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Ian MacAllen 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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Ian MacAllen is a writer and book critic. Author Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American. Find me at https://t.co/ExdX7Cw5TJ or Spoutible and Post @ianmacallen

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Book Cover for: Nobody Gets Out Alive: Stories, Leigh Newman

Nobody Gets Out Alive: Stories

Leigh Newman
Ian MacAllenIan MacAllen

And I reviewed NOBODY GETS OUT ALIVE by Leigh Newman. https://t.co/KgLr5FOqDG

Paperback, 2023

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: American Mermaid, Julia Langbein

American Mermaid

Julia Langbein
Ian MacAllenIan MacAllen

Langbein has written a sincere novel about art, Hollywood, sexuality, feminism, global warming, the cultural zeitgeist—and managed to do so while entertaining with a modern voice and a light touch of humor.

Paperback, 2024

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: American Tacos: A History and Guide, José R. Ralat

American Tacos: A History and Guide

José R. Ralat
Ian MacAllenIan MacAllen

I wrote about American Tacos: A History And Guide, a book exploring contemporary taco styles. https://t.co/b8Uppkw1mt

Paperback, 2024

$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Please Report Your Bug Here, Josh Riedel

Please Report Your Bug Here

Josh Riedel
Ian MacAllenIan MacAllen

A Modern Noir in Big Tech in “Please Report Your Bug Here” At the Chicago Review of Books, I reviewed Josh Riedel’s Please Report Your Bug Here. https://t.co/BypDQc3a0Z

Paperback, 2024

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Leave the World Behind, Rumaan Alam

Leave the World Behind

Rumaan Alam
Ian MacAllenIan MacAllen

Leave The World Behind is a stunning literary thriller closely examining the most basic of human relationships.

Paperback, 2021

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Games and Rituals: Stories, Katherine Heiny

Games and Rituals: Stories

Katherine Heiny
Ian MacAllenIan MacAllen

We’re still in the early phases of creating post-pandemic art. Many stories will yet be told. But already we can see the trends and tropes... Games and Rituals is a collection challenging establishment ideals and revealing the ugliness of our intimate relationships.

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Book Cover for: Cheap Land Colorado: Off-Gridders at America's Edge, Ted Conover

Cheap Land Colorado: Off-Gridders at America's Edge

Ted Conover
Ian MacAllenIan MacAllen

The Failed Promise of the American Dream in “Cheap Land Colorado” At the Chicago Review of Books, I reviewed Ted Conover’s CHEAP LAND COLORADO https://t.co/BLtEzPBtMh

Hardcover, 2022

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American, Ian Macallen

Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American

Ian Macallen
Ian MacAllenIan MacAllen

Looking to fill their Easter Basket? Why not give them the book that explains who invented penne alla vodka and veal parmigiana. “Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American,” available where books are sold. https://t.co/dJ2TtOBZu8

Paperback, 2023

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Reward System: Stories, Jem Calder

Reward System: Stories

Jem Calder
Ian MacAllenIan MacAllen

And I reviewed Jem Calder's REWARD SYSTEM, a collection of linked stories. https://t.co/32u1Zj3inT

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Avalon, Nell Zink

Avalon

Nell Zink
Ian MacAllenIan MacAllen

Glad to see Nell Zink's Avalon on @vulture's year end list. Here's my review of at @ChicagoRevBooks https://t.co/Di6fb7i7g7

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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