Maximillian Alvarez Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Maximillian Alvarez on X@maximillian_alvarez@mastodon.social Editor in Chief @TheRealNews / Cat Dad, Sleepy / Host @WorkingPod / author of The Work of Living (@orbooks)

Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor
Kim KellyBaltimore! Come out to @redemmas tonight for a special conversation between me and the great @GrimKim about her essential new book Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor ❤️✊🏾 https://t.co/UxhSVShDfN
Paperback, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Gabor Maté🚨 New @ChrisLynnHedges Report premiering at noon ET on @TheRealNews YouTube channel 🚨 Chris speaks w/ Dr. Gabor Maté about his new book, "The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture" https://t.co/0h5PHnmrzP https://t.co/EejsorVi6p
Hardcover, 2022
$32.00Member price:$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Goodbye, Ramona
Montserrat RoigLive tonight at 7pm ET @LiteratiBkstore! @meg_berkobien & @MCristinaFdz discuss their brilliant translation of Monserrat Roig’s "Goodbye, Ramona," "a powerhouse story told through the points of view of three generations of women from the same family." https://www.literatibookstore.com/event/home-literati-megan-berkobien-mar%C3%ADa-cristina-hall https://t.co/73tEfo48Of
Paperback, 2026
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Squid Game: Korean Children's Games, Ethics and Instructions
Squid Game EditionsEveryone shut up and read this great, deep, personal,, & historically rich essay by @LiberationistMA about Squid Game and the blood-soaked shadow of American empire at @TheRealNews https://therealnews.com/squid-game-and-the-long-shadow-of-american-empire
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Station Eleven: A Novel (National Book Award Finalist)
Emily St John Mandel🎙️ New Art for the End Times @TheRealNews 🎙️ @lyta_gold talks with @borgposting of @thetrillbillies/@strugglesesh/@ELCPod about Station Eleven, why the mini-series is better than the book, anticapitalist storytelling, & about finding love in the ruins. https://therealnews.com/station-eleven-one-of-the-most-optimistic-renditions-of-the-apocalypse
Paperback, 2015
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Satyricon USA: A Journey Across the New Sexual Frontier
EurydiceNew Chris Hedges Report premiering today at noon ET on @TheRealNews YouTube channel! This week, @ChrisLynnHedges speaks w/ author Eurydice about her book ”Satyricon USA: A Journey Across the New Sexual Frontier” & the sexual landscape across the US. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap_VYte4cAk https://t.co/VWY9UBZCN7
Paperback, 2000
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Work of Living: Working People Talk about Their Lives and the Year the World Broke
Maximillian AlvarezBeyond honored by this review of my book, The Work of Living (@orbooks), by @jtdoering of @smartnvslb @railroadworkers ❤️✊🏽 https://t.co/rqe05Cen67
Paperback, 2022
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win Them Back
Cory DoctorowBaltimore! Come out to @ThePeale this Friday! I couldn't be more excited to be in conversation w/ the great @rgibli & @doctorow about their new, invaluable book "CHOKEPOINT CAPITALISM: How Big Tech & Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets & How We'll Win Them Back" https://t.co/Cehnmnny4A
Hardcover, 2022
$26.95Member price:$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Let
Worker ArtVery grateful for the opportunity to discuss critical labor issues & worker struggles in depth on the @PointsCommunity channel. If you haven't already, check out my recurring segment "The Art of Class War," let me know what you think & what topics you'd like to see addressed ❤️✊🏾 https://t.co/X4ipR4fHgm
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Working: People Talk about What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What They Do
Studs TerkelGot so many thoughts but need to save em & actually write this damn review. A reminder: If you want years of in-depth interviews w/ working people in the vein of Studs Terkel, we got you covered at @WorkingPod & @TheRealNews. This is last week's episode: https://t.co/uZGO7npiBI
Paperback, 1997
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book