Farran Nehme 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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Film writing, film history, film love. Bylines include @SightSoundmag, @WSJBooks, @noircitymag, @Criterion. Substack: Self-Styled Siren
A Child of the Century
Ben HechtFarran NehmeDelightful look by @TomDohertyfilm at one of my favorite genres. Full of pithy phrases like "Hecht’s endlessly entertaining and occasionally reliable memoir A Child of the Century..." https://t.co/ygKmsKpnT4
Paperback, 2020
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Money: A Suicide Note (Penguin Ink)
Martin AmisFarran Nehme@mattkeeley I did. And certainly this is what I think. But clearly they don't want to lose money on anything, ever. It's like Martin Amis's concept of "the life of pure money." The difference between Disney's 2021 profit without a $10 million loss on an art movie is meaningful to the suits.
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The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre
Stephen D. YoungkinFarran Nehme@LeavingFilmstrk The Kindness of Strangers, Salka's own memoir, is a must; The Lost One, Stephen D. Youngkin's bio of Peter Lorre; An Empire of Their Own; Pola Negri, Memoirs of a Star. She didn't stay, but Hildegard Knef's The Gift Horse is great and has a Hollywood section.
Paperback, 2012
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bedelia
Vera CasparyFarran Nehme“I hate men. They're rotten beasts. I wish all the men in the world were dead!” She means it, too: BEDELIA (Lance Comfort, 1946), with Margaret Lockwood in the très fatale title role. Based on a novel by Vera Caspary, who also wrote the novel LAURA. https://t.co/ljJzQyZ73O
Paperback, 2005
$13.95$6.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley JacksonFarran Nehme@theannestott Do you have Ben's wonderful book? He uses the opening paragraph of The Haunting of Hill House to show how beautifully they were used by Shirley Jackson. It makes you realize that her semicolons are essential.
Paperback, 2006
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
Hannah ArendtFarran Nehme"I have always been struck by this anecdote from Hannah Arendt’s Eichmann in Jerusalem: while awaiting trial, Adolf Eichmann was handed a copy of Lolita by a prison guard. He indignantly returned it two days later, saying: 'Quite an unwholesome book.' " https://t.co/Kmdn1CmZcb
Paperback, 2006
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
No Name
Collins WilkieFarran NehmeAmbitious soul you are. But my own pick is Wilkie Collins' NO NAME, which is probably even longer. https://t.co/TL1GuspIOq
Paperback, 2017
$25.68$12.84 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sudden Fear: Coping With Pandemic Anxiety
J. Carey ScottFarran NehmeThe latest installment of Kathleen's #noirnovelsbywomen thread is a fascinating little mystery in itself: Where can you find a copy of SUDDEN FEAR? and who drowned Edna Sherry's reputation? https://twitter.com/Kathy__Gee/status/1464966616685416448
Paperback, 2020
$7.77$3.88 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Night Shift
Maritta WolffFarran NehmeRT @Kathy__Gee: DAY 30 #Noirvember #noirnovelsbywomen I'll close this thread with a book I fell in love with: Maritta Wolff's Night Shift (…
Paperback, 2006
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty SmithFarran NehmeRIP, soulful and beautiful Yvette Mimieux. I love her so much in LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, and I also have a soft spot for JOY IN THE MORNING, based on a novel by Betty Smith of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" fame. https://t.co/ahsjDK3MyQ
Paperback, 2005
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book