Danielle Kurtzleben 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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Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
Carmen Maria Machado
@scottdetrow Her body and other parties — Carmen Maria Machado. Brain-melting.
Paperback, 2017
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What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era
Carlos Lozada
Hey Team: the @nprpolitics inaugural book club is fast approaching! I am plowing through “What Were We Thinking,” by @CarlosLozadaWP, and I hope you are, too! Discussion starts later this week on https://t.co/CInSEbXjhN. Join the group and get your questions ready!
Paperback, 2021
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One by One
Ruth Ware
@kelsey_snell Ruth Ware! One by One is a fun one.
Paperback, 2021
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Persist
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren’s book “Persist” is out this week. And I reviewed it. The book is......fine. The book is fine. It’s a policy primer (of course) and a Dem lovefest (one person excepted), and contains a rage-inducing (and slightly baffling) MeToo story. https://t.co/hMGWIEmGKj
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Family Roe: An American Story
Joshua Prager
I am plowing through The Family Roe for our next @nprpolitics book club and....people, this book is amazing. Just a gripping and un-put-down-able history of Jane Roe (Norma McCorvey) and her case. Read it -- conversation/podcast to come in mid-September! https://t.co/btTXvlmCqb
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Robert D. Putnam
If *you* are like Carolyn here and have questions about Bowling Alone, I am talking to Robert Putnam next week for the @nprpolitics book club! TELL ME YOUR QUESTIONS. Reply with them! https://t.co/XOuorsjaaD
Paperback, 2020
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Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women
Kate Manne
Today in coming to various books late… “Entitled” by @kate_manne is just brain-melting. Such a simple and clear dive into misogyny and where/how we encounter it.
Paperback, 2021
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Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
Elena Ferrante
Finished “Those who leave and those who stay” and hooooo no one will ever write a fuckboy better than Elena Ferrante wrote Nino Sarratore.
Paperback, 2014
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Geek Love
Katherine Dunn
My fellow readers: The book Geek Love by Katherine Dunn. Oh my God go read this book now. And then talk to me about it.
Paperback, 2002
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House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski
I do want a House of Leaves adaptation so hard…..and yet I also recognize this as the ultimate MFA Dude reading list and will not be taking questions. https://t.co/HbblfKA4NG
Paperback, 2000
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book