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Allison Arieff is a freelance writer. Editorial Director of Print, MIT @TechReview. Previously at SPUR, NYT, Dwell. Mom, obsessive reader of fiction. Views here are my own...obviously.

21 books
Book Cover for: Biography of X, Catherine Lacey

Biography of X

Catherine Lacey
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@atrubek Biography of X by Catherine Lacey is a marvel. (I too have thrown almost every other one against the wall).

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Dinosaurs, Lydia Millet

Dinosaurs

Lydia Millet
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@SurfGirlReads @poniewozik @priscillagilman @Annalisa_Quinn @magiciansbook @TomDeignan @Leahbats @JenLouiseWilson Happy to! Just finished Dinosaurs by @lydia_millet & it was wonderful.

Hardcover, 2022

$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Patterns of Connection: Essential Essays from Five Decades, Fritjof Capra

Patterns of Connection: Essential Essays from Five Decades

Fritjof Capra
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Very much enjoyed chatting with physicist Fritjof Capra, who charts 50 years of science and philosophy in ‘Patterns of Connection,’ his new book of collected essays https://t.co/JkJ24lka9r

Hardcover, 2021

$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Every, Dave Eggers

The Every

Dave Eggers
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I just want a book that collects all the covers of Dave Eggers new book https://www.printmag.com/book-covers/dave-eggers-the-every/ https://t.co/ZyONL60146

Paperback, 2021

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Pastoral Capitalism: A History of Suburban Corporate Landscapes, Louise A. Mozingo

Pastoral Capitalism: A History of Suburban Corporate Landscapes

Louise A. Mozingo
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@freecondo Have you read Louise Mozingo’s Pastoral Capitalism?

Paperback, 2014

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-Made World, Leslie Kern

Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-Made World

Leslie Kern
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@rethinkdetroit Feminist City by Leslie Kern

Paperback, 2021

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner, Toni Morrison

Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner

Toni Morrison
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@GlennYoungkin She fails to mention that the "explicit" and disturbing reading material was Toni Morrison's Beloved, which won the Pulitzer Prize, but OK.

Paperback, 2004

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Vaster Wilds, Lauren Groff

The Vaster Wilds

Lauren Groff
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Engrossing ... Explores themes that are mainstays of Groff’s work: faith, nature, what it means to be a woman in the world.

Hardcover, 2023

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Bliss Montage: Stories, Ling Ma

Bliss Montage: Stories

Ling Ma
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My latest review for @SFC_Datebook -- read this book of Ling Ma short stories only if you're in the mood for something REALLY unsettling & strange https://t.co/ywRJ0lP1lu

Hardcover, 2022

$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: When We Cease to Understand the World, Benjamin Labatut

When We Cease to Understand the World

Benjamin Labatut
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This book is astonishing — my brain is 🤯 (When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut) https://t.co/XkLiyw5rdl

Paperback, 2021

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book