Hammer Museum 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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Commitment
Mona Simpson📚 Some Favorite Writers returns Thursday with author & @UCLAenglish professor @_MonaSimpson who'll read from her latest novel, Commitment. Chef, author & radio host @EvanKleiman joins in discussion followed by a Q&A and book signing. https://t.co/TmOSL5xjee @penguinrandom https://t.co/JDQbmrAHtW
Paperback, 2024
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ulysses
Eternal Sky ClassicsREMINDER! Join us tomorrow for #Bloomsday—a free celebration of James Joyce & his landmark novel "Ulysses." https://t.co/l0jnO1GHOy
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Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT Up New York, 1987-1993
Sarah Schulman🏳🌈On Thursday, producer Carolyn Strauss (The Last of Us, Game of Thrones) & writer, activist, and AIDS historian Sarah Schulman (@sarahschulman3) will discuss queer representation in film & TV. Schulman will sign her new book, Let the Record Show https://t.co/TjEMyay8UI https://t.co/5BzuwwQArx
Paperback, 2022
$24.00Member price:$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Blizzard: Poems
Henri ColeJoin us for a reading on March 24 at 7:30 p.m. with @ColeHenri. He has published 10 books of poetry, including Pulitzer Prize finalist "Middle Earth" and his most recent collection, "Blizzard." @UCLAenglish @UCLArec RSVP here: https://bit.ly/369A4h9 https://t.co/neQhRjbpAE
Paperback, 2021
$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ulysses
James JoyceJoin us for Bloomsday 2023 as we celebrate author James Joyce's landmark novel Ulysses 📚 We'll have: 🎭 A staged reading of passages from Ulysses, interwoven with songs 🎻Traditional Irish music from Rattle the Knee 🍺 Guinness on tap 🇮🇪🍀Erin go Bragh!🍀 https://t.co/1vVpfqvIem
Paperback, 1990
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind
Koa BeckTONIGHT! 5 p.m. PST—White Feminism with Koa Beck & Julia Serano @koalani, author of the new book 'White Feminism', joins author & activist @juliaserano in conversation to unpack the shortcomings of mainstream feminism & the potential of solidarity. RSVP: https://bit.ly/2Mf0Mei
Paperback, 2021
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Joan Didion: What She Means
Joan Didion⏰ This Sunday is your last chance to explore Joan Didion: What She Means. The exhibition, organized by New Yorker writer Hilton Als, features more than 200 works by roughly 50 artists. For more info, visit: https://t.co/dPqxBqs7oa https://t.co/d1EkgimQuf
Hardcover, 2022
$50.00Member price:$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Invisible Man
Ralph EllisonTue May 18, 5pm PDT—Race, Identity & Alienation in the American Novel A panel of authors and scholars discuss the continuing relevance and contemporary resonances of Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man and other writing. RSVP: https://bit.ly/3yfkslJ
Paperback, 1995
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ulysses: Second Edition
James JoyceREMINDER! Join us tomorrow for #Bloomsday—a free celebration of James Joyce & his landmark novel "Ulysses." https://t.co/l0jnO1GHOy
Paperback, 2022
$12.95Member price:$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We Are Here: Visionaries of Color Transforming the Art World
Jasmin HernandezCelebrate the release of Jasmin Hernandez's (@GalleryGurls) 'We Are Here' with a conversation between Hernandez, @GenevieveGaign1, Patrick Martinez, & Essence Harden. Q&A moderated by Hammer associate curator Erin Christovale. RSVP & tune in 4/29 at 5pm: https://bit.ly/3xpvF2W
Hardcover, 2021
$35.00Member price:$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book