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Sheila O'Malley Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Writer/Film critic: @ebertvoices, @filmcomment, @criterion, NY Times | @NYFCC | TCB!

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Book Cover for: The Lost Daughter, Elena Ferrante

The Lost Daughter

Elena Ferrante
Sheila O'MalleySheila O'Malley

For @ebertvoices I reviewed Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut, THE LOST DAUGHTER, adapted from Elena Ferrante's 2006 novel. Olivia Colman's performance, my goodness. https://t.co/tz8bZmsEfF

Paperback, 2022

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Films of Endearment: A Mother, a Son and the '80s Films That Defined Us, Michael Koresky

Films of Endearment: A Mother, a Son and the '80s Films That Defined Us

Michael Koresky
Sheila O'MalleySheila O'Malley

I interviewed Michael Koresky about his beautiful book "Films of Endearment: A Mother, a Son and the 80s Films That Defined Us" for @ebertvoices : https://t.co/ub9lxNDV0g

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Book Cover for: The Hostage, Brendan Behan

The Hostage

Brendan Behan
Sheila O'MalleySheila O'Malley

“If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks.” – Brendan Behan #botd My dad loved him. I saw his typewriter in Dublin museum when I was 13. Almost felt related to him. Post on my site about BB - with excerpt from THE HOSTAGE. https://t.co/BfoycR2676 https://t.co/l3VacH7Yg3

Paperback, 2000

$19.00Member price:$18.05 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace

Infinite Jest

David Foster Wallace
Sheila O'MalleySheila O'Malley

It's David Foster Wallace's birthday. Back in the day when I had a biweekly column at @FilmComment (RIP), I wrote about the dad's drunken bitter admiring monologue about Marlon Brando in INFINITE JEST. Sooo illuminating. https://t.co/ou33jn1iQH

Hardcover, 1996

$40.00Member price:$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Sylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol, Jeremy Richey

Sylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol

Jeremy Richey
Sheila O'MalleySheila O'Malley

I interviewed Jeremy Richey about his wonderful book SYLVIA KRISTEL: FROM EMMANUELLE TO CHABROL - which is a rich and revelatory read a/b this unfairly dismissed actress. It's so good! Published by @CultEpics . Interview on my site: https://t.co/DicHiE0L8w https://t.co/9UWXehMJjR

Hardcover, 2022

$79.95Member price:$54.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)