called The Maid when it came out nearly two years ago.
The Mystery Guest
A Maid Novel (Molly the Maid)
Corrigan described The Mystery Guest as a sequel that expands the world of a hotel maid, mixing mystery with a poignant look at invisible labor.
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The Mystery Guest, Molly, who's now head maid, has to clean up a real mess. A famous mystery writer ... keels over dead, the victim of foul play.
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Corrigan described The Mystery Guest as a sequel that expands the world of a hotel maid, mixing mystery with a poignant look at invisible labor.
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The Mystery Guest, Molly, who's now head maid, has to clean up a real mess. A famous mystery writer ... keels over dead, the victim of foul play.
In The Mystery Guest, Molly's childhood is explored and the story shows how invisibility becomes the superpower of the pinkcollar proletariat.
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory
American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
Alberta's new book examined how Donald Trump has polarized American evangelical churches, detailing the deep split within the movement.
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He writes about how Trump has polarized the church in his new book, The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory, American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism.
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Episode: How Trump Is Dividing The Evangelical Church
Alberta's new book examined how Donald Trump has polarized American evangelical churches, detailing the deep split within the movement.
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He writes about how Trump has polarized the church in his new book, The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory, American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism.
If you're just joining us, my guest is Tim Alberta, author of the new book, The Kingdom, The Power and the Glory, American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism.
Let's get back to my interview with Tim Alberta, author of the new book The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory, American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism.
Let's get back to my interview with Tim Alberta, author of the new book, The Kingdom, and the Glory, American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism.
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