The American Academy in Berlin Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Transcendent Kingdom: A Read with Jenna Pick
Yaa GyasiThe American Academy in BerlinIf you're free tonight and looking to go out: Fall 2018 fellow Yaa Gyasi is reading at our neighbors', the @LCB_Berlin, from her novel "Transcendent Kingdom." Sign up here: https://cutt.ly/AEUvyp1
Paperback, 2021
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Crossroads
Jonathan FranzenThe American Academy in BerlinWriter and former Distinguished Visitor Jonathan Franzen will come to Berlin to read from and discuss his novel "Crossroads" with Thomas Böhm. You can already purchase your tickets for the event on September 18 here: https://cutt.ly/0LIhu9y
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Collaborators: Three Stories of Deception and Survival in World War II
Ian BurumaThe American Academy in BerlinDon’t miss our talk TONIGHT with @bardcollege Prof. of Human Rights & Journalism Ian Buruma! He’ll explore the lives of 3 famous fraudsters featured in his new book — and why such personalities work with criminal regimes and thrive in times of crisis. https://t.co/nRqn1D5Kox
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Cold Peace: Avoiding the New Cold War
Michael W. DoyleThe American Academy in BerlinThis Thursday, international affairs scholar Michael Doyle will assess the tectonic shifts threatening the global order that has held for more than seventy years. There’s still time to register for the in-person or online event here: https://t.co/OOhVXdaUmg
Paperback, 2024
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate
M. E. SarotteThe American Academy in BerlinFall 2022 fellow Mary Sarotte of @SAISHopkins was a guest on @DLF yesterday to discuss her lastest -- and timely -- book, "Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate (@yalepress 2021):" https://t.co/C5M2bEq3Hs
Paperback, 2022
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Directions to Myself: A Memoir of Four Years
Heidi JulavitsThe American Academy in BerlinSpring 2024 Berlin Prize Fellow Heidi Julavits's new memoir about the challenges of raising a son and shaping his moral development in a world influenced by "bad men" reviewed in @NewYorker by @Alex_Lily: https://t.co/LwOBWa5Ayj
Hardcover, 2023
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home
Lorrie MooreThe American Academy in BerlinHappy publication day to spring fellow Lorrie Moore! On which we celebrate her mastery of dark humor with a review of "I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home" by @JudithShulevitz, who writes that "Moore has made death elating, & that’s a pretty good trick." https://t.co/uWxx6yrPCW
Paperback, 2024
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony DoerrThe American Academy in BerlinMarking the release date of the German translation of his new novel, "Cloud Cuckoo Land" (Fourth Estate Ltd.), Anthony Doerr will read from his book tonight. You can still register for the event here: https://cutt.ly/cRypjCF
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book