Andrew Martino 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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Honors College Dean, professor, traveler, reader, writer, trouble-maker, husband, father. Opinions are my own.

The Stranger
Albert Camus
It was here that Albert Camus finished “The Stranger.” He never liked living in Montmartre. https://t.co/2lIZecnAs1
Paperback, 1989
$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Scene of the Crime
Patrick Modiano
Scene of the Crime by Patrick Modiano https://t.co/XvOzmGrTil
Paperback, 2024
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Our Share of Night
Mariana Enriquez
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez I don’t know what to say about this magnificent book and the fantastic translation Megan McDowell except, holy shit. https://t.co/4RMQY1lBGn
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
Imani Perry
South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry Exceptional. https://t.co/oBiNXjptb5
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Forbidden Notebook
Alba de Céspedes
“I like getting lost in the certainty of being alive.” —Alba De Céspedes, “Forbidden Notebook.” Trans. Ann Goldstein.
Hardcover, 2023
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The War: A Memoir
Marguerite Duras
The War: A Memoir by Marguerite Duras Wonderful translation by Barbara Bray. How I would have liked to have a drink with Duras and talk. https://t.co/1r9Ok8w7qz
Paperback, 1994
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Septology
Jon Fosse
Septology by Jon Fosse Easily one of my favorite books of the year. Fantastic translation by Damion Searls. https://t.co/Xoom77PDWW
Paperback, 2023
$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Wandering Souls
Cecile Pin
“There are goodbyes, and then the fishing out of the bodies—everything in between is speculation.” The extraordinary first sentence of Cecile Pin’s _Wandering Souls_.
Hardcover, 2023
$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Solenoid
Mircea Cartarescu
“Bucharest is not a city but a state of the spirit, a deep sigh, a pathetic and pointless cry.” —Mircea Cartarescu, “Solenoid.” Trans. Sean Cotter.
Paperback, 2022
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Postcard
Anne Berest
The Postcard by Anne Berest Brilliant. And a fantastic translation by Tina Kover. @tinakover https://t.co/U2Huy4EX52
Paperback, 2024
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book