Michael Schaub 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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Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands
Kelly Lytle HernándezMichael SchaubKelly Lytle Hernández's "Bad Mexicans" is an engrossing look at the magonistas, whose activism helped launch the 1910 Mexican Revolution. I wrote about it for the Minneapolis Star Tribune: https://www.startribune.com/review-bad-mexicans-by-kelly-lytle-hernandez/600172959/
Paperback, 2023
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Edge Case
YZ ChinMichael SchaubYZ Chin's "Edge Case" is a smart, beautiful debut novel. I wrote about it for @nprbooks: https://t.co/UJfPr0vYbk
Paperback, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Win Me Something
Kyle Lucia WuMichael SchaubI was just blown away by Kyle Lucia Wu's "Win Me Something," one of the most beautiful novels I've read this year. It's a subtle, powerful book that I can't stop thinking about. I wrote about it for NPR: https://www.npr.org/2021/10/31/1050648545/win-me-something-kyle-lucia-wu-review
Paperback, 2021
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks
Patrick Radden KeefeMichael SchaubRogues is a wonderful book, not only because Keefe's prose is masterful, but because he has a preternatural gift for reading people. ... This book is a joy to read.
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
White Cat, Black Dog: Stories
Kelly LinkMichael SchaubKelly Link's "White Cat, Black Dog" is a brilliant short story collection that's so much fun to read. I wrote about it for the Boston Globe: https://t.co/tUTnrySZtU
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gordo
Jaime CortezMichael SchaubGordo is a lovely book that masterfully evokes 1970s California, but manages, nonetheless, to feel truly universal.
Paperback, 2021
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Night of the Living Rez
Morgan TaltyMichael SchaubTalty's prose is flawless ... 'Night of the Living Rez' is a shockingly strong debut, sure, but it's also a masterwork by a major talent.
Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
Warren ZanesMichael SchaubI was honored to talk to the wonderful @WarrenZanes about his excellent new book, "Deliver Me From Nowhere," which takes a look at Bruce Springsteen's "Nebraska": https://t.co/vrdSmRj1cP
Paperback, 2024
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cost of Living: Essays
Emily MaloneyMichael SchaubEmily Maloney's "Cost of Living" is a stunning essay collection about what it's like to be sick, and to care for the sick, in America's broken health care system. I wrote about it for the Minneapolis Star Tribune: https://t.co/lArU3MN0bQ
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gone to the Wolves
John WrayMichael SchaubI had a great time talking to John Wray about his wonderful heavy metal novel, "Gone to the Wolves": https://t.co/vm1Ekd3ysv
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book