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

Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
Anne Applebaum
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
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
George Saunders
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
Little Faith
Nickolas Butler
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
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Thank You, Mr. Nixon: Stories
Gish Jen
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
Tenth of December: Stories
George Saunders
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