Boris Kachka Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Boris Kachka

The reason to read it is her writing. These comparisons can be glib, but I can't not think about Toni Morrison when I read her work -- just the casual brilliance and lyricism of the language. That nothing ever feels forced, even if it's otherworldly and poetic.

Boris Kachka

Jonathan Eig uses fresh first-hand documents to paint the picture of a more radical and complicated man — and an essential book for any history buff who takes their history seriously.

Boris Kachka

My favorite thing about editing our bestseller list is watching two titles fight it out every week: "All About Love," by bell hooks "All About Me!," by Mel Brooks

Boris Kachka

"Greener Than You Think," Ward Moore's 1947 about a lawn that eats Los Angeles, a favorite of the late Mike Davis.

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Some years ago, Claire Denis picked up a few Denis Johnson books on Sunset Blvd. Today she talks about her new adaptation, "Stars at Noon," in a wonderfully detailed interview on the process — from meeting the author to reinventing his ending. https://t.co/nPbEAM5jRW

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@Shteyngart Might I recommend Hothouse by Boris Kachka? Spoiler: the Germans win.

Boris Kachka

This is a great story, by @BerryFLW, about tenacity, love and beautiful writing. https://t.co/yLPtVXine7

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Hirahara’s cozy-ish mysteries are a Trojan horse from which hidden histories come pouring out — in particular the long story of Japanese assimilation and alienation in the U.S.

Boris Kachka

Herzog’s first full-on memoir is a must-have for cineastes or anyone who appreciates well-told, highly digressive tales with perhaps a grain or two of untruth. Flitting from odd jobs to famously disastrous productions to notes on aesthetics, the only thing it’s short on are dull moments.

Boris Kachka

It’s a cornucopia, all-night pharmacy of genres. … What keeps it going is she just has this wonderful sharp language.