Books at NYRB Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Tropical Truth: A Story of Music and Revolution in Brazil
Caetano VelosoBooks at NYRB@AmitChaudhuri @thelampmagazine "...belongs in the classier company of Philip Glass’s Words Without Music, Patti Smith’s Just Kids, and Caetano Veloso’s Tropical Truth: A Story of Music and Revolution in Brazil. Bravo."
Paperback, 2003
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Right to Be Lazy: And Other Writings
Paul LafargueBooks at NYRBAlex Andriesse and Lucy Sante are talking about Paul Lafargue with the @idler at 6pm GMT / 1pm EST. Andriesse recently translated The Right to Be Lazy (with some essays) and Sante wrote the intro. https://t.co/PMtB6h28PB https://t.co/9oA82Iuyhh
Paperback, 2022
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Abandoned
Paul GallicoBooks at NYRBRule #1 for cats is... When in doubt, WASH according to Paul Gallico's Jennie the street cat, in his novel The Abandoned. https://t.co/8DRqor83AM https://t.co/dWkqZDhcLK
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The Silentiary
Antonio Di BenedettoBooks at NYRBEvent tonight (7pm ET) with @estherlallen @ André Barba to discuss Antonio Di Benedetto's The Silentiary. https://t.co/zuwgfjFps1 Do you ever find yourself distracted by the noise around you? You may feel some sympathy with the protagonist of this book. https://t.co/YYbc4nhgzW
Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rahel Varnhagen: The Life of a Jewish Woman
Hannah ArendtBooks at NYRBGood list @James_J_Conway Thanks for including Celia Paul's Letters to Gwen John and Hannah Arendt's Rahel Varnhagen https://t.co/qv0ZacmgHW
Paperback, 2022
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Migrations: Poem, 1976-2020
Gloria GervitzBooks at NYRB"In its stunning poetic breadth, it reminds me of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’s El Sueño, an epistemological quest to unravel, during one night, all the secrets of the universe." —Ilan Stavans on Gloria Gervitz's Migrations (now trans. by Mark Schafer). https://t.co/4jasJgRefF
Paperback, 2021
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Family Lexicon
Natalia GinzburgBooks at NYRBFrancesco Pacifico (@fzpacifico) teaches Natalia Ginzburg's Family Lexicon for @mcnallyjackson Seminar. 4 Saturdays, on Zoom: November 5th, 12th, 19th, and Dec 3rd. Almost sold out: https://t.co/ggz8de1a0B
Paperback, 2017
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Trots and Bonnie
Shary FlennikenBooks at NYRBRT @BostonReview: Amidst a boys’ club of ’70s-era comics, Shary Flenniken’s (@MagnoliaBridge) Trots and Bonnie was unique for its feminist…
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The Great Concert of the Night
Jonathan BuckleyBooks at NYRBGo Jonathan Buckley (@BuckleyInfo)! Highly recommend Live; Live; Live and The Great Concert of the Night. https://t.co/Ic8Ru7zR7T
Paperback, 2020
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Cowshed: Memories of the Chinese Cultural Revolution
Ji XianlinBooks at NYRBDo we sense fresh interest in the Cultural Revolution? The paperback edition of Ji Xianlin's The Cowshed is out today. It's an amazing memoir and an important book. https://twitter.com/CoreyRobin/status/1473064931360579588
Paperback, 2022
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book