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J.C. Hallman Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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J.C. Hallman is an author, essayist, and researcher. Author, historian. Books: Holt, S&S, Random House. Work: Harper's, GQ, Baffler. Time: Yaddo, MacDowell. https://t.co/GvPiurzc9E https://t.co/0UkTXbhS8f

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Book Cover for: Dear Miss Metropolitan, Carolyn Ferrell

Dear Miss Metropolitan

Carolyn Ferrell
J.C. HallmanJ.C. Hallman

Deeply grateful to Carolyn Ferrell. "Say Anarcha is a masterpiece of research and storytelling and should be made required reading everywhere. A massive accomplishment." -- Carolyn Ferrell, author of Dear Miss Metropolitan

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Book Cover for: Herland, Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Herland

Charlotte Perkins Gilman
J.C. HallmanJ.C. Hallman

@CarolineHagood I once wrote about feminist utopias...there are a bunch but the best by far is Charlotte Perkins Gilman's HERLAND (and WITH HER IN OURLAND, which is kind of a sequel). Very sad that she's only known for the one much more dystopic short story.

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Book Cover for: The Moral Equivalent of War: International Conciliation, No. 27, February, 1910, William James

The Moral Equivalent of War: International Conciliation, No. 27, February, 1910

William James
J.C. HallmanJ.C. Hallman

@meghandunnpoet "The Moral Equivalent of War," William James.

Paperback, 2013

$20.95Member price:$18.86 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: The Shawl, Cynthia Ozick

The Shawl

Cynthia Ozick
J.C. HallmanJ.C. Hallman

@mm_kaufman Cynthia Ozick, The Shawl. Not light reading, but it left me feeling good.

Paperback, 1990

$15.00Member price:$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: With Her in Ourland, Gilman Charlotte Perkins

With Her in Ourland

Gilman Charlotte Perkins
J.C. HallmanJ.C. Hallman

@CarolineHagood I once wrote about feminist utopias...there are a bunch but the best by far is Charlotte Perkins Gilman's HERLAND (and WITH HER IN OURLAND, which is kind of a sequel). Very sad that she's only known for the one much more dystopic short story.

Paperback, 2016

$7.75Member price:$3.88 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: With Her in Ourland, Charlotte Perkins Gilman

With Her in Ourland

Charlotte Perkins Gilman
J.C. HallmanJ.C. Hallman

@CarolineHagood I once wrote about feminist utopias...there are a bunch but the best by far is Charlotte Perkins Gilman's HERLAND (and WITH HER IN OURLAND, which is kind of a sequel). Very sad that she's only known for the one much more dystopic short story.

Paperback, 2018

$7.89Member price:$3.94 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Journal of Albion Moonlight, Kenneth Patchen

The Journal of Albion Moonlight

Kenneth Patchen
J.C. HallmanJ.C. Hallman

@Madiii03 Very nice! Check out the manuscript pages of Kenneth Patchen’s The Journal of Albion Moonlight…

Paperback, 2017

$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Herland, Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Herland

Charlotte Perkins Gilman
J.C. HallmanJ.C. Hallman

@CarolineHagood I once wrote about feminist utopias...there are a bunch but the best by far is Charlotte Perkins Gilman's HERLAND (and WITH HER IN OURLAND, which is kind of a sequel). Very sad that she's only known for the one much more dystopic short story.

Paperback, 2024

$8.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Say Anarcha: A Young Woman, a Devious Surgeon, and the Harrowing Birth of Modern Women's Health, J. C. Hallman

Say Anarcha: A Young Woman, a Devious Surgeon, and the Harrowing Birth of Modern Women's Health

J. C. Hallman
J.C. HallmanJ.C. Hallman

A fantastic, starred, insightful review of Say Anarcha from Publisher's Weekly: "Innovative and riveting...Hallman successfully transforms Anarcha from object to subject...It's a must-read." https://t.co/Cwh7hpor5U

Hardcover, 2023

$29.99Member price:$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Magic Mountain: Introduction by A. S. Byatt, Thomas Mann

The Magic Mountain: Introduction by A. S. Byatt

Thomas Mann
J.C. HallmanJ.C. Hallman

@allegra_hyde Last line of Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain. Quoting inadequately from memory, "...this ugly rutting fever that enflames the evening sky all around, will not love rise up one day out of this too?"

Hardcover, 2005

$36.00Member price:$18.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book