Dave Kim 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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Preview editor, New York Times Book Review

The Midnight Bargain
C. L. Polk
RT @tithenai: Good morning friends! My latest Otherworldly column is up for @nytimesbooks, covering THE MIDNIGHT BARGAIN by C. L. Polk, THE…
Paperback, 2021
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My Year Abroad
Chang-Rae Lee
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
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The Man Who Lived Underground
Richard Wright
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
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Mona
Pola Oloixarac
"This is a great moment, in contemporary letters, for crummy people." Sadie Stein on Pola Oloixarac's "Mona": https://t.co/jYWETzOfUp
Paperback, 2022
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An Inventory of Losses
Judith Schalansky
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
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Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review of Books
Hilary Mantel
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
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The Women I Love
Francesco Pacifico
RT @mmpopkey: For @nytimesbooks, I reviewed Francesco Pacifico's surprisingly tender third novel, The Women I Love. Some stray thoughts: th…
Paperback, 2022
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No One Is Talking about This
Patricia Lockwood
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
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Pilot Impostor
James Hannaham
RT @ddillingworth: For @nytimes, I wrote about James Hannaham's PILOT IMPOSTOR, a hybrid work of stories, essays, poetry, jokes, and visual…
Hardcover, 2021
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