IFC Center 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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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
"Fiery, passionate and deeply intelligent, THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER takes Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and creates something altogether its own." – @suspirialex, @AWFJ Now playing! https://t.co/UTAyn5Bn3Z https://t.co/mVmx1Rl0T9
Paperback, 2003
$10.00$5.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Forever...
Judy Blume
Tomorrow is the last day to see JUDY BLUME FOREVER in theaters! In it, "the trailblazing author gets a fittingly warm and inspirational doc that proves just how special she truly is," says @katerbland in @indiewire. 🎟 https://t.co/PgoTNbbpa5 https://t.co/5nKUQwSSjq
Paperback, 2024
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder
Charles Graeber
Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her life to uncover the truth in this gripping thriller based on true events. Starring Eddie Redmayne & @jes_chastain. 🏥 THE GOOD NURSE is now playing! https://t.co/ItkT7a964v https://t.co/i3wbUJMX25
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
"Fiery, passionate and deeply intelligent, THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER takes Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and creates something altogether its own." – @suspirialex, @AWFJ Now playing! https://t.co/UTAyn5Bn3Z https://t.co/mVmx1Rl0T9
Hardcover, 2023
$46.00$23.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Room to Dream
David Lynch
Can't get enough David Lynch musings? His memoir "Room to Dream" written with Kristine McKenna is available online and at our concession stand. This, plus other Lynch merch is 15% off (25% off for members)! https://t.co/z3HvMEbNEn https://t.co/6RohP61aMZ
Paperback, 2019
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Worst Person in the World: And 202 Strong Contenders
Keith Olbermann
THE INNOCENTS, from dir. Eskil Vogt (co-writer of THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD) is an effective, spine-tingling entry in the "creepy kids" genre. At @IFCCenter this Friday! 🎟️: https://www.ifccenter.com/films/the-innocents/ https://t.co/4lWoZLPrF3
Paperback, 2007
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Frankenstein
Shelley
"Fiery, passionate and deeply intelligent, THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER takes Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and creates something altogether its own." – @suspirialex, @AWFJ Now playing! https://t.co/UTAyn5Bn3Z https://t.co/mVmx1Rl0T9
Paperback, 2023
$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Queer Film Guide: 100 Great Movies That Tell Lgbtqia+ Stories
Kyle Turner
🎞️ SEED OF CHUCKY screens Monday, May 15 on 35mm at IFC Center! 🎞️ Followed by a book signing & conversation between critic @mattzollerseitz + author @TyleKurner, launching his new book The Queer Film Guide: 100 Great Movies That Tell LGBTQIA+ Stories. 🎟https://t.co/jLkSkyfvU3 https://t.co/e97xLgND5h
Hardcover, 2023
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Catherine Fowler
JEANNE DIELMAN, 23, QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES, Chantal Akerman's 1975 feminist masterpiece, opens tomorrow at IFC Center. Make plans to see the newly-anointed greatest film of all time on the big screen. https://t.co/qVrKmYTZfp
Paperback, 2022
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bong Joon Ho: Dissident Cinema
Karen Han
THIS THURSDAY! 📔🍿 In celebration of her new book BONG JOON HO: DISSIDENT CINEMA, author @karenyhan presents two films by Bong Joon Ho; a 35mm print of the darkly funny thriller MOTHER followed by the history-making Academy Award winner PARASITE. https://t.co/8sgrn6d462
Hardcover, 2022
$45.00$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book