ColumbiaSchoolofArts Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Year of the Dog
Deborah Paredez
"Temporary" by alum and Adjunct Professor Hilary Leichter '12; "Just Us: An American Conversation" by alum Claudia Rankine '93; and "Year of the Dog" by Associate Professor Deborah Paredez were named finalists for the @CLMPorg 2021 Firecracker Awards. https://buff.ly/3u1Jemj https://t.co/le1O2S9uob
Paperback, 2020
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
And Those Ashen Heaps That Cantilevered Vase of Moonlight
Lynn Xu
Writing Asst Prof Lynn Xu will partake in a solo exhibition of her book-length poem "And Those Ashen Heaps That Cantilevered Vase of Moonlight" at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson from November 4, 2022 to January 8, 2023. Read more: https://t.co/MUVzgt4NDA https://t.co/UDSv2DrZyD
Paperback, 2022
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler
Rebecca Donner
Congratulations to @@RRRDonner '01, whose book 'All The Frequent Troubles of our Days,' placed FIRST in the Biography Category!! 🎇🎇 https://twitter.com/bookcritics/status/1504628102433058817
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
India Song
Marguerite Duras
Adjunct Prof Ivone Marguiles has written an essay for the @Criterion release of two of the most acclaimed films by Marguerite Duras, "India Song" and "Baxter, Vera Baxter." This special edition will be released in February. Read more: https://t.co/HFNL644FoM https://t.co/ojBBmP8Z40
Paperback, 1994
$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
What's Mine and Yours
Naima Coster
RT @ColumbiaAlumniA: “What’s Mine and Yours” (@GrandCentralPub) by '15 @ColumbiaSOA alum Naima Coster (@zafatista) is a searing novel about…
Paperback, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
To 2040
Jorie Graham
Don't miss a reading featuring poet Jorie Graham ( @jorie_graham ) this WED at 7:30 pm. Jorie Graham’s latest collections are '[To] The Last [Be] Human, and 'To 2040,' a new collection which will be published in April 2023. https://t.co/t7ShJyqadS
Hardcover, 2023
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Windfall
Diksha Basu
'The Windfall' (Crown, 2017) by Assistant Professor Diksha Basu '14 @dikshabasu was recently chosen by comedian and actress Lilly Singh as her April book club read. https://bit.ly/36jWooI https://t.co/pqX0Nuc8tj
Paperback, 2018
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Constructing a Nervous System: A Memoir
Margo Jefferson
"Constructing a Nervous System," a new memoir by Writing Prof Margo Jefferson, was named in Time Magazine’s 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2022. 👏👏👏 Read more: https://t.co/3gKvy6Kr7H https://t.co/fCpUk1JWzp
Paperback, 2023
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Our Revolution: A Mother and Daughter at Midcentury
Honor Moore
APRIL 5: Our next Nonfiction Dialogue will feature @honor_moore in conversation with Writing Program Professor and Chair Lis Harris. Honor Moore's most recent book is "Our Revolution: A Mother and Daughter at Midcentury." Read more: https://t.co/e0XRVgalGR https://t.co/ne3TQah0S8
Paperback, 2021
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Netanyahus
Joshua Cohen
Next week, February 8: Creative Writing Lectures continues with Joshua Cohen, author of the novels 'The Netanyahus,' (2022 Pulitzer Price for Fiction, 2021 National Jewish Book Award for Fiction) 'Moving Kings,' and 'Book of Numbers.' Read more: https://t.co/JM8mSuDrFv https://t.co/urqJ4lM73H
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