Daniel Gumbiner 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 of THE BOATBUILDER (2018) and FIRE IN THE CANYON (Fall 2023) / Editor of @believermag / Hermitage Fellow / not on here much

Maggie Brown & Others: Stories
Peter Orner
New issue alert! Full of many delights, including a new series of microessays from @Peter_Orner on Rita Dove's poetry, Gina Berriault's California stories, Kafka's opinion of Don Quixote, and much more: https://t.co/iTj3ItxCyk
Paperback, 2020
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Secrets of Happiness
Joan Silber
Plus Nick Hornby on Joyce Johnson's beat memoir (Minor Characters), Joan Silber's new book (Secrets of Happiness), and the historical significance of the year 1962 for one "dark, wet, grumpy country" (England): https://t.co/FuyXu86U89
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir
Joyce Johnson
Plus Nick Hornby on Joyce Johnson's beat memoir (Minor Characters), Joan Silber's new book (Secrets of Happiness), and the historical significance of the year 1962 for one "dark, wet, grumpy country" (England): https://t.co/FuyXu86U89
Paperback, 1999
$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Seven Stories: Stories
Gina Berriault
New issue alert! Full of many delights, including a new series of microessays from @Peter_Orner on Rita Dove's poetry, Gina Berriault's California stories, Kafka's opinion of Don Quixote, and much more: https://t.co/iTj3ItxCyk
Paperback, 2022
$10.00$5.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book