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The Organist Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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An occasional arts and culture podcast, loosely unaffiliated. RIYL: language, sound studies, narrative antics, disability aesthetics

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Book Cover for: The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish, Katya Apekina

The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish

Katya Apekina
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.@katyaapekina's debut novel "The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish" is out today from @TwoDollarRadio. You can hear an audio drama written by Katya and featuring actor @MartinStarr from Silicon Valley on one of our previous episodes. https://t.co/eD6THoOcjX

Paperback, 2018

$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The New World: Comics from Mauretania, Chris Reynolds

The New World: Comics from Mauretania

Chris Reynolds
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How can comics slow down time? How does a panel’s frame shift its tone? This week we explore the techniques of visual storytelling through Chris Reynolds’s graphic series The New World to find the source of these surreal, mundane comics’ depth and beauty. https://t.co/wL5T58WO4D

Hardcover, 2018

$34.95Member price:$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity, Andrew Solomon

Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity

Andrew Solomon
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@nwquah @Andrew_Solomon's "Far From the Tree" recently made a 12-hour flight feel too short...

Paperback, 2013

$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: James Rosenquist: His American Life, Charles Baxter

James Rosenquist: His American Life

Charles Baxter
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Over at @NYRDaily, You can read an essay from our host Andrew Leland about NPR's roots in experimental radio and the lasting influence of @KCRW's Joe Frank on the world of narrative audio, from This American Life to the new landscape of podcasts that have emerged from it. https://t.co/ebpZbcoax7

Hardcover, 2018

$50.00Member price:$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book