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Rumaan Alam Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Rumaan Alam is an author. I wrote the books Rich and Pretty, That Kind of Mother, and Leave the World Behind.

21 books
Book Cover for: Harrow: A Novel (Kirkus Prize), Joy Williams

Harrow: A Novel (Kirkus Prize)

Joy Williams
Rumaan AlamRumaan Alam

Really enjoyed @xwaldie on Joy Williams's Harrow, I couldn't isolate a sentence to quote so just look at the first graph https://t.co/7vnF1KcDcA https://t.co/I9manBuIe2

Paperback, 2022

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: No Modernism Without Lesbians, Diana Souhami

No Modernism Without Lesbians

Diana Souhami
Rumaan AlamRumaan Alam

a thrill to talk to the incredibly charming Diana Souhami about her new book, No Modernism Without Lesbians (how's that for a title) *and* to talk trash about bad period movies about lesbians with @jbryanlowder and @c_cauterucci and @junethomas https://t.co/5A7xh1rR8S

Paperback, 2021

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Mighty Red, Louise Erdrich

The Mighty Red

Louise Erdrich
Rumaan AlamRumaan Alam

A family story, its central focus the bond between a mother and daughter, but like all of Louise Erdrich’s novels, the book broadens to tackle such vast subjects... It’s a thrilling book that reminds us — as if we needed further proof — that Erdrich is one of this country’s greatest writers.

Hardcover, 2024

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Makioka Sisters, Junichiro Tanizaki

The Makioka Sisters

Junichiro Tanizaki
Rumaan AlamRumaan Alam

@austinkleon I feel you might enjoy the makioka sisters, by junichiro Tanizaki

Paperback, 1995

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Furrows, Namwali Serpell

The Furrows

Namwali Serpell
Rumaan AlamRumaan Alam

I wrote about Namwali Serpell’s “The Furrows” for the new @nybooks https://t.co/UntFSBnuNW

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Children's Bible, Lydia Millet

A Children's Bible

Lydia Millet
Rumaan AlamRumaan Alam

@KeithOB Thanks! Have you read A Children’s Bible, by Lydia Millet? Superb book

Paperback, 2021

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Treasure Island!!!, Sara Levine

Treasure Island!!!

Sara Levine
Rumaan AlamRumaan Alam

@TheHarderLine I LOVE Sara Levine’s Treasure Island!!!

Paperback, 2011

$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont, Elizabeth Taylor

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

Elizabeth Taylor
Rumaan AlamRumaan Alam

The best contemporary novel I read this year was My Phantoms, by Gwendoline Riley; the best non-contemporary novel I read this year was Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont, by Elizabeth Taylor

Paperback, 2021

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Death of the Heart, Elizabeth Bowen

The Death of the Heart

Elizabeth Bowen
Rumaan AlamRumaan Alam

marveling at @Danchaon's taste but also his MEMORY.... he did indeed give me Elizabeth Bowen's THE DEATH OF THE HEART 20+ years ago... superb novel!!!!!! https://t.co/iFevEFT37D

Paperback, 2000

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Leave the World Behind, Rumaan Alam

Leave the World Behind

Rumaan Alam
Rumaan AlamRumaan Alam

RT @BookWorld: NOW IN PAPERBACK @Rumaan Alam’s ‘Leave the World Behind’ is a brilliant, suspenseful examination of race and class @eccobook…

Paperback, 2021

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book