Maria Bustillos Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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1984: 75th Anniversary
George OrwellMaria BustillosHappy birthday, George Orwell, I think of you and your work every single day Here is the lecture I wrote for the great Brian Morton (@slcwritingmfa) on '1984', Zamyatin's 'We', and fighting the O'Brien within ourselves https://t.co/3QUr9QS82P
Paperback, Mass Market, 1950
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Culture of Complaint: The Fraying of America
Robert HughesMaria BustillosYES, in the 90s the exact same thing, but against 'political correctness' Robert Hughes wrote 'The Culture of Complaint' in 1993!! https://t.co/SUg5vh9fGc
Hardcover, 1993
$40.99$20.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Conundrum
Jan MorrisMaria Bustillos@sullydish We'll have to agree to disagree there. I'll close with a recommendation of Jan Morris's 'Conundrum' (1974), please read it.
Paperback, 2006
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Denial of Death
Ernest BeckerMaria Bustillos@Sheesh711 the most credible explanation I've seen along these lines was written by Ernest Becker in The Denial of Death (a fantastic book) but it's still really hard to fathom
Paperback, 1997
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Platform Socialism: How to Reclaim our Digital Future from Big Tech
James MuldoonMaria Bustillos'Platform Socialism' author @james_muldoon_ on the common ownership of platforms: They should be small enough in scale for each voice to count New MEDIAQUAKE with @keharloe https://t.co/tzCTeFPAfc https://t.co/9HhsSC09hW
Hardcover, 2022
$115.00$90.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
The Last Western
Christopher Lee BowenMaria BustillosTo say nothing of 'The Last Western,' which I also learned about on this, the best ever book listserv. (I persuaded so many people to read it, incl. @david_j_roth! https://t.co/ZuiSlwMz7R) Been on wallace-l for 20 years this year, unbelievably, r.i.p. maître. https://t.co/uoR81CtZlA
Paperback, 2022
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Sex and the City
Candace BushnellMaria BustillosI could care less about Sex and the City but this profile of Candace Bushnell by @jiatolentino is like a millefeuille of insights, hilarious and sad https://t.co/TFrds9ZcHl https://t.co/Or6SDJonsT
Paperback, 1997
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
Colson WhiteheadMaria BustillosCongratulations @colsonwhitehead on winning the Kirkus Prize for 'The Nickel Boys'!! A magnificent novel. My interview with the author for @GENmag https://t.co/rQNsp3OAk6 https://t.co/QWl4HXnfby
Paperback, 2020
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Liberation Day: Stories
George SaundersMaria BustillosGeorge Saunders is extremely fun to talk to, in this case about truth, politics, writing, self, fame, and his terrifying new story 'Liberation Day' https://t.co/PDsKVAM2vq https://t.co/Sqi1ainw7S
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book