Podcast appearances and mentions of gabriel tallent

In Ep. 194, Catherine (@GilmoreGuide) and Sarah head back to the year 2017 in the book world with this second annual special retrospective episode!  They share big bookish highlights for that year, including book news, award winners, and what was going on in the world outside of reading. They also talk about how their own 2017 reading shook out, including their favorite 2017 releases.  Plus, a quick run-down of listener-submitted favorites!  This episode is overflowing with great backlist titles to add to your TBR!   This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). CLICK HERE for the full episode Show Notes on the blog. Highlights The big news that was going on outside the book world. The book stories and trends that dominated 2017. How similar 2017 and 2025 are. The 2017 books that have had staying power.⁠ Was this as dismal a year in books as Sarah remembers? Sarah's and Catherine's personal 2017 reading stats.⁠ Listener-submitted favorites from 2017.⁠ Bookish Time Capsule (2017) [2:12] The World Beyond Books No books mentioned in this segment. The Book Industry Wonder by R. J. Palacio (2012) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [9:59] Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur (2015) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [10:04] A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[10:40] The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [10:44] Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [12:08] My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [12:18] The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [13:03] If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [13:13] We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [13:23] Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [13:46] Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [13:48] The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [13:50] Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (2025) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [14:57] Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar (2024) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [15:03] James by Percival Everett (2024) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [15:04] Bookish Headlines and Trends Becoming by Michelle Obama (2018) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [20:41] A Promised Land by Barack Obama (2020) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [20:43] The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama (2006) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [20:48] My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (2011) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [23:04] The Road to Dalton by Shannon Bowring (2023) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [23:31] Big Books and Award Winners of 2017 A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (2012) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [26:01] Beartown by Fredrik Backman (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [26:06] The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (1985) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [26:21] Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [26:27] The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [26:48] Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (2022) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [28:09] The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [28:39] Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [29:23] Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (2014) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [29:40] Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [31:31] Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (2008) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [32:09] Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [32:51] Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [33:16] Normal People by Sally Rooney (2018) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [33:41] Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [34:32] Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward (2011) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [34:38] Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [35:09] The Sellout by Paul Beatty (2015) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [35:52] What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [36:56] Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [37:21] The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [37:45] Before the Fall by Noah Hawley (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [38:04] The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, 3) by N. K. Jemisin (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [38:30]  Our Top Books of 2017 The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [40:46] Beartown by Fredrik Backman (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [41:20] Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [41:22] Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [42:02] If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [42:16] Quicksand by Malin Persson Giolitio (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [42:23] The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [42:36] This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [42:38] Trophy Son by Douglas Brunt (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [42:48] White Fur by Jardine Libaire (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [43:05] Final Girls by Riley Sager (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [46:38] Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [46:44] Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [46:46] Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [46:49] The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [47:10] Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman (1995) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [47:15] Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [47:19] The Heirs by Susan Rieger (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [47:34] The Takedown by Corrie Wang (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [47:53] Feast of Sorrow by Crystal King (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [48:01] Girl in Snow by Danya Kukafka (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [48:09] Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (2014) | Amazon | Bookshop.org   [48:17] Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [48:28] The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [48:33] Listeners' Top Books of 2017 Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [49:33] Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [49:51] The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [50:03] The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[50:07] Beartown by Fredrik Backman (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [50:13] Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [50:15] The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [50:18] The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [50:24] This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [50:25] Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [50:27]

Pour ce 163ème épisode, j'ai reçu Anne-Sophie Gervais, co-head de RAISE Sherpas, l'accélérateur 100% philanthropique du groupe RAISE dédié aux startups à impact. Elle est également co-fondatrice de RAISE Phiture, le 1er fond tech 100% philanthropique. Anne-Sophie est une femme passionnée et engagée. En 2023, elle a été sélectionnée parmi les 40 femmes Forbes. En janvier dernier, elle a annoncé le lancement de RAISE Sherpas Associations, l'accélérateur qui finance et accompagne des associations profondément innovantes dans leur passage à l'échelle. Alors, comment allier philanthropie et investissement ? Comment connecter startups et associations ? Comment fonctionne RAISE Sherpas ? Et pourquoi financer des associations est particulièrement important ? On parle de ces sujets précieux dans cette conversation passionnante !▬▬ NOTRE AGENCE ▬▬

Leigh Oshirak is a Global Brand Consultant with over 30 years of experience building some of America's most beloved brands. Seven years ago, she launched her own consulting business and has been working with Female-founded companies. Prior to that, she was the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Digital Content at Williams-Sonoma Inc. and the Director of Marketing for Joe Boxer. She started her career in Los Angeles in 1990 in the film industry, working for major film studios, including Sony Pictures Entertainment, Disney's Touchstone Pictures, and Warner Brothers on movies such as the Tina Turner biopic: What's Love Got to Do with It which was nominated for two Oscars. She is the co-author of the acclaimed book: Balance is a Crock, Sleep is For The Weak: An Indispensable Guide to Surviving Working Motherhood, published by Penguin in April 2010.  In this episode, Nada sits down with Leigh to discuss her decision to “retire from paid work”. Leigh unpacks how and why she came to this decision. The conversation invites all to consider how to be intentional about our future—whether stepping into or away from work. Together, they run through Leigh's previous experiences as a consultant and how she is focused on using her expertise to help others while also moving into a space of authentic discovery. In addition to sharing her recent retirement decision, Leigh shares tips about jumping into the consulting world and makes recommendations around boundary setting,  turning down clients, paying attention to red flags, and creating contracts to safeguard payment. She also talks about the perks of finding a partner and creating a network.Leigh recommends adding Smacked by Eilene Zimmerman, My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent, and Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss to your bookshelf. Follow on Instagram: @loshirakPlease follow us at @thisislibertyroad on Instagram--that's where we hang out the most. And please rate and review us —it helps to know if this podcast is inspiring and equipping you to launch and grow your ventures.

This week we are joined by Rachel Rausch, Teen Services Librarian at the Orange Branch.  Katy and Rachel discuss a controversial topic this week... books that everyone loved that we just DID. NOT. LIKE! These are books that take the world by storm, reach the top of the best sellers list, or end up with a huge book club buzz, and sometimes we just don't get it.  Rachel does NOT recommend The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by Victoria Schwab, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, or The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern.  Katy does NOT recommend My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent, Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng, and Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune.  Listen to what other staff members of the Delaware County District Library just didn't like, and read more about today's episode here. Do you have a topic you want to hear us cover? Please email libraryguys@delawarelibrary.org  Music Credit:  Blippy Trance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

This week on What We're Reading and Other Stuff we tell you what Shanna's reading and what Jen's DNFd.  Update on The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek! - Jen's finished it since the recording and she did really like it despite not being 100% sure in the recording.   Anyone who loves historical fiction is going to love this book!We are reading The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers for Book Club this month so pick up a copy and read along with us!  Books Mentioned in this Episode:The Blinds by Adam SternberghThe Lincoln Highway by Amor TowlesFive Little Pigs by Agatha Christie My Absolute Darling by Gabriel TallentThe Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michelle Richardson How High We Go In The Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu We are affiliated with Libro.fm. If you purchase on any of the books we've shared through the links above, your dollars help support your local bookstores as well as this podcast!best_bookclub@outlook.comPatreonwww.bestbookclub.caInstagram

"...ebben a letehetetlen könyvben Gabriel Tallent egy lány testi, lelki, szellemi függetlenségéért vívott harcát tárja elénk brutális őszinteséggel és lenyűgöző gyengédséggel. Az eredmény egy szívet tépő, első regény, amely egyszerre sokkol, megráz és felemel.” - olvashatjuk erről a könyvről. Hogy miért hat ilyen erősen az olvasóra, arról is beszélgetünk Tegyi Tímea szerkesztővel, a 21. Század Kiadó szakemberével.

Bonjour à tous ! Pour cette 65e émission, nous ne sommes pas complètement comme d’habitude, avec Laure (non pas la Laure « historique » mais une nouvelle Laure) qui remplace Amandine (partie à un mariage) pour cet épisode ! A l’affiche ce mois-ci : « A la ligne : feuillets d’usine » de Joseph Ponthus, aux éditions de la Table Ronde, 272 pages. « A l’Est d’Eden » de John Steinbeck, traduit par Jean-Claude Bonnardot, en poche au Livre de Poche , 631 pages. « Jeu Blanc » de Richard Wagamese, traduit par Christine Raguet, en broché chez Zoé et en poche chez 10/18, 264 pages. Et comme toujours nos coups de cœur : Pour Eva : « Le Ghetto Intérieur » de Santiago Amigorena, chez POL (qui sera à l’affiche le mois prochain) Pour Laure : « My Absolute Darling » de Gabriel Tallent, chez Gallmeister. Pour Léo : « Les Indes Fourbes », bande dessinée d’Alain Ayroles et Juanjo Guarnido chez Delcourt. Pour Coralie : « La Femme aux Cheveux Roux » d’Orhan Pamuk, chez Gallimard. Bonne écoute ! Notez-nous sur apple podcasts, demandez aux gens qui nous aiment de nous noter sur apple podcasts... et n’hésitez pas à nous laisser un commentaire sur le site, la page Facebook ou notre compte Instagram « Bibliomaniacs le podcast » !

1 livre, 1 lecteur, émission présentée par Florence Berthout qui reçoit François Favrat, réalisateur, scénariste et acteur qui parlera du livre « My absolute darling » de Gabriel Tallent

What do we mean by perfection and is the pursuit of it a pointless exercise? We hear from poet Charly Cox about why just the word alone is enough to induce anxiety, Sebastian Faulks considers where in the arts perfection might lie and why capturing it might mean a journey to perfection and then back again. Finally we hear from novelist Gabriel Tallent who shares the sheer blood, sweat and tears of writing his debut novel. BOOKS MENTIONED: She Must Be Mad, Paris Echo, Love Is Blind, My Absolute Darling, Dept of Speculation, Ink, Carol, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

In this short episode, we look at what our host, Erin, is reading now, what new books have been added to her queue, and a short review on the book My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent. This book was a great beach read, deeply inspiring, heartbreaking, and disturbing!  Plus a lot of extra commentary from Erin on the range of books she's reading right now.

Welchen Einfluss hat unsere Herkunft auf uns? Und wie kittet man einen tiefen Riss im Leben, den man selbst verursacht hat? Das und mehr besprechen Karla und Günter in Folge 3 – mit dabei Saša Stanišić mit "Herkunft", Pyun Hye-young mit "Der Riss", Kanae Minato mit "Geständnisse" und Gabriel Tallent mit "Mein Ein und Alles". Außerdem: Günter trifft den Soziologen Jean Ziegler auf einer Zugfahrt.

Comics Will Break Your Heart by Faith Erin Hicks There There by Tommy Orange A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi Time Bomb by Joelle Charbonneau Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent

In this episode we go deep and discuss "My Absolute Darling" by Gabriel Tallent and "Educated" by Tara Westover while sipping on Isolation by Odell Brewing and Mountain Livin' by Crazy Mountain. xoxo

In this episode we go deep and discuss "My Absolute Darling" by Gabriel Tallent and "Educated" by Tara Westover while sipping on Isolation by Odell Brewing and Mountain Livin' by Crazy Mountain. xoxo

Gabriel Tallent was working full-time in a restaurant, whilst doing some pretty serious mountain climbing on the side, when he felt the compulsion to tell this story. He would lie on his floor, as soon as he got home from work, fill himself with coffee and try to write 30,000 words a week.'My Absolute Darling' started off as something else, what he describes as a 'brainy, environmental novel', until he realised that the peripheral Turtle Alveston needed to be the protagonist. It needed to be her story, about the abuse she was subject to by her father. When Gabriel had that realisation, he immediately stopped writing, believing this was a tale too big for him to tell.The novel is a Sunday Times Bestseller, it made The Times and Metro's 'Books of the 2017', he made the shortlist for Swansea University's 'International Dylan Thomas Prize', and Stephen King described it as 'masterpiece' and a work that will 'stand the test of time'.It's quite a deep, philosophical chat about why we tell stories, and the right to get down your idea. Also Gabriel chats about making his characters utterly believable, what he thinks about critical reaction to his book, and how much he thought about the story's language.Also, we get a top writing tip from a debut author who wants you to pay more attention to the world around you.@writerspodwritersroutine.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

L'actualité culturelle à Paris avec Arthur Dreyfus. L'actualité vue par les livres avec Nicolas Tittley; Une Charte du plastique. Martin Bilodeau et Ariane Cipriani ont vu la série Pose, de Ryan Murphy. Le mot à définir avec Maria Mourani; djihad. Une entrevue avec Manuel Carcassonne, directeur général des éditions Stock depuis 2013. Que lisent les Suisses? Le club de lecture avec Geneviève Guérard qui a lu My absolute darling, de Gabriel Tallent, Sophie Lorain avec Les amants polyglottes de Lina Wolff et Luis Clavis avec Foudroyée, de Grace O'Connel.

This week Catherine reviews Love and Ruin by Paula McLain, Little Brown $35 and My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent, HarperCollins $35LISTEN ABOVE 

Edição de 19 de Abril 2018 - "O Meu Amor Absoluto", de Gabriel Tallent

Salt Lake City resident Gabriel Tallent's debut novel “My Absolute Darling” has been getting rave reviews. Here's a synopsis:

In his first essay collection, UP UP DOWN DOWN, Cheston Knapp attends skateboarding camp for adults, recalls his fraternity days, looks for UFOs, and checks out the local wrestling circuit, all in the name of learning more about himself. He and James talk about the art of the essay, the search for community, editing at Tin House, and the difficulty they have living in the moment. Plus Scribner art director and designer Jaya Miceli on book covers.   -  Cheston Knapp: https://www.chestonknapp.com/ Cheston and James discuss: David Foster Wallace  Charles D'Ambrosio  W. G. Sebald  HAMLET  Joan Didion  Zadie Smith  Maurice Merleau-Ponty  Edmund Husserl  Leslie Jamison  A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER by Tom Clancy  Graham Greene  John LeCarre  Sarah Manguso Maggie Nelson -  Jaya Miceli: https://jayamiceli.com/ Jaya and James discuss: UP UP DOWN DOWN by Cheston Knapp Anna Laytham (designer)  Daniel Loedel  THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins THE ANIMALS by Christian Kiefer  THE READY MADE THIEF by Augustus Rose  Marcel Duchamp  Viking Penguin Helen Yentus (art director, Riverhead/ designer)  Riverhead Books  INTO THE WATER by Paula Hawkins  A SEPARATION by Katie Kitamura  THE INCENDIARIES by R.O. Kwon  MY ABSOLUTE DARLING by Gabriel Tallent  SING, UNBURIED, SING by Jesmyn Ward  Paul Buckley (art director, Penguin)  WEST by Carys Davies  Lauren Peters-Collaer (designer)  I'D DIE FOR YOU by F. Scott Fitzgerald  FLESH, BONE, WATER by Luiza Sauma - http://tkpod.com / tkwithjs@gmail.com / Twitter: @JamesScottTK Instagram: tkwithjs / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/

2:09: Paula Gallagher, Baltimore County librarian and Roughly Speaking critic, recommends a debut novel, "My Absolute Darling," by Gabriel Tallent.5:58: After the islands, Florida and southern states were pummeled by Hurriane Irma, after Houston was flooded by Hurricane Harvey, it might be hard for Americans to turn their attention to Yemen, Somalia and South Sudan and the famine hitting those countries. But our topic is something a lot of Americans might not be aware of: The Trump administration's proposed deep cuts to foreign aid that for decades enjoyed bipartisan support in Congress. Thomas Awiapo, a native of Ghana orphaned as a boy, survived childhood famine because of U.S. foreign aid, and he tells us his heartbreaking story of survival. Now a consultant with Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services, Awiapo was in Washington recently to says thanks for the food he received at a village school and to ask that such aid continue.Links:http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/541271/my-absolute-darling-by-gabriel-tallent/

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we read and discuss 'My Absolute Darling' by Gabriel Tallent with Gabriel himself. The book follows Turtle Alveston, a young girl living in northern Calfornia, as she fights to escape unthinkable abuse from her father. Then as always, we end the show with recommendations: Gabriel recommends ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ by Celeste Ng and 'Beloved' by Toni Morrison. Aliza recommends Ronan Farrow’s piece in the New Yorker about the Harvey Weinstein allegations "For Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: "Harvey Weinstein's Accusers Tell Their Stories." "It didn’t break the news about the Weinstein abuses but it really delved into what was going on ... My recommendation is to listen to women, especially when they tell you about trauma. And read Ronan's New Yorker piece." Peter recommends Netflix's new show 'American Vandal.' “Even though I do have faults with the plot as it’s told, it is an extremely well done fictionalized mystery, with some fantastic acting from some very young actors.” Peter also recommends watching the french horror movie 'Raw' in October for Halloween. You can see Peter's full list of Netflix hidden-gem horror movie recommendations here. MJ recommends reading 'Call Me By Your Name' by André Aciman. “Boy is that a beautifully written novel.” He also recommends all of the Armie Hammer dance club mashups that riff of of the movie 'Call Me By Your Name', especially this one of Armie dancing to Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Cut To The Feeling.” Next week we're reading John Green's new novel 'Turtles All The Way Down.' We hope you'll join us!

Episode Twenty Nine Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine Join our Goodreads Group! Let us know what you want us to choose as the next read along. You can email, tweet or join the discussion on the Goodreads page. – Just Read – OSS Operation Black Mail: One Woman’s Covert War Against the Imperial Japanese Army – Ann Todd (CW) Chris reviewed the book on her blog. Read it here. My Absolute Darling – Gabriel Tallent (EF) The Blank Wall – Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (CW) Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone – Brené Brown (EF) – Currently Reading/Listening – What Happened – Hillary Rodham Clinton (audio) (CW) Scary Old Sex – Arlene Hyman (EF) And Fire Came Down (Caleb Zelic #2) – Emma Viskic (CW) The Last Chinese Chef – Nicole Mones (EF) How To Read Water: Clues, Signs & Patterns from Puddles to the Sea – Tristan Gooley (CW) The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World – Peter Wohlleben (CW) – Biblio Adventures – September 15 – Chris and Emily will be heading to the New Haven Public library for a discussion with winners of the Windham-Campbell prize. Check out the winners of the Windham-Campbell prize here. Panelists: Too Afraid to Cry – Ali Cobby Eckermann Liberty’s Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary War - Maya Jasanoff Nothings Mat – Erna Brodber Can You Tolerate This? - Ashleigh Young September 22-24 – Guilford Free Library Friends of the Library Annual Book and Bake Sale Chris purchases: Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival – Velma Wallis Bead on an Anthill: A Lakota Childhood – Delphine Red Shirt (CW) They Wrote the Book: Thirteen Women Mystery Writer’s Tell All – Helen Windrath Outlander: Stories and Essays – Jane Rule The Professor’s House – Willa Cather Emily purchases: 97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement – Jane Ziegelman Who the Hell is Pansy O’Hara?: The Fascinating Stories Behind 50 of the World’s Best-Loved Books – Jenny Bond Emily visited Jabberwocky Bookshop in Newburyport, MA and Yellow Umbrella Books in Chatham, MA September 28 – October 1 – Blackstone Library Annual Book Sale – Upcoming Jaunts – October 17 – Gabrielle Zevin author of Young Jane Young at RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT October 21 – Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon – Upcoming Reads – Death Comes: A Willa Cather and Edith Lewis Mystery – Sue Hallgrath (CW) Grace – Natashia Deón (EF) – Also Mentioned – Article about debut novelist Gabriel Tallent: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/books/gabriel-tallent-my-absolute-darling.html Review of My Absolut Darling: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/books/review-my-absolute-darling-gabriel-tallent.html The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry – Gabrielle Zevin Chris blog’s at Wildmoobooks.com

We chat to Gabriel Tallent, author of the sensational 'My Absolute Darling' about getting to know your characters, allowing time to work its magic on your preconceptions, and why you just need to work like hell. Music by www.bensound.com.

We're back baby, and even though it seems as though Katrina is calling in from Mars, she's actually in LA County. We talk Hillary Clinton memoir, postmodern novel bingo, the problem with Gabriel Tallent, and the REALISM REVOLUTION OF 2017

Gabriel Tallent discusses his book My Absolute Darling.

TWICE a month, the librarians are in, with their favorite recommendations in Two Book Minimum, a toe-to-toe discussion on a book or topic, as well as news from the book world, updates from Lawrence Public Library, and beyond. Two Book Minimum: Hunger: A Memoir of (my) Body by Roxane Gay (2017) My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent (2017) Dying by Cory Taylor (2017) The Dinner by Herman Koch (2009 / trans. 2013) Instead of She Said/She Said, this episode addresses the wide world of HISTORICAL FICTION... find out what we have to say about this complicated genre! News from LPL: Ian from the Info Services team at LPL has started Doc Discussions, a documentary watching club! The inaugural event is Saturday, Sept 16th (events will take place on the 3rd Saturday of each month) Banned Book Trading Cards are coming! Our guest presenter will be... Zora Neale Hurston! Performed by Dr. Carmaletta Williams, a retired professor of English & African American Studies, AND an Emmy-winning performer. Dr. Williams has been working on the upcoming Langston Hughes documentary, I, Too, Sing America. The Banned Book Trading Cards reveal is at 5pm on Friday, Sept. 22nd in the LPL Auditorium Show Notes: http://www.lawrence.lib.ks.us/2017/09/book-squad-podcast-011-hist-fic-and-books-that-hurt-yer-guts/ This episode was produced by Jim Barnes in the Sound & Vision studio. Theme song by Heidi Lynne Gluck. Please subscribe and leave us comments – we’d love to know what you think, and your comments make it easier for other people to find our podcast. Happy reading and listening! xo, Polli & Kate

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Gabriel Tallent, whose debut novel My Absolute Darling will be released tomorrow by Riverhead. Gabriel Received his BA from Williamette University. His stories have been published in Narrative and in the St. Petersburg Review. His thesis at Willamette was on the discursive construction of Pleasure in Samuel Richardson’s Pamela. But he also was a checker at Target, so that gives you a little bit of an idea of how this story could have emerged from his head. My Absolute Darling plumbs the depths of moral depravity and soars to places where a girl’s reach exceeds her grasp and yet she is able to accomplish things that are impossible to imagine. Julia (Turtle) is the 14 year old daughter of Martin. Martin is a very intelligent survivivalist with tons of weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition and the ability and the desire to use them all. He is also dangerous and depraved but there is a certain part of us and this is a danger to the reader of the novel, a certain part of us that almost has the capability to comprehend his motives. It’s scary that we have the capability to do so. That is why this book has gotten so much buzz and is such a riveting read. Some reviews suggest that it is not for the faint of heart. Others say read the book with friends and then fight over it.. Trust me--as a book club selection, you will find yourself in fight club rather than the usual casual night out at the book store. It’s not a book to make light of. It’s a book to ponder and one which makes you question your understanding of family relationships and how that can go so wrong and also ponder the strength of someone whose strength was obtained from the very man who is her sworn nemesis and father.

With Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi – The meaning of the 15th-century Voynich manuscript – a strange compendium of undecipherable signs, astrological symbols and pictures of nude bathing women – has long eluded scholars. We're joined by bibliographical sleuth Nicholas Gibbs, who appears to have discovered the manuscript's secret; to mark the double anniversary of one of America's greatest poets, Robert Lowell (1917-1977), Paul Muldoon – himself a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, and Poetry editor at the New Yorker – reads his new poem 'Robert Lowell at Castletown House'; finally, TLS Fiction editor Toby Lichtig discusses the latest releases from established writers (including John le Carré and Salman Rushdie) and debut novelists (Gabriel Tallent and Fiona Mozley) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi – We're joined in the studio by Sam Leith, Literary editor of the Spectator and self-professed rhetoric geek, discusses the problem of fake news in a post-truth world, with recourse to Aristotle and economic theory; we're running an extract, in this week's summer double issue, from My Absolute Darling, the new American novel everyone seems to be talking about – we'll discuss the dark material at its centre with the author himself, Gabriel Tallent; "Walid Jumblatt has the air of quiet dignity which befits a retired warlord with nearly half a million Twitter followers", so begins Alev Scott's essay on her experiences among the Druze of Lebanon, one of the country's eighteen recognised minorities. Alev joins us to describe an enlightening and troubling encounter. The podcast will take a break and return on August 31; keep up with the TLS at the-tls.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.