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Michael Schulman Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Michael Schulman is a staff writer at the New Yorker. Staff writer at The New Yorker. Author of "Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep" and "Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears." https://t.co/MFpk6GolvM

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Book Cover for: All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me, Patrick Bringley

All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me

Patrick Bringley
Michael SchulmanMichael Schulman

A gem of a book. It's about grief and arts and the particulars of this really weird, unique job of having to stand in a gallery for hours and hours, surrounded by the world's great masterpieces.

Paperback, 2024

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears, Michael Schulman

Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears

Michael Schulman
Michael SchulmanMichael Schulman

Presenting...the cover of my new book! OSCAR WARS comes out in February from @harperbooks and is available for preorder now (https://t.co/rsktjh1xN5). The book tells a history of Hollywood in eleven acts, featuring all the people below. Can you name 'em all? https://t.co/wEMoZydMII

Paperback, 2024

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Warholcapote: A Non-Fiction Invention, Rob Roth

Warholcapote: A Non-Fiction Invention

Rob Roth
Michael SchulmanMichael Schulman

Rob Roth, who directed “Lestat” on Broadway (!), spent 13 years pursuing and editing the transcripts and is publishing the play as a book. He was there to tell stories about digging through highly restricted archives —> also deeply my shit.

Hardcover, 2022

$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Betty's Summer Vacation, Christopher Durang

Betty's Summer Vacation

Christopher Durang
Michael SchulmanMichael Schulman

How sad to read that Christopher Durang has aphasia. Few playwrights had such a nimble way with the absurd. He was one of my favorites growing up—I can remember seeing "Betty's Summer Vacation" at @phnyc like it was yesterday. https://t.co/rxvJTqPukB

Paperback, 2000

$13.00$6.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Whale, Samuel D. Hunter

The Whale

Samuel D. Hunter
Michael SchulmanMichael Schulman

What does "The Whale" say about fatness, and how should we feel about Brendan Fraser wearing a fat suit? In my new column, I wrestled through these questions with the help of its writer, Samuel D. Hunter, and insights from @yrfatfriend and @guybranum. https://t.co/STykX5joza

Paperback, 2014

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Another Dimension of Us

Mike Albo
Michael SchulmanMichael Schulman

My brilliant friend Mike Albo wrote a gay teen sci-fi novel that comes out tomorrow. Honestly, what news could be better? https://t.co/SHaAcfJZQX

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Book Cover for: Torch Song Trilogy: Plays, Harvey Fierstein

Torch Song Trilogy: Plays

Harvey Fierstein
Michael SchulmanMichael Schulman

There are a few tix left for my New Yorker Festival event this Friday with Billy Eichner and Harvey Fierstein. I'm excited to talk to them about "Bros," "Torch Song Trilogy," and being conspicuously gay in pop culture 40 years apart. https://t.co/Sp14O4dXF1

Paperback, 2018

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Asteroid City, Wes Anderson

Asteroid City

Wes Anderson
Michael SchulmanMichael Schulman

The New Yorker has an exclusive extra from "Asteroid City," showing the missing Bill Murray character hosting a fake retro trailer. I spoke to Wes Anderson about how it came to be. Watch here. https://t.co/xNDIbl70N5

Hardcover, 2023

$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Fleishman Is in Trouble, Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Fleishman Is in Trouble

Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Michael SchulmanMichael Schulman

I am loving "Fleishman Is in Trouble" (as I did the book)—especially as a "Kramer vs. Kramer" devotee. Thank you @taffyakner for giving us the nebbishy Upper East Side divorced dad with a mercurial blond ex that our generation deserves.

Paperback, 2020

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Amoralman: A True Story and Other Lies, Derek Delgaudio

Amoralman: A True Story and Other Lies

Derek Delgaudio
Michael SchulmanMichael Schulman

Excited for this virtual discussion with Derek DelGaudio on Wednesday night, courtesy of the Strand. I wrote about his fascinating book "Amoralman" here: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/the-magician-who-used-his-skills-to-cheat-at-cards https://twitter.com/strandbookstore/status/1488211238601596928

Paperback, 2022

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