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Julia Ioffe Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Julia Ioffe is a journalist and author. Founding Partner and Washington Correspondent, @PuckNews. All views my own. Void where prohibited.

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Book Cover for: The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III, Peter Baker

The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III

Peter Baker
Julia IoffeJulia Ioffe

I just pre-ordered my copy of "The Man Who Ran Washington," written by the brilliant duo (and my dear friends) @peterbakernyt and @sbg1. I highly suggest you do the same! https://t.co/UEOCD0nIo5 https://t.co/xHJTUK4NVR

Paperback, 2021

$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Hoodlums: Black Villains and Social Bandits in American Life, William L. Van Deburg

Hoodlums: Black Villains and Social Bandits in American Life

William L. Van Deburg
Julia IoffeJulia Ioffe

Oh, I see. The music mogul, the Pulitzer Prize winner, the cultural icons on stage last night? "Hoodlums." https://twitter.com/NickAdamsinUSA/status/1493030910438039552

Paperback, 2013

$21.00Member price:$21.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Fascism: A Warning, Madeleine Albright

Fascism: A Warning

Madeleine Albright
Julia IoffeJulia Ioffe

I attended a dinner where Madeleine Albright was the keynote speaker and, in introducing her, the event's organizer said, "Sec. Albright is working on a book about the Trump presidency. It's called, 'FASCISM.'" It was 2017, when no one in the DC establishment was using that word.

Hardcover, 2018

$27.99Member price:$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine (National Book Award Finalist), Katherine Marsh

The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine (National Book Award Finalist)

Katherine Marsh
Julia IoffeJulia Ioffe

Hey, D.C. area folks! Come hear me and the lovely @MarshKatherine talk about her INCREDIBLE new Y.A. book about the Ukrainian famine, "The Lost Year." I couldn't put it down. Connecticut Avenue @PoliticsProse at 7pm! https://t.co/DelluIHSDr

Hardcover, 2023

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: More Than Anything, R. E. Blake

More Than Anything

R. E. Blake
Julia IoffeJulia Ioffe

Oh, Blake. I wish you could see how many people are heartbroken today, how many of your friends and colleagues are devastated by this news. But more than anything, I wish you weren't in as much pain as you must have been to do this. I wish we could have helped you. 💔 https://t.co/NiBIvO8dYm

Paperback, 2014

$14.99Member price:$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism, Victoria Smolkin

A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism

Victoria Smolkin
Julia IoffeJulia Ioffe

Sometimes I get so excited by ordering a really dorky but wildly interesting book, this time, @SmolkinVictoria's "A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism." Giddy as I wait for it to arrive... https://t.co/wCmGr5ruAD

Paperback, 2019

$39.00Member price:$39.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Chaim Soutine: Genius, Obsession, and a Dramatic Life in Art, Celeste Marcus

Chaim Soutine: Genius, Obsession, and a Dramatic Life in Art

Celeste Marcus
Julia IoffeJulia Ioffe

Happy pubday to the incandescently brilliant, fiercely beautiful @celestemarcus, who has written an extraordinary book about one of my favorite artists.

Hardcover, 2025

$34.00Member price:$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Saving Grace: Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered, and Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive You Nuts, Kirsten Powers

Saving Grace: Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered, and Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive You Nuts

Kirsten Powers
Julia IoffeJulia Ioffe

"That’s the upside-down nature of this so-called 'cancel culture': it turns the perpetrator into the victim and the victim into the perpetrator." I spoke to my friend @KirstenPowers about her book "Saving Grace" and about what happens when grace runs out. https://puck.news/tales-from-the-cnn-trump-era-green-room/?utm_code=julia%40puck.news

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Book Cover for: Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon, William D. Cohan

Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon

William D. Cohan
Julia IoffeJulia Ioffe

.@PuckNews HQ is ready to celebrate @WilliamCohan and the publication of his new book, “Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon”! https://t.co/y6UFLHHHsp https://t.co/8grQSyOeXo

Hardcover, 2022

$40.00Member price:$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War, Svetlana Alexievich

Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War

Svetlana Alexievich
Julia IoffeJulia Ioffe

This reminds me of Svetlana Alexievich's "Zinky Boys." She wrote about the young Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan who didn't know why they were there. And then their mothers sued Alexievich—because they needed to believe their sons didn't die in vain. https://t.co/OQAlzZLsxM

Paperback, 2023

$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book