Philip Leventhal Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Editor at @ColumbiaUP. I acquire in Film and Media Studies, Journalism, and Literary Studies.

The Ferrante Letters: An Experiment in Collective Criticism
Sarah Chihaya
Congrats to @sarahchihaya, @mervatim, @KHill0 and @JunoRichards, whose book THE FERRANTE LETTERS, published in the Literature Now series, received an honorable mention for the MLA Prize in Collaborative, Bibliographical or Archival Scholarship! https://t.co/k3PbtNn9qI @ColumbiaUP https://t.co/VZYlZ9Tnul
Paperback, 2020
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The American Poet Laureate: A History of U.S. Poetry and the State
Amy Paeth
Now available! Congratulations to Amy Paeth (@amypaeth) on the arrival of her new book, THE AMERICAN POET LAUREATE: A HISTORY OF U.S. POETRY & THE STATE. https://t.co/V2cnb8q39u @ColumbiaUP #NationalPoetryMonth https://t.co/DzJ0TNESWm
Hardcover, 2023
$140.00$115.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Film Studies, Second Edition: An Introduction
Ed Sikov
The release of the #SightAndSoundPoll makes it the perfect opportunity to sharpen your film analysis and pick up Ed Sikov's bestselling and essential, FILM STUDIES: AN INTRODUCTION https://t.co/8JzIfrzRPe @ColumbiaUP https://t.co/YfFTzhPGi6
Paperback, 2020
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
"Keep 'em in the East": Kazan, Kubrick, and the Postwar New York Film Renaissance
Richard Koszarski
On June 5, join Richard Koszarski, author of "KEEP 'EM IN THE EAST": KAZAN, KUBRICK, & THE POSTWAR NEW YORK FILM RENAISSANCE as he introduces *The Big Break* as part of @FilmForumNYC's amazing series on NYC movies. https://t.co/YAYcBXyyjG @ColumbiaUP https://t.co/2aIgVPTV1y
Paperback, 2021
$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Queer Ecologies: Sex, Nature, Politics, Desire
Bruce Erickson
Congratulations to Hannah Freed-Thall on the official publication day of her brilliant new book, MODERNISM AT THE BEACH: QUEER ECOLOGIES & THE COASTAL COMMONS. https://t.co/eFVzl8zUs0 #ModernistLatitudes @ColumbiaUP
Paperback, 2010
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Savage Detectives Reread
David Kurnick
"The results are thrilling. THE SAVAGE DECTIVES REREAD is not so much a readers’ guide as a sharp, playful, deeply poignant companion piece." Josh Weeks (@LocalBoy5) on @DavidKurnick's new book in the #Rereadings series. https://t.co/MpZMZbQdnY @TheTLS @ColumbiaUP https://t.co/cTtDgTItJB
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Homoerotics of Orientalism
Joseph Boone
A fascinating conversation with Joseph Boone about his book THE HOMOEROTICS OF ORIENTALISM https://t.co/tvY8hkQNOl @ColumbiaUP @TalkArtCulture @NewBooksNetwork https://t.co/vzd76zYwN7
Paperback, 2015
$37.00$18.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Knives Out: A Mystery Novel Edition
Letuce Cabbage
David Bordwell (@ObserOnFilmArt) offers a brilliant reading of the narrative strategies in *Knives Out,* and previews his forthcoming @ColumbiaUP book PERPLEXING PLOTS. https://t.co/ZQWJYHBqvt #FilmandCulture https://t.co/WpC1FPAZI6
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The Best American Magazine Writing
American Society of Magazine Editors
End the year right by reading THE BEST AMERICAN MAGAZINE WRITING 2022, featuring Natalie Wolchover's (@nattyover) brilliant work of explanatory reporting, "The Webb Space Telescope Will Rewrite Cosmic History. If It Works." https://t.co/00v25DoXTv @QuantaMagazine @ColumbiaUP
Paperback, 2004
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Midcentury Suspension: Literature and Feeling in the Wake of World War II
Claire Seiler
"Engaging and beautifully written and ... offer[s] a fresh perspective on each of the writers included." Congratulations to Claire Seiler on this glowing review of her book, MIDCENTURY SUSPENSION by Ruth Hawthorn in @AmLitHist. https://t.co/NKgqiqyNs9 @ColumbiaUP https://t.co/o9WqLuXqXH
Paperback, 2020
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book