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Mentioned in 6 episodes

You Dreamed of Empires

Book • 2023

Álvaro Enrigue

Mentioned by

Paul Gillingham

Mentioned in 6 episodes

Recommended by

Paul Gillingham

as a clever retelling of the Spanish conquest that treats it like a heist and gets the history right.

Paul Gillingham on Why Mexico Stays Together

Highlighted by

Gilbert Cruz

as his personal favorite from the fiction list, for its imaginative and psychedelic portrayal of a historical encounter.

The Year in Books

Mentioned by

Dan Harris

as a recently read novel about the fall of the Aztec empire.

Why Your Brain Turns The Miraculous Into The Mundane—And How To Fix It | Maria Popova

Mentioned by

Adam Skolnick

, highlighting Dwight Garner's review in the New York Times.

Roll ON: Journaling, Creativity & Process—Plus Transformative Books, Thoughts on Regenerative Agriculture & Remembering Swimming's Greatest Coach

Mentioned by

Dan Harris

as a novel he recently read.

A Buddhist Recipe For Confidence | Ethan Nichtern

Mentioned by

Dan Harris

as a recently read novel.

The Science of Handling Uncertainty | Maya Shankar

Mentioned by

Gilbert Cruz

as an alternative history of the moment when Cortez and his people landed in Mexico City.

Our Book Critics On Their Year in Reading

Recommended by

Jesse Browner

as his favorite book of 2024.

Jesse Browner, "Sing to Me" (Little Brown, 2025)

Mentioned by Zac Zimmer as a recent Mexican novel that overlaps timelines and rethinks the conquest to connect past and present.

Decolonizing the Novum

Mentioned by Zac Zimmer as a recent Mexican example engaging overlapping timelines and conquest imaginaries.

Decolonizing the Novum

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