Chris Power 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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Writes books (A Lonely Man; Mothers) / reads books / reviews books / presents Open Book on @BBCRadio4. Agent: Emma Paterson @AitkenAlexander
Affinities
Brian DillonChris PowerI loved speaking with @briangdillon, for the inaugural entry in the @FitzcarraldoEds Archive, about his very first book, In the Dark Room, and his just completed trilogy: Essayism, Suppose a Sentence, and Affinities https://t.co/ZLQJ6Lt0yL
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Yoga
Emmanuel CarrèreChris PowerI wrote about the fact and fiction of Emmanuel Carrère’s Yoga for the @NewStatesman https://t.co/vHjZb7daJr
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Birnam Wood
Eleanor CattonChris PowerWhere does a novel begin? For Eleanor Catton it began with the desire to write something with a high body count. Listen to our conversation about her new book, Birnam Wood, on Open Book this Sunday afternoon, @BBCRadio4 @ 4pm https://t.co/2kzJMJyC1C
Paperback, 2024
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cursed Bread
Sophie MackintoshChris PowerTomorrow night I’ll be @Dauntbooks, Marylebone to talk to @fairfairisles about her dark, narcotic novel Cursed Bread. Come and join us. (Wine or soft drink included, but no bread.) https://t.co/LIBjxxdA2N
Paperback, 2024
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Plain in Flames
Juan RulfoChris PowerA Mexican friend has alerted me to the fact that I’m quoted on the jacket of an edition of Juan Rulfo’s collected works, which I love & that prompts me to say read Rulfo! Read The Plain in Flames! Read Pedro Páramo! I guarantee they’ll take you to places you’ve never been before. https://t.co/hCZLFZ8EBN
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Escapes: Stories
Joy WilliamsChris PowerJoy Williams on why short stories (don’t) matter https://t.co/nZpL9LU0gV
Hardcover, 1990
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How to Read Now: Essays
Elaine CastilloChris PowerI have something to say about Elaine Castillo’s excellent book of essays; out next month https://t.co/RcuDEdnmr9
Hardcover, 2022
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life
Brigitta OlubasChris PowerThis Sunday on Open Book I talk to Colm Tóibín about his superb new essay collection, A Guest At the Feast, and discuss the life and work of Shirley Hazzard with him, her biographer Brigitta Olubas, and Stephanie Merritt. 4 pm, @BBCRadio4 #r4openbook https://t.co/e942yjiimm
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Nocturnal Apparitions: Essential Stories
Bruno SchulzChris PowerNocturnal Apparitions, a selection of Bruno Schulz’s stories in excellent new translations by @StanleySBill, is a hugely welcome addition to his work in English. If you haven’t read Schulz before it’s a great place to start. If you have, it’s a chance to read & hear him anew. https://t.co/Mwf2VpHAFf
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
First Love
Gwendoline RileyChris PowerRead @_catherinelacey on Gwendoline Riley’s ‘fantastically upsetting’ First Love and My Phantoms https://t.co/eLtRvh6zG0
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book