Jason Arthur Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Jason Arthur

All 3 of the novels Richard Powers has written since US authors were made eligible for the prize have been nominated. ORFEO was longlisted, THE OVERSTORY was shortlisted and now BEWILDERMENT has been shortlisted, too. Maybe this year he'll go one step further. I really hope so.

Jason Arthur

Great to see @LaEnriquez1973's THE DANGERS OF SMOKING IN BED & BEWILDERMENT by Richard Powers included here. Two of my favourite books of the year, too. https://t.co/rEfUGsOwd4

Jason Arthur

‘The most inventive & playful novel of the year. Yes, it is only April, but surely nothing can surpass this..A stroke of genius...really raises the novel to the next level...[@_catherinelacey] is at her creative apex with BIOGRAPHY OF X’ https://t.co/fC6DKngMgq

Jason Arthur

'An exploration of attachment, its lure & its peril, and the impossibility of its eradication from human affairs' #TheMen @sannewman The Men by Sandra Newman review – vision of a world without men https://t.co/Lhk4L8TXVR

Jason Arthur

Great to see @michaelmagee__ making the list, too. I really loved reading his debut CLOSE TO HOME, coming out in April from Hamish Hamilton. (Michael, I do covet that excellent @fsgbooks jacket design.) https://t.co/yQZdm04cVn

Jason Arthur

A very good year for debut novels. My favourite three so far (all, incidentally, published by indies). #TheDoloriad by @misery_williams, #ImAFan by @Sheena_Patel_ & #ActsOfService by Lillian Fishman. The novel is in rude health. https://t.co/ptLeyhnHDY

Jason Arthur

Great to see @LaEnriquez1973's THE DANGERS OF SMOKING IN BED & BEWILDERMENT by Richard Powers included here. Two of my favourite books of the year, too. https://t.co/rEfUGsOwd4

Jason Arthur

Lovely to see these @GrantaBooks titles on this @NewYorker list of Best Books of 2022 So Far: FIRE ISLAND by @jvjparlett CONSTRUCTING A NERVOUS SYSTEM by Margo Jefferson CHILEAN POET by Alejandro Zambra SCATTERED ALL OVER THE EARTH by Yoko Tawada https://t.co/9W8n1MPRtv

Jason Arthur

Great to see so many @GrantaBooks here, including ACCIDENTAL GODS by @annadella, CONSTRUCTING A NERVOUS SYSTEM by Margo Jefferson & GAY BAR by Jeremy Atherton Lin. Also 3 mentions for @Sheena_Patel_'s I'M A FAN (@RoughTradeBooks) which will be out in paperback from Granta in 2023 https://t.co/zY0YZnIVPj

Jason Arthur

I have to say, I don't know much about this prize, but am delighted to see 4 @GrantaBooks titles on the longlist! Congratulations to Mariana Enriquez (OUR SHARE OF NIGHT), @sayakamurata (LIFE CEREMONY), Sheena Patel (I'M A FAN) & Irene Solà (WHEN I SING, MOUNTAINS DANCE). https://t.co/TNysB2EF0r