CHRISTIAN LORENTZEN Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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An exquisitely managed career, right down to this totemic and compulsively readable biography, which young writers are well advised to consult as a blueprint for enduring literary stardom.

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RT @Byshweta: I dont know anyone who has read Lisa Halliday's 'Asymmetry', an intricate diptych of a book, but anyone interested in Roth sh…

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Apparently until Sinclair Lewis's 'Main Street' came out, F. Scott Fitzgerald's favourite novel was 'The Damnation of Theron Ware' by Harold Frederic. Must have been the 'Beautiful World Where Are You' of its day. https://t.co/A0i6L16QrM

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@AliceFromQueens You might look at Sprawl by Danielle Dutton.

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RT @cscarroll222: Mrs. Bridge alone would have been enough to establish Evan Connell as one of the great novelists of the twentieth century…

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Got stopped and searched at JFK on my way to Berlin because I had 'Earth Angel' by Madeline Cash and 'Dimes Square and Other Plays' by Matthew Gasda in my carry-on (a 'Paris Review' tote bag).

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Excellent piece on Whitehead's 'Harlem Shuffle' by @kmahaj. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/14/books/review/colson-whitehead-harlem-shuffle.html

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RT @kunktation: In case you want to complement the NYer’s interview with Andreas Malm with my review of *How to Blow Up a Pipeline* https:/…

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@JohnColapinto @mervatim You guys know the Henry Green says the c-word to Mr. Shawn at the Algonquin in the course of explaining his inspiration for writing 'Loving' story, right?

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A great piece by @_ryanruby_ on a great book by Gary Indiana, 'Fire Season'. https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/garys-inferno