Emily Nussbaum 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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Valentines
Ted Kooser
I love Ted Kooser’s book Valentines & this day always reminds me of one of the least obviously romantic poems in the book, “New Potato”:
Hardcover, 2008
$21.95Member price:$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Calligraphies: Poems
Marilyn Hacker
Related, one of favorite poems by Delany’s ex Marilyn Hacker: https://t.co/pHsQTAeVQO
Hardcover, 2023
$26.95Member price:$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
RT @poniewozik: Barry Jenkins' "The Underground Railroad" is a visual tour de force worthy of Colson Whitehead's imaginative one. https://t…
Paperback, 2018
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Shucked
Megg Jensen
Terrific piece by @tannenbaumr about the fab, funny new musical Shucked, which has songs written by @TheBrandyClark & @shanemcanally: https://t.co/Gk0vPQyqxu
Out of stock

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute: Stories
Grace Paley
What a cool list! I would’ve tried to sneak in Grace Paley, even though those are short stories. https://t.co/nc4O3aYcGc
Paperback, 1985
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies
Molly Haskell
@monarchdiaries @nhannahjones Wild: according to Wikipedia, the show was initially inspired by a reading of Molly Haskell’s brilliant From Reverence To Rape. https://t.co/jNKn6MhLZ1
Paperback, 2016
$29.00Member price:$27.55 + Free shipping5% off
Vladimir
Julia May Jonas
Happy pub day to the excellent @Julia_May_Jonas, whose wicked academic satire Vladimir just got this rave in the NYT: https://t.co/lmKGQ5QdZs
Paperback, 2023
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Secret to Superhuman Strength
Alison Bechdel
Bo Burnham’s Inside was excellent/smart/funny/moving (and also, a weirdly logical followup to reading Alison Bechdel’s The Secret To Superhuman Strength.)
Hardcover, 2021
$24.00Member price:$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book