Mark Athitakis Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Mark Athitakis

Engrossing ... As ever, Banks writes gorgeously about [Florida's] natural wonders, pointing out the strange magnetism a place needs to have to attract the world's detritus ... Banks is writing with an eye to the present.

Mark Athitakis

The NYT's twist is that you can pick books you read in college, like "Ulysses," or sops to the adult reader who keeps up (Yanagihara, Doerr). But if "Mockingbird" doesn't win, I'll force myself to finish "All the Light We Cannot See," because what punishment would be worse?

Mark Athitakis

@chrisvognar Greil Marcus's book on the Doors is an interesting if not entirely persuasive attempt to give them more of their due. (He focuses more on live albums.)

Mark Athitakis

Sexton wants to deliver the warmth of a family saga with an overall mood of uplift, but she also seeks to write a novel about a neighborhood in crisis and what it means to try to chase your dreams when a wrecking ball is swinging right toward them.

Mark Athitakis

This year marks the 100th anniversary of William Carlos Williams' "The Great American Novel" and Philip Roth's "The Great American Novel." I have no idea what to do with this information, but it seems worth noting.

Mark Athitakis

The only NBA finalist I've read is Imani Perry's "South to America," but it's a good one. My review at @On_The_Seawall: https://t.co/LLegF4Rq4x

Mark Athitakis

I've long been a fan of Yiyun Li, so it was a pleasure to interview her about "The Book of Goose." Also discussed: Slow reading, "Housekeeping," and her next planned group-read. https://t.co/xreznHEQ12

Mark Athitakis

Stephen Markley’s new novel is part thriller, part horror, part all-too-real. It’s scary, instructive and also entertaining... Markley is so gifted at imagining catastrophe that “The Deluge” generates the same kind of guilt you might feel watching a disaster movie...

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@JeffreyInsko I wrote a little book with a bunch of suggestions, but for whatever reason the first that springs to mind is William McPherson's "Testing the Current," a great coming-of-age novel set in upper Michigan. https://t.co/Ayl8WvBXFa

Mark Athitakis

Sorry to learn that Robert Goolrick has died. A fine writer---"A Reliable Wife" is an excellent Midwestern gothic story. https://t.co/XkmrA4cGC8

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