New Books

June 2021

New releases in June include Lawrence Wright’s Covid memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed on the history of Juneteenth, a new biography of Bob Dylan and the latest novel by Jhumpa Lahiri.

New releases in June include Lawrence Wright’s Covid memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed on the... more

Curated byMatthew Horovitz, Hark Contributor

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On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed discusses her new book “On Juneteenth” about the end of slavery in Texas. From the podcast Fresh Air.

Fresh Air

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The Plague Year by Lawrence Wright

The New Yorker Editor David Remnick interviews Lawrence Wright about his new book “The Plague Year” about America’s botched response to the Covid pandemic. From The New Yorker Radio Hour.

The New Yorker Radio Hour

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We Are What We Eat by Alice Waters

Alice Waters, legendary owner of Chez Panisse restaurant in California, discusses her new slow food manifesto, “We Are What We Eat” from the podcast Transform The Food System.

Transform the Food System

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Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri

Writer Jhumpa Lihiri discusses her new novel “Whereabouts” about an Italian woman’s musings on life, death and delicious sandwiches. From the podcast Books and Authors.

Books and Authors

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The Double Life of Bob Dylan: A Restless, Hungry Feeling by Clinton Heylin

Author Clinton Heylin discusses volume one of his new two-volume Bob Dylan biography and how the newly unearthed Dylan Archives in Tulsa, Oklahoma influenced the writing of his two books. From the podcast The Paul Leslie Hour.

The Double Life of Bob Dylan: A Restless, Hungry Feeling by Clinton Heylin

The Paul Leslie Hour

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Punch Me Up to the Gods by Brian Broome

Author Brian Broome of the memoir “Push Me Up To The Gods” explains his tortured relationship with his father and how he failed to live up to his dad’s definition of masculinity. From the podcast Good Life Project.

Good Life Project

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Films of Endearment by Michael Koetsky

Author Michael Koetsky speaks to film critic Molly Haskins about his new book “Films of Endearment” for which he watched ten 1980’s movies with his mother as a lens to discuss women, cinema, & his mother’s life. From the podcast The Last Thing I Saw.

The Last Thing I Saw

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New Books

June 2021

On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed

Fresh Air

The Plague Year by Lawrence Wright

The New Yorker Radio Hour

We Are What We Eat by Alice Waters

Transform the Food System

Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri

Books and Authors

The Double Life of Bob Dylan: A Restless, Hungry Feeling by Clinton Heylin

The Paul Leslie Hour

Punch Me Up to the Gods by Brian Broome

Good Life Project

Films of Endearment by Michael Koetsky

The Last Thing I Saw

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