Ep 32 - Best books by journos
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.
Show notes
Book recommendations
The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert: https://www.readings.com.au/products/18995202/the-sixth-extinction-an-unnatural-history
Who Gets to be Smart by Bri Lee: https://www.readings.com.au/products/33523207/who-gets-to-be-smart-privilege-power-and-knowledge
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup: https://www.readings.com.au/products/26193078/bad-blood
She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey: https://www.readings.com.au/products/27630893/she-said
Other recommendations
Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain by Sathnam Sanghera: https://www.readings.com.au/products/33595162/empireland-how-imperialism-has-shaped-modern-britain
Betrayal: Crisis in the Catholic Church by Boston Globe Investigative Staff: https://www.readings.com.au/products/20707444/betrayal-the-crisis-in-the-catholic-church-the-findings-of-the-investigation-that-inspired-the-major-motion-picture-spotlight
Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow: https://www.readings.com.au/products/32678237/catch-and-kill
The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown: https://www.readings.com.au/products/23773077/the-diana-chronicles-20th-anniversary-commemorative-edition
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know by Malcolm Gladwell: https://www.readings.com.au/products/31607075/talking-to-strangers-what-we-should-know-about-the-people-we-dont-know
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson: https://www.readings.com.au/products/32863084/the-warmth-of-other-suns-the-epic-story-of-americas-great-migration
Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion: https://www.readings.com.au/products/24461434/slouching-towards-bethlehem
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe: https://www.readings.com.au/products/33399837/empire-of-pain-the-secret-history-of-the-sackler-dynasty
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy: https://www.readings.com.au/products/26244459/dopesick-dealers-doctors-and-the-drug-company-that-addicted-america
Dopesick TV show: https://www.hulu.com/series/dopesick-227de06a-d3d4-42e0-9df1-bb5495e1738d
Elizabeth holmes article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/theranos-has-struggled-with-blood-tests-1444881901
Elizabeth holmes podcast: https://abcaudio.com/podcasts/the-dropout/
The Dropout TV show: https://www.disneyplus.com/series/the-dropout/5C0gjGwyRTeZ
Heartstopper TV show: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81059939