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David Hebblethwaite Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Adventures in reading, small publishers and fiction in translation especially. Yorkshireman down south.

45 books
Book Cover for: The Rabbit Hutch, Tess Gunty

The Rabbit Hutch

Tess Gunty
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Here are my thoughts on The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty, which has won the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize this evening. #WDFP https://t.co/gfH6VCZQvj

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Mezzanine, Nicholson Baker

The Mezzanine

Nicholson Baker
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I've been reading The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker. Fascinating to read it at this distance, now that the physicality of the office environment has changed (disappeared?) so much. https://t.co/LMQiZlPrAC

Paperback, 2010

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Seven Steeples, Sara Baume

Seven Steeples

Sara Baume
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Time to start reading the @GoldsmithsPrize shortlist. I've already read Seven Steeples by Sara Baume, which quietly got under my skin. #GoldsmithsPrize2022 https://t.co/tLiHChZspf

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Hawthorn & Child, Keith Ridgway

Hawthorn & Child

Keith Ridgway
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@damiankelleher Mildew by Paulette Jonguitud Lightning Rods by Helen DeWitt Hawthorn & Child by Keith Ridgway Mend the Living by Maylis de Kerangal

Paperback, 2013

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Losing the Plot, Derek Owusu

Losing the Plot

Derek Owusu
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On my site today: Losing the Plot by Derek Owusu, longlisted for the @dylanthomprize // #SUDTP23 @canongatebooks @midascampaigns https://t.co/cQ1xin8VQh

Hardcover, 2024

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Years, Annie Ernaux

The Years

Annie Ernaux
David HebblethwaiteDavid Hebblethwaite

I really enjoyed Annie Ernaux's book The Years (tr. Alison L. Strayer)... https://t.co/2zMcDqJzEx

Paperback, 2017

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Shock, Keith Ridgway

A Shock

Keith Ridgway
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My thoughts on A Shock by Keith Ridgway, well-deserved winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. https://t.co/2PmZeqTL9T

Paperback, 2021

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Notebook, the Proof, the Third Lie: Three Novels, Agota Kristof

The Notebook, the Proof, the Third Lie: Three Novels

Agota Kristof
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My first post for #WITMonth: on the powerful experience of reading Ágota Kristóf's trilogy - The Notebook, The Proof and The Third Lie (available from @CBeditions) https://t.co/3TD5AQzbEP

Paperback, 1997

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Seeing Red, Lina Meruane

Seeing Red

Lina Meruane
David HebblethwaiteDavid Hebblethwaite

@lucyatkins Seeing Red by Lina Meruane is about a character who loses her sight suddenly.

Paperback, 2016

$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Life Ceremony: Stories, Sayaka Murata

Life Ceremony: Stories

Sayaka Murata
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Sayaka Murata has become one of my must-read authors. Her new story collection Life Ceremony (tr. Ginny Tapley Takemori) is as good as ever... #WITMonth https://t.co/bnL1ekolaw

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book