Bowie Bookclub 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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Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded
Jason HellerBowie BookclubKristianne finished reading Strange Stars by @jason_m_heller, @melvillehouse as an extra #BowieBookClub pick and recommends it to you today on @ShelfAwareness! https://t.co/A7mO3P3koT
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Fathers and Sons
Ivan S. TurgenevBowie BookclubIvan Turgenev's "Fathers and Sons" wasn't the book we read this month, but the author WAS a character in the play "Coast of Utopia," which was our July #BowieBookClub pick. https://lithub.com/more-than-just-power-and-oppression-six-books-about-patriarchs/ via @lithub
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1984: 75th Anniversary
George OrwellBowie BookclubThis time we read Eric Blair's "The Last Man in Europe" - whoops, I mean George Orwell's 1984! Give it a listen on your telescreen! https://t.co/GZEzR0m8eN
Paperback, Mass Market, 1950
$12.00Member price:$6.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
George Orwell's 1984
George OrwellBowie BookclubThis time we read Eric Blair's "The Last Man in Europe" - whoops, I mean George Orwell's 1984! Give it a listen on your telescreen! https://t.co/GZEzR0m8eN
Hardcover, 2012
$39.95Member price:$39.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
A People's Tragedy: A History of the Russian Revolution
Orlando FigesBowie BookclubThis month we read a doorstop of a history of the Russian Revolution - Orlando Figes' "A People's Tragedy" - work those biceps and give the book a read (or just give us a listen for some bumbling discussion!) https://t.co/QYGvBKFvT8
Paperback, 1998
$35.00Member price:$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Hard Problem: A Play
Tom StoppardBowie BookclubThis time we read The Coast of Utopia by Tom Stoppard - a play where a lot happens just off stage and there's a lot of talking about thinking. Give it a listen and let us know what you think! https://t.co/utjbClomzF
Paperback, 2015
$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Leopard
Giuseppe Di LampedusaBowie BookclubThis month we read The Leopard by Guiseppe di Lampedusa, a slow, stately book about a very hot island going through some (ahem) ch-ch-ch-changes. Give it a listen! https://t.co/4mN4WGTKLD
Paperback, 2007
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In Between the Sheets
Ian McEwanBowie BookclubThis time we read In Between the Sheets, a kind-of-sort-of creepy book of short stories by Ian McEwan. Give this episode a listen - it's TOTALLY TWISTED, dude! http://www.bowiebookclub.com/episodes/2022/6/18/in-between-the-sheets-by-ian-mcewan
Paperback, 1994
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Money: A Suicide Note (Penguin Ink)
Martin AmisBowie Bookclub“You’re no use to me when you fly coach. Fly supersonic. Fly sharp end. God damn it, Slick, fly right.” - despicable characters from Martin Amis’ MONEY https://t.co/injN32oRP9
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White Noise
Don DelilloBowie BookclubThis month on #BowieBookClub we read #WhiteNoise by Don DeLillo - a weirdly funny, weirdly prescient book about death, among other American obsessions. https://t.co/nqNmnezGmp
Paperback, 1986
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book