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Joe Milazzo Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Kids in America: A Gen X Reckoning, Liz Prato

Kids in America: A Gen X Reckoning

Liz Prato
Joe MilazzoJoe Milazzo

New work. A review of @Liz_Prato's KIDS IN AMERICA: A GEN X RECKONING. Thanks as always to the editorial team at @fullstopmag for letting me go on and on about certain books. https://t.co/E6NcgPjIWg

Paperback, 2022

$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Small Place, Jamaica Kincaid

A Small Place

Jamaica Kincaid
Joe MilazzoJoe Milazzo

@DorholtFlynn @andrewjskerritt @alexanderchee @marykarrlit @kevin_powell There's also Jamaica Kincaid's "A Small Place."

Paperback, 2025

$15.00Member price:$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Blue Book, Steve Benson

Blue Book

Steve Benson
Joe MilazzoJoe Milazzo

@deepvellumbooks Steve Benson's BLUE BOOK (The Figures/Roof)

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Book Cover for: Steelwork, Gilbert Sorrentino

Steelwork

Gilbert Sorrentino
Joe MilazzoJoe Milazzo

@ddillingworth @Dalkey_Archive In fact, all the Sarraute. Also, Gilbert Sorrentino, especially STEELWORK and IMAGINATIVE QUALITIES OF ACTUAL THINGS

Paperback, 1992

$13.50Member price:$6.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Book of Jon, Eleni Sikelianos

The Book of Jon

Eleni Sikelianos
Joe MilazzoJoe Milazzo

@JustinBigos PROXIES by Brian Blanchfield & THE BOOK OF JON by Eleni Sikelianos.

Paperback, 2004

$14.95Member price:$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Mobile, Michel Butor

Mobile

Michel Butor
Joe MilazzoJoe Milazzo

@ryanmadej79 As long as we're talking about the authors associated with the nouveau roman, then I'd also mention Michel Butor, DEGREES and MOBILE in particular.

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Book Cover for: Imaginative Qualities of Actual Things, Gilbert Sorrentino

Imaginative Qualities of Actual Things

Gilbert Sorrentino
Joe MilazzoJoe Milazzo

@ddillingworth @Dalkey_Archive In fact, all the Sarraute. Also, Gilbert Sorrentino, especially STEELWORK and IMAGINATIVE QUALITIES OF ACTUAL THINGS

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Book Cover for: Lyric of the Circle Heart: The Bowman Family Trilogy, William Eastlake

Lyric of the Circle Heart: The Bowman Family Trilogy

William Eastlake
Joe MilazzoJoe Milazzo

@ddillingworth @Dalkey_Archive 3 fine novels I've not seen mentioned yet: NOVEMBER by Christopher Woodall, LYRIC OF THE CIRCLE HEART by William Eastlake & THE PLANETARIUM by Nathalie Sarraute

Paperback, 1996

$14.95Member price:$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Lime Twig, John Hawkes

The Lime Twig

John Hawkes
Joe MilazzoJoe Milazzo

@wastemailing Early John Hawkes qualifies, I think. THE BEETLE LEG and THE LIME TWIG. Also, Nathalie Sarraute... although she's arguably pursuing a kind of hyper-realism. I might start with DO YOU HEAR THEM? or THE PLANETARIUM.

Paperback, 1961

$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: I Am This State Of Emergency, Robin Myrick

I Am This State Of Emergency

Robin Myrick
Joe MilazzoJoe Milazzo

@MattMinicucci Robin Myrick's I AM THIS STATE OF EMERGENCY. (Full disclosure: I helped get this book published.)

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