The New Yorkerest 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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Just the one can't-miss piece from each issue of The @NewYorker. All because we know you're busy. And because we're really nice.
Small Mercies
Dennis LehaneThe New YorkerestApril 24 & May 1-It’s the Innovation and Tech issue so of course I’m picking the book review! @magiciansbook's review of the new @dennis_Lehane book "Small Mercies" just crackled, capturing what makes crime and Lehane novels so appealing. https://t.co/HUWIXqVWxG
Paperback, 2024
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Dutch House
Ann PatchettThe New YorkerestA close second was My Three Fathers by Ann Patchett (everyone should read The Dutch House). The title and the photo tell you all you need to know about this excellent article. https://t.co/INyC8804H4
Paperback, 2021
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
Jon KrakauerThe New YorkerestMarch 2-As a big fan of Into Thin Air by @JonKrakauer1, who has a letter in this issue, I recommend reading The Altitude Sickness by @NickPaumgarten, who also wrote a TOTT piece on Huey Lewis. Yes, an intertwined issue. https://t.co/ls60qp68xq
Paperback, 1999
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The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man
Paul RamsdenThe New YorkerestOctober 24-I am fascinated by the new Paul Newman posthumous memoir, The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir, and so is Louis Menand. Read Becoming Paul Newman. https://t.co/oPXPUciHOy
Paperback, 2012
$10.57Member price:$10.04 + Free shipping5% off
The Inheritance
Matthew LopezThe New YorkerestSeptember 9-I'm seeing The Inheritance in November all in one day so I had to read The Gay Genealogist by @Rebeccamead_NYC about the playwright Matthew Lopez. https://t.co/IIvOfqdBp9
Paperback, 2020
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
American Utopia
David ByrneThe New YorkerestJanuary 17-I am a big fan of David Byrne. Saw American Utopia in Brooklyn. Watched the Spike Lee film of the show. If I had known that COVID would lead to a unique retooling, I would've been there. So read Scrappy by Rich Benjamin to get the details. https://t.co/TvFfrjCjU4
Hardcover, 2020
$24.00Member price:$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The English Major
Jim HarrisonThe New YorkerestMarch 6-Woe is me, I was an English major in college. Now I’m reading about its possible demise in The End Of The English Major by @nathanheller. https://t.co/vi3eShGFHF
Paperback, 2009
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Oranges
John McPheeThe New YorkerestFebruary 7-The six short pieces by John McPhee in Tabula Rasa Volume Three are priceless. Citrus, Booze, and Ah Bing inspired my husband to pull out Pieces of the Frame and read more about Scotch. And Oranges is a classic McPhee book too. https://t.co/x9R1W7mKlA
Paperback, 1975
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Kitchen Confessions: Catering to his needs
Rose C. CaroleThe New YorkerestDecember 20-As the Food issue is usually my favorite (not this issue), I had to read Kitchen Confessional by @laurenzcollins about chef/foodie/cookbook author/bad girl Alison Roman. https://t.co/Un1KXNXCGo
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Tabula Rasa: Volume 1
John McPheeThe New YorkerestFebruary 7-The six short pieces by John McPhee in Tabula Rasa Volume Three are priceless. Citrus, Booze, and Ah Bing inspired my husband to pull out Pieces of the Frame and read more about Scotch. And Oranges is a classic McPhee book too. https://t.co/x9R1W7mKlA
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book