
About this episode
This weekend marks the official start of autumn, so what better time to take a peek at the fall books we’re most excited to read? On this week’s episode, Gilbert Cruz chats with Joumana Khatib and Anna Dubenko about the upcoming season of reading and the books on the horizon that they’re looking forward to most eagerly.
Books mentioned in this week’s episode:
“Intermezzo,” by Sally Rooney
“Playground,” by Richard Powers
“Sonny Boy: A Memoir,” by Al Pacino
“Cher: The Memoir, Part One,” by Cher
“The Sequel,” by Jean Hanff Korelitz
“Be Ready When the Luck Happens,” by Ina Garten
“We Solve Murders,” by Richard Osman
“Creation Lake,” by Rachel Kushner
“V13: Chronicle of a Trial,” by Emmanuel Carrère
“Absolution,” by Jeff VanderMeer
“Lazarus Man,” by Richard Price
“Rejection,” by Tony Tulathimutte
“Colored Television,” by Danzy Senna
“Health and Safety,” by Emily Witt
“Patriot: A Memoir,” by Alexei Navalny
“The Message,” by Ta-Nehisi Coates
“The Serviceberry,” by Robin Wall Kimmerer
“Revenge of the Tipping Point,” by Malcolm Gladwell
“From Here to the Great Unknown,” by Lisa Marie Presley
“The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” by Haruki Murakami
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