MJ Franklin Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

MJ Franklin

“‘The Displacements’ is a thorough translation to fiction of what it can feel like to live right now. It’s hypnotic, it’s upsetting, there are stakes, you still haven’t been blown away.” @togglecoat reviews “The Displacements," by Bruce Holsinger https://t.co/tAm2leM5bZ

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Maybe it’s how much I love the book, or maybe it’s the almost two years of our present pandemic, but the Station Eleven trailer made me extremely emotional https://twitter.com/timothycsimons/status/1466483414605959175

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This was my first Han Kang novel and I… loved it! ...This is a novel that really grapples with the idea of the painful but necessary work of remembering, and it explores that in a haunting, original, poetic, unforgettable way.

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It’s one of those books where nothing happens and yet everything happens... If you love short, meditative novels that try to capture the contours of daily life, you’ll love this!

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“Talty forms a rich and vast picture of what it is to be alive, with stunning clarity, empathy and unwavering honesty.” @amil reviews “Night of the Living Rez,” by Morgan Talty https://t.co/t3YIxYUPFl

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The only thing I have to add to the Sally Rooney discourse is that this marginalia I tweeted about in June is about Felix in "Beautiful World, Where Are You" https://t.co/TltTnlaMkM

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RT @nytimesbooks: Eric Carle, the author of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” a tale that has charmed generations of children and parents alik…

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This month we chatted about “Playworld,” by Adam Ross, a book that I really, really loved! It’s a dark, off-kilter coming-of-age story that is simultaneously funny and harrowing.

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I was on very briefly to recommend a book from 2024 that I loved, so I recommended “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” a novel that I think is the perfect combo of very fun and very smart.

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TONIGHT: At 6pm ET, I'm moderating the book launch for @vvchambers and @jen_harlan's new book "Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter" with @greenlightbklyn! More info here. (It's virtual, join us!!) https://www.greenlightbookstore.com/event/veronica-chambers-jennifer-harlan https://t.co/ivRhws47w2