141 Lisa Marie Cabrelli on "In the Woods" by Tana French

Lisa Marie Cabrelli is my dear friend and one of my favorite people on the planet to talk books with, because her insights always knock me out. She came back to the show today to talk about "In the Woods," the first book in the Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French. Lisa Marie got me hooked on this series several years ago, and I love hearing her brilliant insights about why crime fiction reflects national identity. Tana French writes literary, thought-provoking genre fiction that is deeply immersive and, as I found out, gets even better on re-reads.

 

Host: Julie Strauss

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Guest: Lisa Marie Cabrelli

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Discussed in this episode:

 

In the Woods by Tana French (Book 1 of the Dublin Murder Squad)

Elizabeth George

Listen to author Aime Austin talk to me about What Came Before He Shot Her by Elizabeth George in Episode 047

Ian Rankin

The Inspector Gamache Series by Louise Penny

Tana French’s Intimate Crime Fiction, by Laura Miller, the New Yorker, September 26, 2016

Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

Ann Patchett’s bookstore, Parnassus Books

This Must Be the Place by Maggie O’Farrell

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

Severance by Ling Ma

Listen to Lisa Marie’s previous appearance on this podcast, when she talked about Severance on Episode 050

Read "The Descent" by Lisa Marie Cabrelli on Yonder

 

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