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Mark Richardson Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Author of Malibu Burns, The Sun Casts No Shadow, Hunt for the Troll. “If you understand a painting beforehand, you might as well not paint it.” Salvador Dali

19 books
Book Cover for: The Color Master, Aimee Bender

The Color Master

Aimee Bender
Mark RichardsonMark Richardson

Is there a better short story writer out there than Aimee Bender? Rhetorical question. There is not. I’m loving having the stories from The Color Master dancing in my head. @AimeeBender https://t.co/yRMQYUxd8l

Paperback, 2014

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Murders

Padmaloochana Lakshmi
Mark RichardsonMark Richardson

A Girl With a Monkey by Leonard Michaels is an excellent short story collection. The title story and “Murders” are classics. A lot of the others are more artsy and less narratively accessible, but I really enjoyed them as well. The stories are sexy. https://t.co/PPsKecKWzI

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Book Cover for: Homesick for Another World: Stories, Ottessa Moshfegh

Homesick for Another World: Stories

Ottessa Moshfegh
Mark RichardsonMark Richardson

I just read the short story "Bettering Myself" by Ottessa Moshfegh and I really wish I had someone to talk to about it. I loved it, and suspect it's one of those stories that I'll appreciate even more with additional readings.

Paperback, 2017

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier
Mark RichardsonMark Richardson

“Let’s start with getting the soundbite out of the way…Hunt For The Troll is, for me, the most compelling story narrated by a character whose name remains unknown throughout the book since Daphne du Maurier published Rebecca…” @BlackthornTours https://aardvarkian.com/2021/10/22/hunt-for-the-troll-by-mark-richardson/

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Book Cover for: The Getaway, Jim Thompson

The Getaway

Jim Thompson
Mark RichardsonMark Richardson

@swierczy Would you recommend The Getaway, Jim Thompson?

Paperback, 2014

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Come Closer, Sara Gran

Come Closer

Sara Gran
Mark RichardsonMark Richardson

@brad_proctor Come Closer, Sara Gran. Excellent. I just bought here latest as well.

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Book of the Most Precious Substance, Sara Gran

The Book of the Most Precious Substance

Sara Gran
Mark RichardsonMark Richardson

Look what came in the mail: The Book of the Most Precious Substance by one of my favorite authors, Sara Gran. She also, unknowingly, helped inspire me to self publish my third novel. Now I just need to figure out how… @Dreamland108 https://t.co/hlD0A6cnDp

Paperback, 2022

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Girl with a Monkey: New and Selected Stories, Leonard Michaels

A Girl with a Monkey: New and Selected Stories

Leonard Michaels
Mark RichardsonMark Richardson

A Girl With a Monkey by Leonard Michaels is an excellent short story collection. The title story and “Murders” are classics. A lot of the others are more artsy and less narratively accessible, but I really enjoyed them as well. The stories are sexy. https://t.co/PPsKecKWzI

Paperback, 2000

$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?: Stories, Raymond Carver

Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?: Stories

Raymond Carver
Mark RichardsonMark Richardson

My friend @alriske gave me a book of Raymond Carver’s short stories. I really enjoyed “Where I’m Calling From,” and this reading by Sherman Alexie helped me to better understand it. I’m not an addict, but I know so many people who are. https://t.co/Wc7Lmg2Hvc

Paperback, 1992

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Dance Dance Dance, Haruki Murakami

Dance Dance Dance

Haruki Murakami
Mark RichardsonMark Richardson

I woke up from a dream where I met Haruki Murakami. We discussed the plot of one of his novels (Dance, Dance, Dance), and then went inside the novel to examine and try to help solve the mystery. The dream felt like one of his story lines! #harukimurakami https://t.co/ACXMpzGmKh

Paperback, 1995

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