Abigail Oswald Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Screen Tests: Stories and Other Writing
Kate Zambreno
so I recently read the @brevitymag anthology and kinda fell in love with the micro-essay genre, also really enjoyed Kate Zambreno's SCREEN TESTS... would love more recommendations for micro-essay collections!
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fake Like Me
Barbara Bourland
I fell in love with Barbara Bourland's FAKE LIKE ME back in 2019, so I jumped at the chance to ask her all my burning monarchy questions after reading her @DuttonBooks followup, THE FORCE OF SUCH BEAUTY, for @The_Millions https://t.co/FRCq3e04j0
Hardcover, 2019
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Brutes
Dizz Tate
happy pub day to Dizz Tate's BRUTES, a hypnotic Florida fever dream out from @CatapultStory (please read it so we can talk about the ending oh my goddd) https://t.co/T1LP8dXEZa
Hardcover, 2023
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tell Me I'm an Artist
Chelsea Martin
At different points, Chelsea Martin’s Tell Me I’m an Artist is a manifesto, a search history, a film script, a to-do list, and even a series of Craigslist posts, but above all, it’s a resonant and moving portrait of an artist searching for her identity.
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Slash Them All
Antoine Maillard
so happy I stumbled upon Antoine Maillard’s meditation on film in @astra_mag; his new graphic novel SLASH THEM ALL (about ‘80s horror) looks pretty great, too https://t.co/cvyGSvFBP5 https://t.co/Exqb2NRLNZ
Hardcover, 2022
$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Crush: Volume 99
Richard Siken
still thinking about this bit from Richard Siken's CRUSH https://t.co/59DyDYSHNq
Paperback, 2005
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Shit Cassandra Saw: Stories
Gwen E. Kirby
y'all, @gwenekirby's SHIT CASSANDRA SAW is so good! favorite story of the collection has to be "Midwestern Girl Is Tired of Appearing in Your Short Stories"—I can still remember reading it in @GuernicaMag back in 2017 🥰 https://t.co/360viBnUMo
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Force of Such Beauty
Barbara Bourland
I fell in love with Barbara Bourland's FAKE LIKE ME back in 2019, so I jumped at the chance to ask her all my burning monarchy questions after reading her @DuttonBooks followup, THE FORCE OF SUCH BEAUTY, for @The_Millions https://t.co/FRCq3e04j0
Paperback, 2023
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
American Mermaid
Julia Langbein
my conversation with Julia Langbein was a delightful reminder of all the strange and magical possibilities of fiction writing 🥲 you can read the full interview today over at @ElectricLit (and be sure to check out AMERICAN MERMAID!) https://t.co/M1hHWjvyy7 https://t.co/NdwjFj7DKY
Paperback, 2024
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Thirst for Salt
Madelaine Lucas
y'all I absolutely inhaled THIRST FOR SALT, a beautiful and bittersweet love story out today from @Tin_House 💜 congrats on pub day @madelaine_lucas! https://t.co/jAX954uJhf
Paperback, 2023
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book