Rachel Mans McKenny (on other sites now) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Rachel Mans McKenny (on other sites now)

For absolute chickens like myself, highly recommend The Daughter of Doctor Moreau as a gentle spooky season read. Some body horror and mystery to make it October-y, but a focus on relationships to keep your dreams from getting too dark

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Louise Erdrich's THE SENTENCE and Curtis Sittenfeld's ROMANTIC COMEDY are the two pandemic novels that are pitch perfect for me, for different reasons

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Rosalie Knecht just won the Sue Grafton Memorial Award during the #edgars2021 for her @Tin_House novel VERA KELLY IS NOT A MYSTERY. I'm addicted to these lesbian/noir/historical lit fic novels and you will be too: Book 1:https://tinhouse.com/book/who-is-vera-kelly/ Book 2:https://tinhouse.com/book/vera-kelly-is-not-a-mystery/

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may I just say that if you are relating to the replies to this, you would love Sara's newsletter and her forthcoming book? Her book: MOMFLUENCED: https://t.co/CDVU1Ei18j https://t.co/6nRiDQEGm4

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I am such a sucker for absolutely twisted fairy tales. Kelly Link's forthcoming collection WHITE CAT BLACK DOG knocked the wind out of me. I love Amber Sparks' AND I DO NOT FORGIVE YOU, and I'm almost done with Roshani Chokshi's THE LAST TALE OF THE FLOWER BRIDE. Recs please!

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin is out today and is the first novel in a long time about the creative process that made me feel better and not worse. Video games and friendship and the merits of art in a cynical world: https://t.co/26pxmsV4E7

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@KatelynHarrop If you're okay with a bit of magical realism, I can't recommend THE WOMEN COULD FLY by Megan Giddings enough https://t.co/sD6kgU5YDi. For contemporary queer lit fic with an international reach (but it is SAD SAD SAD, just to warn you), THE FOGHORN ECHOES (https://t.co/SivARcHPPN)

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This episode was so much fun. I recommend TRUST EXERCISE by Susan Choi and HOW TO FIND A PRINCESS by @AlyssaColeLit. This is also the first episode that we made history with negative points because the guest had read one of our suggestions and not liked it... https://t.co/E4AqxmjVGm

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I've been on a Tana French reread streak, and the books I was meh about originally are striking me so much deeper now with time? The Searcher was fairly middle of the pack on my first read, but the undermining of rural exceptionalism is hitting so hard right now. Gorgeous.

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I’m reading @EJaneBrazier ‘s GOOD RICH PEOPLE and it’s such a deeply uncomfortable book in all the best ways. I didn’t know a thriller could give me such WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF energy. https://t.co/X18uQQWzzy