Clay Risen 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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Reporter, NYT obits desk; ex-Politics/deputy Oped editor; dad; Nashville expat; obsessive follower of whiskey and politics. clay.risen at https://t.co/8YZP1cSist.
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Danielle SteelClay RisenLily Safra, a Brazilian-born socialite and philanthropist who led a star-filled, star-crossed life with enough jet-setting ups and tragedy-filled downs to fill a dozen Danielle Steel novels, died at 87. I wrote about her for @NYTObits: https://t.co/uZywA5vDWx
Paperback, Mass Market, 1990
$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Measure, Shake, Pour: The Elements of Cocktail Making
Kurt MaitlandClay RisenKurt Maitland has been writing about whiskey for a decade, including three cocktail handbooks: "The Infused Cocktail Handbook," "Drink: The Ultimate Cocktail Book," and "Measure Shake Pour: The Elements of Cocktail Making." (2/4)
Hardcover, 2019
$10.95Member price:$5.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Bourbon [Boxed Book & Ephemera Set]: The Story of Kentucky Whiskey, Clay Risen](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781984858276.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1732568107)
Bourbon [Boxed Book & Ephemera Set]: The Story of Kentucky Whiskey
Clay RisenClay RisenCool: My new book "Bourbon: The Story of Kentucky Whiskey" is a finalist for the 2022 Spirited Awards, from Tales of the Cocktail. https://talesofthecocktail.org/industrynews/tales-of-the-cocktail-foundation-announces-top-10-nominees-for-the-2022-spirited-awards/
Hardcover, 2021
$100.00Member price:$75.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
The Unmaking of a Mayor
William F. BuckleyClay RisenRT @jackshafer: "William F. Buckley sent Norman Mailer a copy of his book 'The Unmaking of a Mayor' and wrote ‘Hi!’ in the index next to Ma…
Paperback, 2015
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The White Album
Joan DidionClay RisenRT @michikokakutani: My 1979 interview with Joan Didion in which she talks about “The White Album,” growing up in California, and how she b…
Paperback, 2009
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
American Rye: A Guide to the Nation's Original Spirit
Clay RisenClay RisenWell look at that: My next book, "American Rye," is available for pre-order on Amazon! Thanks to supply-chain snafus, it has been delayed a few weeks, but I have an early copy and if I may say, it's a beauty. https://t.co/4VmUJs77Rx
Hardcover, 2022
$29.95Member price:$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
O Caledonia
Elspeth BarkerClay RisenAmong the many joys of writing for @nytobits is coming across authors and books I knew nothing about but now want to read from cover to cover. Elspeth Barker and her novel "O Caledonia, welcome to the list! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/19/books/elspeth-barker-dead.html?smid=tw-share
Paperback, 2022
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beautiful Blackbird
Ashley BryanClay RisenAttention parents: If you haven't read Ashley Bryan's "Beautiful Blackbird" to your kids, what are you waiting for? He died on Feb. 4, at 98. Here's my obit for him. https://t.co/TEeZC8UHcM
Board Book, 2024
$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Puff, the Magic Dragon
Peter YarrowClay RisenLenny Lipton co-wrote "Puff the Magic Dragon" and it's not even the most interesting thing about him. He died at 82. (Spoiler, the song is not about getting high.) https://t.co/hr0ooEhmv7
Board Book, 2012
$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Is Paris Burning
Dominique LapierreClay Risen‘Is Paris Burning?’ was one of my dad's favorite books. Long before I knew what it was about, I thought it had the most alluring title. Its co-author, Dominique, Lapierre, has died at 91. @nytobit https://t.co/hbuwWTu4mB
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