Alissa Wilkinson 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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Alissa Wilkinson is Vox.com's film critic. Senior culture correspondent @voxdotcom | @NYFCC @NatSocFilmCrix @WGAEast | Books: SALTY (Broadleaf, 2022); WE TELL OURSELVES STORIES (Liveright, 2024ish)
White Noise: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Don DelilloAlissa WilkinsonI don’t know if it is “good,” exactly, but I do recommend carving out a couple hours to watch Noah Baumbach’s version of Don DeLillo’s WHITE NOISE on Netflix — and then reading about it: https://t.co/7SVid9mW60
Paperback, 2009
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Objects of Desire: Stories
Clare SestanovichAlissa WilkinsonOn page 38 of 224 of Objects of Desire, by Clare Sestanovich https://t.co/4gmrxBrZMi
Paperback, 2022
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Cult Classic
Sloane CrosleyAlissa WilkinsonOn page 179 of 304 of Cult Classic, by Sloane Crosley https://t.co/50m7GEn2Jl
Paperback, 2023
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The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism
Steve KornackiAlissa WilkinsonThank you so much to everyone who recommended @SteveKornacki’s THE RED AND THE BLUE — it is both comprehensive *and* a very enjoyably readable book, two things that do not always come in pairs https://t.co/ZKzdLHpjuH
Paperback, 2019
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Miami
Joan DidionAlissa WilkinsonOn page 140 of 240 of Miami, by Joan Didion https://t.co/5L5L0bz5Ls
Paperback, 1998
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Women Talking
Miriam ToewsAlissa WilkinsonOn the hidden roots of Women Talking, most notably St. Augustine, and how they shift and change from Miriam Toews’s novel to the new film adaptation. #TIFF22 https://t.co/kKgw7TNYOq
Paperback, 2020
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The Year of Magical Thinking: National Book Award Winner
Joan DidionAlissa WilkinsonHad the very great pleasure last night of talking about the history of Joan Didion’s novel + play THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING, following @keencompany’s (spectacular) intimate production starring Kathleen Chalfant. 📸: @tgwilkinson https://t.co/uhop9oLkoa
Paperback, 2007
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Station Eleven: A Novel (National Book Award Finalist)
Emily St John MandelAlissa WilkinsonRe-upping for some weekend reading, especially (though certainly not exclusively) if you’ve just finished the #StationEleven finale. https://twitter.com/alissamarie/status/1481847959583182848
Paperback, 2015
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The Studio
John Gregory DunneAlissa WilkinsonI have read piles of books about Hollywood in the 60s at this point but nothing has a tone quite as perfectly droll and hilarious as John Gregory Dunne’s THE STUDIO
Paperback, 1998
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Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church
Katelyn BeatyAlissa WilkinsonHappy release day to my brilliant and wise friend @KatelynBeaty, whose book CELEBRITIES FOR JESUS is out at last. I can’t think of anyone who could tackle this (topic? plague?) as well as she has. Go get it! https://t.co/tMjIC1jsw0
Hardcover, 2022
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