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The Book Review

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Michael B. Oren’s ‘Ally’

The Book Review

The New York Times

Books, Arts

4.23.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2015

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

This week, Jacob Heilbrunn discusses Michael B. Oren’s “Ally”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Julia Pierpont talks about her debut novel, “Among the Ten Thousand Things”; questions from readers; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

Transcript

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0:00.0

What's all the controversy behind the recent memoir by Israel's former ambassador to the

0:07.6

United States?

0:08.8

Jacob Heilbrand will tell us about his review of Michael Orren's ally.

0:12.6

I do think that he has a somewhat stark view that it just doesn't jive with reality

0:20.2

about the omnipresent anti-Semitism.

0:24.4

What happens when two kids on the Upper West Side discover their fathers of fear?

0:28.3

Julia Peer-Pont will be here to talk about her debut novel among the 10,000 things.

0:32.8

In this case, it's a story a lot about infidelity and betrayal and how these things lead to sort

0:39.3

of misunderstandings between family members.

0:41.9

Alexander Allterbald tell us what's going on in the publishing world.

0:45.0

Greg Cole's has bestseller news and will also let readers and listeners ask a few questions

0:49.4

for us editors here at the Booker View.

0:52.1

This is Inside the Near-Tense Booker View.

0:53.8

I'm Pamela Paul.

0:58.3

Jacob Heilbrand joins us now.

1:07.8

He's the editor of the National Interest and this week he reviews on our cover Michael

1:12.3

Orren's new memoir, Ally.

1:14.4

My journey across the American is really divide.

1:17.1

Hi Jacob.

1:18.1

Hi Pamela.

1:19.1

So for those who are not familiar with Orren, tell us about who he is.

1:23.9

He is a failed academic who got his PhD at Princeton University under the legendary Middle

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