Mary Norris 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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Former copy editor @NewYorker, author of BETWEEN YOU AND ME and GREEK TO ME.

Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age
Dennis Duncan
INDEX, A HISTORY OF THE on the front page of the Times Book Review! Congrats to the author @djbduncan and the indexer @PC_Bain and the critic @margalitfox ! https://twitter.com/djbduncan/status/1497866234368565249
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Summer Friend: A Memoir
Charles McGrath
First two books of summer, a father-and-son act: Charles (Chip) McGrath's THE SUMMER FRIEND (memoir) and Ben McGrath's RIVERMAN (adventure). Both are full of boats. @mcgrathben @knopf https://t.co/PYayp1qkCH
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Liar's Dictionary
Eley Williams
It has been a while since I updated my Web site. A conversation with Eley Williams (THE LIAR'S DICTIONARY, ATTRIB AND OTHER STORIES) at @PolitcsProse (virtual) seems like a good occasion to remedy that. https://t.co/yFHUb62axB Sunday, June 6, at 4 PM (ET) https://t.co/Y22TxHwNls
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Lost Daughter
Elena Ferrante
Just saw The Lost Daughter, the film by @mgyllenhaal starring Olivia Colman, from the novel by Elena Ferrante, published by @EuropaEditions -- great movie! -- and would it kill anyone to credit the translator? ANN GOLDSTEIN.
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rebel with a Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian
Ellen Jovin
Congratulations to Ellen Jovin @GrammarTable on the publication TODAY of REBEL WITH A CLAUSE! https://t.co/PwtDNfUkYI
Hardcover, 2022
$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Who Does That Bitch Think She Is?: Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag
Craig Seligman
ICYMI (I did) Congratulations to Craig Seligman on the publication and reception of his biography of Doris Fish! https://t.co/3RCZfH7YTS
Hardcover, 2023
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Riverman: An American Odyssey
Ben McGrath
First two books of summer, a father-and-son act: Charles (Chip) McGrath's THE SUMMER FRIEND (memoir) and Ben McGrath's RIVERMAN (adventure). Both are full of boats. @mcgrathben @knopf https://t.co/PYayp1qkCH
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life
Hermione Lee
@PaulKayeEUlangs Adored this book. Hermione Lee's bio of Penelope Fitzgerald is next to me, unread and waiting.
Paperback, 2015
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Attrib. and Other Stories
Eley Williams
It has been a while since I updated my Web site. A conversation with Eley Williams (THE LIAR'S DICTIONARY, ATTRIB AND OTHER STORIES) at @PolitcsProse (virtual) seems like a good occasion to remedy that. https://t.co/yFHUb62axB Sunday, June 6, at 4 PM (ET) https://t.co/Y22TxHwNls
Paperback, 2021
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fables
Aesop
The fabulous Baby Dee has curated a revisionist Aesop's Fables for us, with contributions from many of her artist/writer/musician friends. Coming in a few weeks. Preorder here. https://t.co/RgpG0VnU6k
Paperback, 2022
$13.95$6.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book