Jamie Byng Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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And here is @adalimon⁩’s Wonder Woman, the opening poem in ⁦@duanalla⁩’s Poetry Unbound & a perfect start to any anthology. I cannot think of a better book for enabling readers to understand that poetry is for EVERYONE. Thank you Padraig for the podcast and now this book https://t.co/B41Bk9r6u9

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Loved this poignant, funny and sly story from @MargaretAtwood's new collection, Old Babes in the Wood. It serves as a great reminder of what a master she is of the short story. And what a great writer she is, period. Nobel this year? I hope so. https://t.co/iWFHyQLehl

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“What is the love of one’s country; is it hate of one’s uncountry?” Ursula Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness https://t.co/rFcNkLB5kK

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Finished yesterday Georgi Gospodinov’s mind-altering, conceptually daring, wise, satirical, soulful, ingenious, prescient, beautiful and utterly brilliant novel. I’m so glad Time Shelter won the International Booker as it will result in even more readers. ⁦@jennyjennylord⁩ https://t.co/wibarJmIYU

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“With each story we tell ourselves, we negate possibility. Reality is diminished. Rooms of the self are walled off. Truth collapses to fit a fictional organising principle we’ve adopted” - Rick Rubin, The Creative Act. I love this closing section of this inspiring, wise book https://t.co/GYihYr0z9d

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“The biggest problem the global food system faces appears to be the global food system.”⁦@GeorgeMonbiot⁩, Regenesis What an exceptional book Regenesis is - sobering, important, impeccably researched & essential reading (or listening) for anyone who cares about the future. https://t.co/2SjJ4ZSLYc

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Finally we are able to shout from the rooftops about Ruth Ozeki magnificent The Book of Form and Emptiness being shortlisted for this year’s @WomensPrize. I love this novel and author for so many reasons. Please give them a go if you haven’t already https://t.co/V8JPuZMIUi

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Brilliant, spot on review by @maureencorrigan of The Dark Remains in the Washington Past yesterday - "Ian Rankin took on the challenge of finishing his mentor’s book. The result is a darkly beautiful novel" @beathhigh, @kinhead, @europaeditions https://t.co/6kEKmXVDQu

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@i_am_mill_i_am Morning Andy. When are you going to write a Decade of Reading Dangerously? Speaking of reading fiends, have you a copy of Mark Hodgkinson’s No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy? It’s brilliant, an inspiring hymn to the power of books and reading and I think right up your street.

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@RickRubin is on Desert Island Discs @BBCRadio4 at 11.15am this morning. I got a sneak peak of his selections and they are unsurprisingly diverse and brilliant. And he might talk a little about his forthcoming book, The Creative Act. @canongatebooks @Kinhead @penguinpress