Hard-boiled Noir

The Librarian Is In

The New York Public Library

Arts, Tv & Film, Books

4.7 • 595 Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2018

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Frank dives into the dark and depraved world of noir, explains the basics of the genre and delivers a saucy read from one of his favorite books. Gwen does some detective work herself, taking us on her journey of a book rec that takes a dark turn of it's own! Plus: radio drama, man tears, and some classic YA literature.

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0:00.0	Wow.
0:00.6	It's getting hot in here.
0:02.4	So take of all your clothes.
0:04.5	Oh, my God.
0:05.2	It's a bit mine.
0:06.0	Yeah.
0:11.2	Welcome to The Librarian is in.
0:13.0	The New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.
0:16.7	I'm Frank.
0:17.6	And I'm what?
0:19.2	I'm Gwen.
0:20.7	And it's April. You took me by surprise. So was'm what? I'm Gwen. And it's April.
0:21.7	You took me by surprise.
0:22.8	So is that April Fool's? Yes, April Fool's. A couple days after April Fool's, so it's extra fooling. You're still fooling around, aren't you? Yeah, I sure am. See, I'm getting hard-boiled. I'm still fooling around. I'm still fooling around, babe. I'll tell you why I'm hard-bbed.
0:18.5	I know.
0:19.1	I'm excited to talk with you about this topic.
0:22.0	You know a little bit about...
0:23.0	Only a little bit about what I've been reading. So give us the scoop on noir, Frank. Do you want to kick in right away? Yeah. For your fabulous recommendation? Yes, I do. Well, I've been reading, this is, first of all, in the library, I've been walking by
0:54.8	the displays we have, and this book keeps appearing, and it's called The Best American
1:00.7	Noir, N-O-I-R of the Century, edited by James Elroy.
1:06.4	James Elroy is also an author who wrote one of his most famous books, Black Dahlia,
1:12.1	which is about a famous murder case in L.A. in the 40s. So it's the best American noir of the
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