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Daisy Ashford

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Recall This Book

Chuck Klosterman

Arlie Hochschild

Nir Eyal

Glenn Beck

Zadie Smith

John Landis

Alanis Morissette

Jeff Bezos

Jerry Lewis

Johnny Carson

Scott Peterson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Elizabeth Warren

Caleb Crain

Lorne Michaels

OwlTail

John’s favorite avocation is editing a Public Books column called B-Side Books, where writers resurrect beloved but neglected books. Now comes a book that collects 40 of these columns (the Washington Post review was a big thumbs-up, and   John talked about the B-side concept on  Five Books).   This week’s B-Sider is celebrated American novelist Caleb Crain (Necessary Errors and Overthrow). When not photographing cowbirds and orioles for his brilliantly titled Steamboats are Ruining Everything, Caleb took time to read  and report on the best novel ever written by an under-10, The Young Visiters.  Mentioned in This Episode Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1925) Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Notes from Underground (1864) Flann O’Brien, The Third Policeman (written 1939) Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre (1847); what Jane actually says to the odious Brocklehurst is  that to avoid Hell ““I must keep in good health, and not die.” Ursula Le Guin: just kept writing, specifically writing  Earthsea books) Barbara Comyns, Our Spoons Came from Woolworth’s Jean Rhys, After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie Winifred Watson, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (courtesy of the great Persephone Press)  Listen and Read 58 Recall this B-Side #3: Caleb Crain on Daisy Ashford’s “The Young Visiters”   Upcoming Episodes  Our final Recall This B-Side is Pardis Dabashi’s eloquent unpacking of the funniest Iranian novel you’ve never heard of…..

John’s favorite avocation is editing a Public Books column called <a href="https://www.publicbooks.org/series/b-sides/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">B-Side Books</a>, where writers resurrect beloved but neglected books. Now comes <a href="http://cup.columbia.edu/book/b-side-books/9780231200578" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">a book that collects 40 of these columns</a> (the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/b-side-books-review/2021/06/10/07a3aedc-c927-11eb-a11b-6c6191ccd599_story.html" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Washington Post review</a> was a big thumbs-up, and John talked about the B-side concept on  <a href="https://fivebooks.com/best-books/forgotten-classics-the-best-b-side-books-john-plotz/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Five Books</a>).   This week’s B-Sider is celebrated American novelist Caleb Crain (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/books/review/caleb-crains-necessary-errors.html" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Necessary Errors</a> and <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/586580/overthrow-by-caleb-crain/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Overthrow</a>). When not photographing cowbirds and orioles for his brilliantly titled <a href="https://steamthing.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Steamboats are Ruining Everything</a>, Caleb took time to read and report on the best novel ever written by an under-10,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Visiters" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> The Young Visiters</a>. Mentioned in This Episode Anita Loos, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentlemen_Prefer_Blondes_(novel)" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Gentlemen Prefer Blondes</a> (1925) Fyodor Dostoyevsky, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notes_from_Underground" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Notes from Underground</a> (1864) Flann O’Brien, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Policeman" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Third Policeman</a> (written 1939) Charlotte Bronte, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyre" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Jane Eyre</a> (1847); what Jane <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1260/1260-h/1260-h.htm" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">actually says</a> to the odious Brocklehurst is that to avoid Hell ““I must keep in good health, and not die.” Ursula Le Guin: just kept writing, specifically writing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthsea" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Earthsea </a>books) Barbara Comyns, <a href="https://www.nyrb.com/products/our-spoons-came-from-woolworths?variant=2403345281" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Our Spoons Came from Woolworth’s</a> Jean Rhys, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Leaving_Mr._Mackenzie" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie</a> Winifred Watson, <a href="https://persephonebooks.co.uk/products/miss-pettigrew-lives-for-a-day-classic" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day</a> (courtesy of the great Persephone Press) Listen and Read <a href="https://recallthisbookorg.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/rtb-crain-transcript-.pdf" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">58 Recall this B-Side #3: Caleb Crain on Daisy Ashford’s “The Young Visiters”</a> Upcoming Episodes Our final Recall This B-Side is Pardis Dabashi’s eloquent unpacking of the funniest Iranian novel you’ve never heard of…..

58 Recall this B-Side #3: Caleb Crain on Daisy Ashford’s “The Young Visiters” (JP)

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