Jason M. Thornberry Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Invisible Man
Ralph EllisonJason M. Thornberry@OscarHokeah Invisible Man is great (Ralph Ellison). Or anything by Toni Morrison or Colson Whitehead or James Baldwin or Richard Wright or Ta-Nehisi Coates or Marlon James or...or...or...or...or...or...or...
Paperback, 1995
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City of Secrets
Stewart O'NanJason M. Thornberry"He thought the gun would make him feel powerful. Instead, it magnified his weakness." --Stewart O'Nan (City of Secrets)
Paperback, 2017
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The River Why
David James DuncanJason M. Thornberry@tc_greenwood It's a total addiction for me—I'd like to think it's my only. Talking of fish, have you ever read "The River Why" by David James Duncan? If not, you should. Great book.
Paperback, 2016
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The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
Yukio MishimaJason M. Thornberry@jodyjsperling Invitation to a Beheading (Nabokov) City of Glass (Auster) Remains of the Day (Ishiguro) Moth Smoke (Hamid) Back in the World (Wolff) Winseburg, Ohio (Anderson) The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea (Mishima) Civilwarland in Bad Decline (Saunders)
Paperback, 1994
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Weasel Words
Dale E. LehmanJason M. ThornberryI printed the list of Weasel Words from @mdbell79’s book, REFUSE TO BE DONE, and stuck it on the wall in my office. With my novel, I’ve gotten rid of a few hundred words that, according to Stewart Chaplin, were sucking the life out of the words next to them. Thanks, Matt! https://t.co/bmNtgjLL3e
Paperback, 2021
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Anne LamottJason M. Thornberry"Plot is the main story of your book or short story." — Anne Lamott (Bird by Bird)
Paperback, 1995
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A Brief History of Seven Killings (Booker Prize Winner)
Marlon JamesJason M. Thornberry@BlackWriters Half of a Yellow Sun - Adichie The Bluest Eye - Morrison A Brief History of Seven Killings - James Invisible Man - Ellison * Four all-time favorites.
Paperback, 2015
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The Music of Chance
Paul AusterJason M. Thornberry@snfdarling Here are a few: Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead) The Music of Chance (Paul Auster) A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James) The Shipping News (Annie Proulx)
Paperback, 1991
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Zigzagging Down a Wild Trail: Stories
Bobbie Ann MasonJason M. Thornberry@Chris_Kokoski @jodyjsperling Bobbie Ann Mason's simplicity threw me until I let myself fall into her stories. Same with Raymond Carver. Sometimes the simplest things cut the deepest because the fat's been rendered. Flowery? Almost every beginner is flowery. Sometimes, unfortunately, it doesn't go away.
Paperback, 2002
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Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts
Matt BellJason M. ThornberryI printed the list of Weasel Words from @mdbell79’s book, REFUSE TO BE DONE, and stuck it on the wall in my office. With my novel, I’ve gotten rid of a few hundred words that, according to Stewart Chaplin, were sucking the life out of the words next to them. Thanks, Matt! https://t.co/bmNtgjLL3e
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book