R.O. Kwon 권오경 Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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In Greene’s novel, sexual and romantic passion are at least as urgent, as powerful, as the seductions of religious faith, and each time I reread The End of the Affair I hope against all reason that things will turn out differently than they did the last time around.

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was & am so very glad & honored to talk with Korean-language media about the new Korean edition of THE INCENDIARIES, & after reading ensuing articles some of my elders urged me to stop talking about being queer, & anyway queer queer queer queer queer wow I am so queeeeeer yipee

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Audre Lorde is often and widely quoted, and though her words are already brilliant piecemeal, it can be life-changing to read her thinking at length.

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Rojas Contreras’s memoir explores curanderismo, familial curses, ghost stories, histories of violence and healing, and so much more. I’m going to re-read this book until I die.

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The wildly hilarious Irby has written a new collection of essays about Hollywood, QVC, bathroom etiquette, and Carrie Bradshaw. Jia Tolentino calls Irby’s writing “stay-up-all-night, miss-your-subway-stop, spit-out-your-beverage funny, as irresistible as a snack tray..."

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The power and grace of Solmaz Sharif’s Customs extend from the first poems to the last lines of her acknowledgements, which end as follows: “Thank you, fear. That’s enough now.”

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[Katherine Min] left behind an unfinished novel that her daughter, Kayla Min Andrews, has completed. The resulting collaboration, The Fetishist, about an ill-conceived kidnapping, is astonishing. I’m thankful this book exists.

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COUNTERFEIT by @kirstin_chen is out in June & it's a twisty, thrilling, gripping novel about the world of counterfeit luxury handbags https://t.co/gprBkXHQZw

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finished this manuscript the other day & holy shit, this book. Every page of it is genius. Look out for THE MAN WHO COULD MOVE CLOUDS, by @ingrid_rojas_c, a memoir coming from @doubledaybooks in the summer of 2022. Y’all are going to be amazed ✨ https://t.co/xPxF1wL6Qr

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this book is SPECTACULAR. I cried & wondered & underlined so many sentences & passages. It’s a book with such depth & brilliance & y’all are going to love it a whole lot ✨