BOMB Magazine Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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![Book Cover for: Sorry to Disrupt the Peace, Patrick Cottrell](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781944211493.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709850232)
Sorry to Disrupt the Peace
Patrick Cottrell![BOMB Magazine](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_19091342.jpeg)
“Whereas some people have a passion for sex, my mentor has a passion for otters.” In this brief work of fiction by @pmcottrell, the author of SORRY TO DISRUPT THE PEACE (@mcsweeneys) imagines two researchers making surreal observations of an otter. https://t.co/wQqAKQkfNQ
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![Book Cover for: The Novelist, Jordan Castro](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781593767259.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722041773)
The Novelist
Jordan Castro![BOMB Magazine](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_19091342.jpeg)
“What people mean when they say ‘all art is political’ is that ‘all art should be political, and understood politically’…With literature, I want to aim at something higher." @jordan_castro2 with Juliet Escoria on his debut book THE NOVELIST (@softskull).
Paperback, 2023
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Pretty Baby: A Memoir, Chris Belcher](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781982175832.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722041773)
Pretty Baby: A Memoir
Chris Belcher![BOMB Magazine](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_19091342.jpeg)
"Maybe because of queerness I have this awareness that my body is always possible." —Chris Belcher @chris_belcher interviewed by Sam Cohen on PRETTY BABY (@AvidReaderPress), a memoir about queer becoming. https://bombmagazine.org/articles/chris-belcher-interviewed/
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Butts: A Backstory, Heather Radke](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781982135492.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709848743)
Butts: A Backstory
Heather Radke![BOMB Magazine](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_19091342.jpeg)
BUTTS: A BACKSTORY, a historical exploration of the body through cultural values on race, gender, sex, and humor, is out now from @AvidReaderPress. Read our interview with Heather Radke by @kwistent: https://t.co/4rvKbOvt9J
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: The River You Touch: Making a Life on Moving Water, Chris Dombrowski](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781639550852.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709848491)
The River You Touch: Making a Life on Moving Water
Chris Dombrowski![BOMB Magazine](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_19091342.jpeg)
"Memoir, I think, lures us toward the extraordinary, when in fact the quotidian is vastly more compelling and powerful." —Chris Dombrowski The author of THE RIVER YOU TOUCH (@Milkweed_Books) on fatherhood, vulnerability, and community. By @conza_yvonne. https://t.co/5nNWwflc3q
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir, Ingrid Rojas Contreras](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780385546669.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722041773)
The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir
Ingrid Rojas Contreras![BOMB Magazine](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_19091342.jpeg)
"If you're someone who loves language, then what is it like to not have language and be outside of it?" —@ingrid_rojas_c The author shares how her experience with amnesia influenced THE MAN WHO COULD MOVE CLOUDS (@doubledaybooks). https://t.co/YaJd8x2leu
Hardcover, 2022
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: The Books of Jacob, Olga Tokarczuk](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780593087503.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722041773)
The Books of Jacob
Olga Tokarczuk![BOMB Magazine](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_19091342.jpeg)
Lauded by the Nobel committee, Olga Tokarczuk’s magnum opus, THE BOOKS OF JACOB (@riverheadbooks), is “a near 1,000-page, deeply researched novel that aims to destroy any notions of linearity.” By @RhianSasseen. https://t.co/G5stFm4axf
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Brother Alive, Zain Khalid](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780802161727.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722041773)
Brother Alive
Zain Khalid![BOMB Magazine](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_19091342.jpeg)
"I wanted to tackle, as honestly as possible, rejection within various structures." @zaintkhalid by Michael Barron on BROTHER ALIVE (@groveatlantic), a coming-of-age novel about three orphaned boys and their enigmatic Imam caretaker in Staten Island. https://t.co/alFX1a2AzL
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: The Seaplane on Final Approach, Rebecca Rukeyser](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780593314029.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722041773)
The Seaplane on Final Approach
Rebecca Rukeyser![BOMB Magazine](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_19091342.jpeg)
"Your lust will never deflate, and it will never produce anything even approximating discomfort." —@RebeccaRukeyser The author on THE SEAPLANE ON FINAL APPROACH (@doubledaybooks), a novel about lust and longing on the Alaskan coast. By @NellZink. https://t.co/zrjunQTQnx
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: The Last White Man, Mohsin Hamid](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780593538821.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722041773)
The Last White Man
Mohsin Hamid![BOMB Magazine](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_19091342.jpeg)
"I write sentences to create an emotional register that allows the reader to step into a certain experience and accept it.” —Mohsin Hamid For the fall issue, the author spoke with @chapmanchapman on his latest novel, THE LAST WHITE MAN (@riverheadbooks). https://t.co/l45vdexo1V
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book