It’s Time for a Big Ol’ Fall Book Preview
Summary
Host Gilbert Cruz and guests Shana Khatib and MJ Franklin preview the major fall book releases, highlighting titles from September, October, and November. They discuss anticipated works by authors like Marlon James, Min Jin Lee, Stephen King, and Barbara Kingsolver, covering genres from literary fiction to horror. The episode also features a lightning round of additional upcoming books, including memoirs and sci-fi, celebrating the season's rich literary offerings.
Topics discussed
Intro, YouTube Premium ad, and Fall season discussion
Guest intro and previewing Fall reading season
The Disappearers by Marlon James
The Radiance by Ayad Akhtar
American Scoundrel by Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark
Switsea by Emma Klein
The Dementia Gene by David Dobbs
Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo
American Hagwon by Minjin Lee
The Wishing Well by Tasha Suri
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Afterworld by Jane Schoenbrun
Other Worlds Than These by Stephen King and Peter Straub
Partita by Barbara Kingsolver
Music Against the Night by Yian Lee
The Rush by Candice Millard
The Occidental Book of the Dead by T. J. Johnson
The Brightness by Chad Harbach
On the Calculation of Volume 5 and The Last Summer
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The Understory and Babel by R.F. Kuang
Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel
Hollywood Ending, The Time Traveler's Wife, and Every Story
A Court of Splintered Harmony and Outro
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