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Dave Kim Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: The Midnight Bargain, C. L. Polk

The Midnight Bargain

C. L. Polk
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RT @tithenai: Good morning friends! My latest Otherworldly column is up for @nytimesbooks, covering THE MIDNIGHT BARGAIN by C. L. Polk, THE…

Paperback, 2021

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: My Year Abroad, Chang-Rae Lee

My Year Abroad

Chang-Rae Lee
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Read @alexanderchee on Chang-rae Lee's "My Year Abroad," a reworking of the classic American suburban novel and a "wild-ride picaresque, wisecracking, funny, ambitious, full of sex and danger." https://t.co/TgN0Fi2rCZ

Paperback, 2022

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Man Who Lived Underground, Richard Wright

The Man Who Lived Underground

Richard Wright
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Richard Wright never published his remarkable novel "The Man Who Lived Underground" in its entirety. Reginald Dwayne Betts takes a look. https://t.co/gnJFeGCSoe

Paperback, 2022

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Mona

Pola Oloixarac
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"This is a great moment, in contemporary letters, for crummy people." Sadie Stein on Pola Oloixarac's "Mona": https://t.co/jYWETzOfUp

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: An Inventory of Losses, Judith Schalansky

An Inventory of Losses

Judith Schalansky
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Here's Kate Zambreno on Judith Schalansky's literary wunderkammer "An Inventory of Losses." I love weird museums (The Museum of Jurassic Technology and Mmuseumm come to mind) and this book gets pretty close to simulating a trip to one. https://t.co/ACOGwDg1G7

Paperback, 2021

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review of Books, Hilary Mantel

Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review of Books

Hilary Mantel
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Hilary Mantel's book of essays is called "Mantel Pieces" and the cover art kind of makes it look like a holiday recipe collection. But it's tough to put down. https://t.co/gCQjSla8Fk

Paperback, 2021

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Women I Love, Francesco Pacifico

The Women I Love

Francesco Pacifico
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RT @mmpopkey: For @nytimesbooks, I reviewed Francesco Pacifico's surprisingly tender third novel, The Women I Love. Some stray thoughts: th…

Paperback, 2022

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: No One Is Talking about This, Patricia Lockwood

No One Is Talking about This

Patricia Lockwood
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RT @mervatim: It was a challenge & a pleasure to think about Patricia Lockwood’s “No One is Talking About This” for @nytimesbooks (& to hav…

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Pilot Impostor, James Hannaham

Pilot Impostor

James Hannaham
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RT @ddillingworth: For @nytimes, I wrote about James Hannaham's PILOT IMPOSTOR, a hybrid work of stories, essays, poetry, jokes, and visual…

Hardcover, 2021

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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