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Bang Bang Bart 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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drongo writer/comedian/musician/wharf rat based in Walyalup, Western Australia published everywhere but White Dwarf (sad) https://t.co/BFbYyV3ig9

13 books
Book Cover for: Matilda, Roald Dahl

Matilda

Roald Dahl
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all the Roald Dahl discourse has reminded me of the little boy prancing around in the fat suit in that Netflix Matilda musical...so so so funny...HAHHAHAHAHA...god....

Paperback, 2007

$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Enormous Changes at the Last Minute: Stories, Grace Paley

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute: Stories

Grace Paley
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@wtb_Michael although i'd say she has more in common with William H. Gass (though there's some Delillo similarities in there) I reckon Grace Paley's short stories slot into that style of writing, if avoiding the full on paranoid fabulations of the 2 boyz

Paperback, 1985

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Escapes: Stories, Joy Williams

Escapes: Stories

Joy Williams
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@wtb_Michael !!! Joy Williams is imho the best American writer of the past 60 years. I'd start with The Changeling (though all her novels are great) and pick up her collected short stories, which are incredible.

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Book Cover for: Hellfire: The Jerry Lee Lewis Story, Nick Tosches

Hellfire: The Jerry Lee Lewis Story

Nick Tosches
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man, it is wild to think he was still alive. 'Hellfire' by Nick Tosches is my favourite music bio of all time. https://t.co/oirXxEgHym

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Book Cover for: Riots I Have Known, Ryan Chapman

Riots I Have Known

Ryan Chapman
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@mxcreant Although it’s kinda a deconstruction/satire of the genre, Ryan Chapman’s “Prison Riots I Have Known” is incredible (and short)

Paperback, 2020

$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Rimbaud, Graham Robb

Rimbaud

Graham Robb
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@MsFriedmann Graham Robb’s Rimbaud biography is pretty great if memory serves

Paperback, 2010

$35.00Member price:$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: White Noise, Don Delillo

White Noise

Don Delillo
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i really liked White Noise. as someone that's read every DeLillo book but one I found it a really fascinating attempt to adapt the unadaptable + ya cant beat Cheadle

Paperback, 1986

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Boy: Tales of Childhood, Roald Dahl

Boy: Tales of Childhood

Roald Dahl
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all the Roald Dahl discourse has reminded me of the little boy prancing around in the fat suit in that Netflix Matilda musical...so so so funny...HAHHAHAHAHA...god....

Paperback, 2009

$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Normal People, Sally Rooney

Normal People

Sally Rooney
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just caught this really interesting interview with Sally Rooney on the ABC where she talks about why she titled the book ‘Normal People.’ Give it a listen! https://t.co/s5sbQ9esvN

Paperback, 2020

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Voss: Introduction by Nicholas Shakespeare, Patrick White

Voss: Introduction by Nicholas Shakespeare

Patrick White
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which Patrick White novel would be most improved if a character wielded a Berserk style buster sword? Voss??? https://t.co/OyPOE84rdi

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