Naomi Kanakia 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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Author of upcoming YA (HarperTeen ‘24); literary novel (@FeministPress ‘24); cynical guide to reading The Great Books (@PrincetonUPress)
Tortilla Flat
John SteinbeckNaomi KanakiaPersonally I think it's fine to note an author has two distinct voices and that you enjoy one more than the other. If I was writing a review of Tortilla Flat I'd definitely be like... Why is this book not Cannery Row
Paperback, 1997
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Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History
Kurt AndersenNaomi KanakiaMarx’s Capital; Kurt Andersen’s Evil Geniuses; and…some other books https://t.co/ols8Ag3Uys
Paperback, 2021
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The Colonizer and the Colonized
Albert MemmiNaomi KanakiaAlbert Memmi’s THE COLONIZER AND THE COLONIZED is and is not about America https://t.co/NbTSwpofZ6
Paperback, 1991
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City of God: Abridged Edition
St AugustineNaomi KanakiaLike fascists love to be quoting St Augustine, but CITY OF GOD was specifically about not glorifying the state, no? Seems like a big point was missed.
Paperback, 2018
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The Man Who Folded Himself
David GerroldNaomi Kanakia@BramPresser Oppenheim’s THE GREAT IMPERSONATION, a wildly popular thriller from 1910 or so. And David Gerrold’s THE MAN WHO FOLDED HIMSELF, about a guy who runs into many versions of himself time traveling
Paperback, 1973
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The Recognitions
William GaddisNaomi KanakiaSerious question: has anyone ever researched whether William Gaddis read Ayn Rand? Bc on p600 of THE RECOGNITIONS, Benny gives a classic Howard Roark style speech abt integrity, but the joke is he’s a plagiarist himself! He’s really Keating, his ideas stolen from Wyatt
Paperback, 2020
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City Made of Words
Paul ParkNaomi KanakiaPaul Park’s City Made of Words https://t.co/zeeB3v1lN4
Paperback, 2019
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The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe V. Wade
Ann FesslerNaomi KanakiaReviews of THE MAN WHO BROKE CAPITALISM (about Jack Welch) and THE GIRLS WHO WENT AWAY (about women who surrendered their kids in maternity homes in the years before Roe). Also some writing news. https://t.co/ur7dj5ABCQ
Paperback, 2007
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The New Lifetime Reading Plan: The Classical Guide to World Literature, Revised and Expanded
Clifton FadimanNaomi KanakiaI know! This would perhaps be me if I hadn’t seen Mike Dirda recommend Clifton fadiman’s NEW LIFETIME READING PLAN on a panel at Readercon (a sci-fi convention!) in 2010. Buying that book kinda changed my whole life https://t.co/TqyfenySda
Paperback, 2023
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The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America--And How to Undo His Legacy
David GellesNaomi KanakiaReviews of THE MAN WHO BROKE CAPITALISM (about Jack Welch) and THE GIRLS WHO WENT AWAY (about women who surrendered their kids in maternity homes in the years before Roe). Also some writing news. https://t.co/ur7dj5ABCQ
Paperback, 2023
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book