Lawrence Wright 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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Staff writer for The New Yorker. Author of The Looming Tower, Going Clear, and God Save Texas. Screenwriter, playwright, keyboard player for Austin band WhoDo.
The End of October
Lawrence WrightLawrence WrightNice surprise from NYT: "Lawrence Wright’s “The End of October,” which came out in the first flush months of Covid panic. It’s about a world in shock and ruin because of a virus similar to Covid-19. It reads like a rocket, and it is scary, scary, scary." — Dwight Garner
Paperback, 2021
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House of Mirth
Edith WhartonLawrence WrightEdith Wharton had a beautiful study to write in, but she preferred being in bed. She would drop the pages on the floor and the housekeeper would arrange them. Her are pages from "House of Mirth." https://t.co/XGLViqUyAo
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Horse
Geraldine BrooksLawrence WrightI resolved to read more books for pleasure this year, not just for research. So I’ve started “Horse” by Geraldine Brooks. And of course it’s the research she did for that book that deeply impresses me.
Paperback, 2024
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God Save Texas: A Journey Into the Soul of the Lone Star State
Lawrence WrightLawrence WrightDallas friends, take note! Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Lawrence Wright will speak at the Friends of the Dallas Public Library annual dinner Oct. 25 at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library. Wright's latest book is God Save Texas: A Journey Into the Soul of the Lone Star State.
Paperback, 2019
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The Guns of August: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic about the Outbreak of World War I
Barbara W. TuchmanLawrence WrightI asked DKG what woman historian influenced her, as there were relatively few when she was young. She said she had read "The Guns of August" by Barbara Tuchman in high school, and that was the beginning of her remarkable career. https://t.co/qpBFQYxtxP
Paperback, Mass Market, 2004
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The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid
Lawrence WrightLawrence WrightRT @LSE_US: 📢 Join us in 2 weeks' time for our event, 'The Plague Year: America in the time of COVID-19', with @lawrence_wright, in which h…
Paperback, 2023
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The Paladin: A Spy Novel
David IgnatiusLawrence WrightFrom David Ignatius of WaPo: “Lawrence Wright is an American original. His new novel is a panoramic journey through the bramble of Texas politics It’s characteristic of Larry’s limitless talent that now he’s written a can’t-put-it-down novel!” —David Ignatius, author The Paladin https://t.co/bM7XPpSCTM
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