The Coachella Review 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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Grand: A Memoir
Sara SchaeferNew on TCR this morning: @mitchellcollinc reviews comedian @saraschaefer1's memoir, Grand. http://thecoachellareview.com/wordpress/2020/10/27/book-review-grand/
Paperback, 2021
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
Claire DedererOut today: Monsters by @ClaireDederer is part memoir, part criticism & explores our relationships with problematic artists and with criticism. @MelindaGBlum walks us through it in her review. https://t.co/V1yATDH7aS https://t.co/zzWCMI2Y8r
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Graft
Margaret Elysia GarciaSerial killers, urban legends, and LA County Mexi-goths. Margaret Elysia Garcia @writerchickmama has it all in her new story collection, Graft. We chat with her all about it in today's interview. https://t.co/rEU135CVnY https://t.co/q7mYpBmx0l
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Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of Sst Records
Jim RulandToday's TCR Talks with Jim Ruland author of Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise & Fall of SST Records that "chronicles the history of legendary independent punk/alternative rock label SST—an epic tale filled with rock-and-roll thrills amd much more... https://t.co/OUzwtWwCav https://t.co/0jbOANAHAL
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Light Skin Gone to Waste: Stories
Toni Ann JohnsonLast year, we proudly submitted stories we published by @toniannjohnson and @katemaruyama to @PushcartPrize. This year, they're interviewing each other about resilience, literary support, and Toni's new book, Light Skin Gone to Waste. https://t.co/LPkFnfEUFj https://t.co/cUdPpskZ9i
Paperback, 2022
$24.95Member price:$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Girlhood
Melissa Febos"These essays are safe spaces, full of darkness and joy and, most notably, the acute relief that comes from seeing yourself in someone else’s art." @jackie__writes talks GIRLHOOD with @melissafebos in the Winter 2020 issue of @coachellareview http://thecoachellareview.com/2020/12/14/interview-melissa-febos-talks-to-the-coachella-review/ https://t.co/Sw5GE1mdCk
Paperback, 2022
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Salvage the Bones
Jesmyn WardNew Food for Thought Friday - Explore motherhood, Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward, and maybe think a little more before you eat our eggs! https://t.co/kUsjOoVfti https://t.co/tDPopuQ5rV
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Every Day the River Changes: Four Weeks Down the Magdalena
Jordan SalamaEvery Day the River Changes: Four Weeks Down the Magdalena shows how (Jordan) Salama aims to push back social stigmas that misconstrue the country’s conflicted reputation for drug cartels and guerrilla groups." https://t.co/H7lAnrXsKl https://t.co/NaTxcc35Fb
Paperback, 2022
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hysterical: A Memoir
Elissa BassistElissa Bassist’s memoir (Hysterical) opens like a medical mystery and segues into a searing indictment of the personal cost...of the malady that is living as a woman within a patriarchy." Come read today's review by our very own Melinda Gordon Blum. https://t.co/dDVBbTzkqB https://t.co/UUZcoT2z3D
Hardcover, 2022
$29.00Member price:$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult: A Memoir
Michelle DowdHow do you write about growing up in a cult without betraying family secrets? We talk to @MichelleDowd2, author of Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult, about narrative POV, family relations, and editors who want things the author doesn't. https://t.co/QYPPDqfhOW https://t.co/1MP8yPIyQD
Paperback, 2024
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book