Dr Sabina Stent Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Dr Sabina Stent on XCulture historian/writer specialising in women surrealist artists & film. Cat worshipper. Hard rock & glam metal nerd

Which as You Know Means Violence: On Self-Injury as Art and Entertainment
Philippa SnowI cannot recommend Philippa Snow’s brilliant Which As You Know Means Violence enough. Molly, a little sweetie prone to hilarious Jackass levels of violence/havoc, adores it too. https://t.co/hRtI95Ut3O
Paperback, 2022
$14.95Member price:$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Don't Look Now
Daphne Du Maurier@_katiestebbins_ Slow Days, Fast Company by Eve Babitz; In A Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes; The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington; Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham; Don’t Look Now by Daphne du Maurier; Fair Play by Tove Jansson …
Paperback, 2008
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Joan Didion: What She Means
Joan DidionI love Joan Didion’s book, but I had never actually seen Play It As It Lays until today. Thank you #TCMFF! Tuesday Weld is perfect. Here are some photos I took at the Hammer Museum’s brilliant ‘Joan Didion: What She Means’ exhibition last year. https://t.co/z8awHmJrxc
Hardcover, 2022
$50.00Member price:$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, and L.A.
Eve Babitz@_katiestebbins_ Slow Days, Fast Company by Eve Babitz; In A Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes; The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington; Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham; Don’t Look Now by Daphne du Maurier; Fair Play by Tove Jansson …
Paperback, 2016
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hollywoodland
Mary MalloryJust realised I missed the B’day of George Reeves, Television’s OG Superman, last week. He died of a gunshot wound 1959. In 2021 I wrote about the excellent Hollywoodland, which explores the mysterious circumstances surrounding Reeves’ death @CrimeReads: https://t.co/FOii3aXlh9
Hardcover, 2011
$31.99Member price:$15.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Noctes Ambrosianae: 4
John WilsonDennis Wilson of The Beach Boys, 4 December 1944 – 28 December 1983. Photo: John R. Hamilton, 1970. ‘Twenty-five year old Dennis Wilson, drummer, singer, and composer for The Beach Boys, on set a-top a '55 Chevy during his motion picture debut as an actor in Two-Lane Blacktop.’ https://t.co/RJRHg5MNyu
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Nightmare Alley
William Lindsay Gresham@_katiestebbins_ Slow Days, Fast Company by Eve Babitz; In A Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes; The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington; Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham; Don’t Look Now by Daphne du Maurier; Fair Play by Tove Jansson …
Paperback, 2010
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Snowman: A Classic Children's Book
Raymond BriggsPSA: Today on Channel 4, a Raymond Briggs triple-bill: Father Christmas, The Snowman, & The Snowman and the Snowdog. Cannot wait to have my heart torn out & spend my Saturday weeping uncontrollably ❤️ https://t.co/mOEjpLuPEW
Board Book, 2019
$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of Sst Records
Jim RulandGood to see ‘This Woman's Work: Essays on Music’ edited by @sineadgleeson & Kim Gordon, and @JimVermin’s ‘Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of SST Records’ on the list! https://t.co/OcHLFPE8IU
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The Lost Weekend: The Complete Screenplay
Billy WilderMy beloved @am_cinematheque is showing Billy Wilder’s The Lost Weekend on New Year’s Day. A perfect chaser to The Apartment on New Year’s Eve, I can’t think of a better, bleaker, way to usher in 2023. https://t.co/bFqLNniRdV https://t.co/PGVAk3IEJ7
Paperback, 2000
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