MJ Franklin 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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The Displacements
Bruce HolsingerMJ 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
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Station Eleven: A Novel (National Book Award Finalist)
Emily St John MandelMJ FranklinMaybe 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
Paperback, 2015
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We Do Not Part
Han KangMJ FranklinThis 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.
Hardcover, 2025
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Anthropologists
Aysegül SavasMJ FranklinIt’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!
Hardcover, 2024
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Night of the Living Rez
Morgan TaltyMJ Franklin“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
Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally RooneyMJ FranklinThe 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
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric CarleMJ FranklinRT @nytimesbooks: Eric Carle, the author of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” a tale that has charmed generations of children and parents alik…
Board Book, 1994
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Playworld
Adam RossMJ FranklinThis 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.
Hardcover, 2025
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Rufi ThorpeMJ FranklinI 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.
Hardcover, 2024
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter
Veronica ChambersMJ FranklinTONIGHT: 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
Paperback, 2023
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book