032: Best Books by Journos

06/05/2022 38 min

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Episode Synopsis

So many journalists end up trying their hand at authoring books, whether it’s memoirs, investigative non-fiction, or branching out into the world of fiction. To celebrate World Press Freedom Day (3 May), we’re comparing notes on our fave books by journos from around the world.
FEATURED BOOKS:
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
Who Gets to Be Smart: Privilege, Power and Knowledge by Bri Lee
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS:

Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain by Sathnam Sanghera
Betrayal: Crisis in the Catholic Church by Boston Globe Investigative Staff
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow
The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know by Malcolm Gladwell
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy
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