Joanna Robinson Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Writer and podcaster at the @ringer • one of Cameron Crowe’s Uncool • taller than you think • author of MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios for W. W. Norton

Sense & Sensibility: with original illustrations
Jane Austen
Jane Austen really put only seven significant male characters in SENSE & SENSIBILITY and named THREE of them John.
Out of stock

Station Eleven: A Novel (National Book Award Finalist)
Emily St John Mandel
So @Dan_romer’s incredible #StationEleven score just dropped on Spotify and there are some phenomenal bonus tracks including Danielle Deadwyler reading a large section of the comic aloud. Which may become my morning litany. https://open.spotify.com/track/1SopvgozEn9GGzpIAQNUYF?si=SExGLZ5dQNa0m1JsnSI7mQ
Paperback, 2015
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American Gods
Neil Gaiman
I think Gaiman (one of my favorite authors) might be almost entirely unadaptable. Coraline is a solid exception. But I thought only the Aziraphale/Crowley parts of Good Omens (my favorite book) worked. American Gods was something I was really pulling for. What a mess.
Paperback, 2021
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David: Five Sermons
Charles Kingsley
If you love watching greats like Charles Dance, Gwendoline Christie, David Thewlis, Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Boyd Holbrook nibble and chomp on some scenery, then this is a show for you. Also keep an eye out for Ben Kingsley’s kid as a personal fave from the comic: Hob Gadling. https://t.co/dGmXQxjYf6
Paperback, 2023
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The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human
Jonathan Gottschall
@melodramajestic “How Story Works” by @LaniDianeRich and “The Storytelling Animal” by Jonathan Gottschall!
Paperback, 2013
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Utopia: Original
Thomas More
Controversial screeching scorching hot take. The original Mission Impossible is a nearly perfect movie but would have been even more interesting and closer to perfection if Kristin Scott Thomas had survived the original team instead of the hot French femme fatale.
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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Neil Gaiman
I think Gaiman (one of my favorite authors) might be almost entirely unadaptable. Coraline is a solid exception. But I thought only the Aziraphale/Crowley parts of Good Omens (my favorite book) worked. American Gods was something I was really pulling for. What a mess.
Paperback, Mass Market, 2006
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Star Trek: First Contact: The Making of the Classic Film
Joe Fordham
Hello not only did @jhoffman join me to talk about the GREAT new #StarTrek show (and Jordan’s wonderful book), he also used the correct pronunciation of “Handsome Mount.” You love to see it. https://twitter.com/jhoffman/status/1526237035702456320
Hardcover, 2022
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
Jon Krakauer
In hindsight. Perhaps watching UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN after dark…when reading the book the year it came out petrified me for nearly two decades. Like. Maybe that wasn’t the move.
Paperback, 2004
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Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman
"The perfect depiction of love in cinema doesn’t exi—" Anyway here’s Juliet Stevenson (goofing) and Alan Rickman (singing!!!!) in TRULY MADLY DEEPLY. https://t.co/4Abw7ndDv5
Paperback, 2024
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