Dr. Fran Bigman Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Dr. Fran Bigman

@sampergadia Aravind Adiga’s White Tiger, Jonathan Coe’s What a Carve Up! (titled The Winshaw Legacy in the US), and a classic - An Inspector Calls, by J. B. Priestley. Revenge fantasies are fascinating!

Dr. Fran Bigman

Great poem, “Turing Test” by ⁦@fannychoir⁩ - it’s still poetry month! -“Poet Franny Choi Reads From Her New Book 'Soft Science'” ⁦@NPR⁩ https://t.co/zwXuiJqpda

Dr. Fran Bigman

RT @sm_osment: Today in class my students described the aphoristic form of Jenny Offill's WEATHER as both "distracted" and "medicated." Can…

Dr. Fran Bigman

Looking for a gorgeous, poignant, transporting novel? I recommend This Is Happiness by Niall Williams, on lost loves and a lost way of life in a small Irish town, which came out from @BloomsburyPub last yr&was wonderfully reviewed by @roncharles @bookworld https://t.co/NOvnsbSwcB

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Editing this review by Tim Sommer of Joanna and Madison Stingray's book RED WAVE on Soviet rock was so much fun and it's fun to read too, remember fun? "Life in the Bush of Borscht" @timmysommer https://t.co/UicexDZQAH via @GuernicaMag

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Taking a minute to crow about our recent book review coverage @GuernicaMag. Today we have @_ryanruby_ on Stephanie LaCava's novel The Superrationals: "All it takes is one irrational player to bring the roof down on everyone’s head" https://t.co/N6snBhQVsd

Dr. Fran Bigman

The range of artworks presented here is impressive, and the depth of Als’s friendship with Didion is evident in his curation ... Taken together, along with three pieces of Didion’s writing these artworks suggest Didion’s lifelong quest to understand what she’d experienced.

Dr. Fran Bigman

Excited to share this @guernica piece by @sarahrbates on Miracle Country by @KendraAtleework. "Why make home in a dangerous place? Why live where death can find you more easily than it can in other landscapes?" https://t.co/KMWTJz5mnC

Dr. Fran Bigman

@readandbreathe @BacklistedPod The Victorian Chaise-Longue is terrifying! The idea of being hurtled back in time to a period where women are even less listened to than they are now is awful. Makes a really interesting comparison w Octavia Butler’s Kindred, too

Dr. Fran Bigman

Poetry and math event tonight in NYC, for those not at AWP! Professor Emily Grosholz will discuss her new book Great Circles: The Transits of Mathematics and Poetry with @EdRothstein tonight, March 28, from 7-9 at @poetshouse! @POETSorg @poetswritersinc @PoetrySocietyNY @MoMath1