Angela Chen 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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Angela Chen is a journalist and author. Ideas editor at @Wired and author of Ace (https://t.co/YcIOiJPMgt), previously @techreview @verge @wsj. I one-box in Newcomb's paradox.
Felicity: Poems
Mary OliverAngela ChenIn honor of having finally returned from abroad, here are two poems suspicious of NYC. James Applewhite, Mary Oliver: https://t.co/f3Xn4Nu4yj
Paperback, 2017
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The Queue
Vladimir SorokinAngela ChenFor those looking for queue literature, I really liked The Line by Olga Grushin. I also read The Queue by Vladimir Sorokin, but that was a rush-skim for a thesis and looking at that cover fills me with the memory of a looming deadline and not actual memories of the text.
Paperback, 2008
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Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
Angela ChenAngela ChenDALL-E results for: "the cover of Ace by Angela Chen." Cover designers—your jobs are safe for now. https://t.co/ju5Rp3cvCV https://t.co/djJEG2qqUF
Paperback, 2021
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Time Beginnings: Poems
James ApplewhiteAngela ChenIn honor of having finally returned from abroad, here are two poems suspicious of NYC. James Applewhite, Mary Oliver: https://t.co/f3Xn4Nu4yj
Paperback, 2017
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The Line
Olga GrushinAngela ChenFor those looking for queue literature, I really liked The Line by Olga Grushin. I also read The Queue by Vladimir Sorokin, but that was a rush-skim for a thesis and looking at that cover fills me with the memory of a looming deadline and not actual memories of the text.
Paperback, 2011
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Look at Me
Jennifer EganAngela ChenThis, from Jennifer Egan's Look At Me (thanks for the rec, @elliepses & @shanpalus!) is the experience of looking at one's own past IG posts. "Why do I look so tired now, am I aging quickly? Oh, it's just that we only posted good pics & forgot about our own bad ones." https://t.co/IWWonOKiiY
Paperback, 2002
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The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos
Anne CarsonAngela ChenThis morning’s subway reading, from Anne Carson’s gorgeous _The Beauty of the Husband_: https://t.co/6Jzeq2ziwj
Paperback, 2002
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Kingdom of Characters (Pulitzer Prize Finalist): The Language Revolution That Made China Modern
Jing TsuAngela ChenI loved @tsu_jing's new book KINGDOM OF CHARACTERS and am glad @wired got to excerpt this fascinating section: https://t.co/6OpaH6Deg7
Paperback, 2023
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The Anthropology of Turquoise: Reflections on Desert, Sea, Stone, and Sky (Pulitzer Prize Finalist)
Ellen MeloyAngela ChenAfter spending last week in the Southwest, I picked up Ellen Meloy’s The Anthropology of Turquoise and it’s like experiencing the land again, more intensely and with greater attention. https://t.co/OajGqbSnqv
Paperback, 2003
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Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka MurataAngela ChenI didn't particularly like Convenience Store Woman, but then I realized that it was Sayaka Murata's most realist work. Her new story collection, Life Ceremony, is much more my taste—and I would love to read more of her untranslated work, like this: https://t.co/z9OsrPodMI https://t.co/SFs7yFNmqi
Paperback, 2019
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