Chris Newens 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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Author @MoonGuides & Commissioning Editor https://t.co/sFzwcmKH0n. Work in @Guardian, @FT, @RestOfWorld etc. Winner Bodley Head/FT Essay Prize, 2nd place AA Gill Award.
Experience: A Memoir
Martin AmisChris NewensSally Rooney meeting Martin Amis in Paris has always been my experience of @FrancescaReece, I don't see why her writing would be any different. Can't wait to read this! https://t.co/nySwngFuwc
Paperback, 2001
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Naked Don't Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees
Matthieu AikinsChris NewensJust finished the brilliant The Naked Don't Fear the Water by @mattaikins. Yet another astounding book from the excellent @FitzcarraldoEds, a publishing company that may be one of the best things about the UK right now. https://t.co/MdHXeUfYVv
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Gran Tour: Travels with My Elders
Ben AitkenChris NewensEnjoyed this adapted excerpt from @benaitken85's new book, The Gran Tour; about bus holidays with the over 60s, obviously. Funny and poignant at turns. https://mol.im/a/9019815
Paperback, 2021
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Them: Adventures with Extremists
Jon RonsonChris Newens@nickfthilton Them by Jon Ronson is a masterpiece.
Paperback, 2003
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Mad World, My Masters/Michaelmas Term/A Trick to Catch the Old One/No Wit, No Help Like a Woman's
Thomas MiddletonChris NewensLovely to read this about @JohnSimpsonNews and looking forward to his new series. His book "A Mad World, My Masters" was one of my absolute favourites growing up, and is still one of the most fun works of autobiography I know. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jan/16/john-simpson-im-amazingly-good-at-forgiving-myself-our-friends-in-beijing-bbc
Paperback, 2009
$12.95$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Three Women
Lisa TaddeoChris NewensGreat piece by @lisadtaddeo, which made me head straight out to buy a copy of her extraordinarily good book, Three Women. I suggest you do the same. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jun/13/lisa-taddeo-i-am-angry-at-my-history-of-apology
Paperback, 2020
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book