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Scott Detrow Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR. @NPR White House correspondent. @NPRPolitics Podcast co-host. “Acts have their being in the witness. Without him who can speak of it?" IG: scottdetrow_npr

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Book Cover for: Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism, Anne Applebaum

Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism

Anne Applebaum
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Started reading Twilight of Democracy by @anneapplebaum - it is VERY unsettling reading in this particular moment! But it adds important context to trends in the US and elsewhere.

Paperback, 2021

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life, George Saunders

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life

George Saunders
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QUESTION FOR TWITTERITES! I am almost through George Saunders' amazing "A Swim In A Pond In The Rain" and it has me wanting to go on a short stories tear. What are your favorite more recent collections?

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Little Faith, Nickolas Butler

Little Faith

Nickolas Butler
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Before this account becomes all climate/infrastructure tweets for months: Nickolas Butler is increasingly one of my favorite authors. Just finished "Little Faith" - a melancholy and quiet book about a rural WI family, religion, nature, & community. Loved it.

Paperback, 2023

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Thank You, Mr. Nixon: Stories, Gish Jen

Thank You, Mr. Nixon: Stories

Gish Jen
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Book tweet: just finished "Thank You, Mr. Nixon" by Gish Jen. Blown away by the interconnected stories about the US, China, and generations of families going back and forth between the two countries.

Hardcover, Large Print, 2022

$31.99$15.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Tenth of December: Stories, George Saunders

Tenth of December: Stories

George Saunders
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QUESTION FOR TWITTERITES! I am almost through George Saunders' amazing "A Swim In A Pond In The Rain" and it has me wanting to go on a short stories tear. What are your favorite more recent collections?

Paperback, 2014

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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