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James 🌻. GIFford πŸ˜·πŸ’‰πŸ’‰πŸ’‰πŸ’‰ @GiffordJames@mas.to Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Professor & Director @FDU_Press ΒΆ President @DurrellSociety ΒΆ solo dad ΒΆ sing opera ΒΆ cut my own hair ΒΆ he/him ΒΆ own my views (views my own) ΒΆ typos pletniful

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Book Cover for: All the Horses of Iceland, Sarah Tolmie

All the Horses of Iceland

Sarah Tolmie
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30) Okay, Sarah Tolmie’s *All the Horses of Iceland* was a real winner this year. Now I'm hoping there's a way to get her @baselinepress chapbook… A reminder that @tordotcom is bringing exciting work to the table! https://t.co/3aOColPOyL

Paperback, 2022

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Art of Logic in an Illogical World, Eugenia Cheng

The Art of Logic in an Illogical World

Eugenia Cheng
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114) Cheng's *The Art of Logic in an Illogical World* was fun & had me going back to the logic I haven't though hard about in a very long time. A lot is colloquial, but that was perfect for an audiobook, really. https://t.co/p8nq6HlRWR

Paperback, 2020

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Ysabel, Guy Gavriel Kay

Ysabel

Guy Gavriel Kay
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90) Guy Gavriel Kay's *Ysabel* was a book in a specific moment. His keep landing that way for me, & have for years. I don't know why, but it makes them stick… This one felt more like a romp, but I enjoyed it & it occupied me at a tricky moment. https://t.co/nuagFjLCOH

Paperback, 2008

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader, William S. Burroughs

Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader

William S. Burroughs
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@digiwonk Living today is like watching William S. Burroughs collaborating with Philip K. Dick on the word virus in a public Petri dish & calling the children to scrunch in closer while billionaire man-babies get their LOLs…

Paperback, 2000

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: There Are Not Enough Sad Songs, Marita Dachsel

There Are Not Enough Sad Songs

Marita Dachsel
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89) Marita Dachsel's *Divination* was another above/ground chapbook and made me think of her *There Are Not Enough Sad Songs* from a few years ago. Much to admire here. https://t.co/LhIceHwIg4

Paperback, 2019

$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The World as I Found It, Bruce Duffy

The World as I Found It

Bruce Duffy
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@AnnaElizClark Bruce Duffy’s *The World As I Found It*? It’s about Wittgenstein, Russell, & Moore.

Paperback, 2010

$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The End of Everything: (Astrophysically Speaking), Katie Mack

The End of Everything: (Astrophysically Speaking)

Katie Mack
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98) Also in my audiobook queue, Katie Mack's *The End of Everything*. It has an angle. It works it. She knows how to do this kind of writing well. I was entertained. (insert GIF) https://t.co/AptqWnxH4O

Paperback, 2021

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Dark Is Rising, Susan Cooper

The Dark Is Rising

Susan Cooper
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I finished reading *The Borribles Go For Broke* to my boys tonight (strewth!) & started in on *The Dark Is Rising*. I think Susan Cooper is trolling me… https://t.co/1GVxktULmw

Paperback, 2023

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Witchbody: A Graphic Novel, Sabrina Scott

Witchbody: A Graphic Novel

Sabrina Scott
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92) I had a funny response to Sabrina Scott's *Witchbody*. The graphic novel format works very well, but I found myself engaging & hesitating in equal measure. More than anything, I wanted to think of its sense of magic as a critic, & that didn't help me. https://t.co/UhS4NwqMlA

Paperback, 2019

$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Modernism: A Very Short Introduction, Christopher Butler

Modernism: A Very Short Introduction

Christopher Butler
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@bleakhousing Chris Butler's *Modernism: A Very Short Introduction* is great for its brevity. For your specific questions, maybe RabatΓ©'s edited collection *A Handbook of Modernism Studies*? But as @EmmettStinson pointed out, the new modernist studies opened the gates. WIDE.

Paperback, 2010

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