Ross Barkan Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Ross Barkan

On June 2nd, I'll be reading from my new novel, The Night Burns Bright, at @powerHouseBooks in Brooklyn with @bubblesdepot and @JezewskaJ. Very excited to be part of such a great event! RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-the-night-burns-bright-by-ross-barkan-and-other-readings-tickets-342324179837

Ross Barkan

Some of my favorite Amis were the less heralded ones. The Zone of Interest, a strong Holocaust novel, and Inside Story, a tremendous career capstone. Time's Arrow, of the acclaimed works, I thought the most worthwhile. Money is excellent too. https://t.co/ytbsgvDJdR

Ross Barkan

One of the big new novels I recently read was BROTHER ALIVE by @zaintkhalid, prose was crackling, much recommended

Ross Barkan

Beat the drum on this all you want but the Posey HOF case to me seems indistuingishable from Don Mattingly's. Mattingly didn't get to the World Series but dominated as his peak as much as Posey, had a career cut short by injury, and finished with pretty much the same WAR. https://t.co/4ahQUPM7dN

Ross Barkan

I wrote on murder, California, and Bret Easton Ellis' fascinating new novel, THE SHARDS https://t.co/Z9n5yFlphU

Ross Barkan

Gonna write something on Ben Smith's "Traffic"

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Ross Barkan

Very excited to hear about Joshua Cohen's Pulitzer for THE NETANYAHUS. I wrote an essay about the novel last year, which explored vital questions about Jewish identity. https://thebaffler.com/latest/speeding-away-from-zion-barkan