The Paranoid Style Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
The Paranoid Style on XElizabeth Nelson is a critic, singer and songwriter. This is the twitter account of Elizabeth Nelson. Bylines: The Ringer, Oxford American, N.Y. Times, Pitchfork and LG&M. Singer-songwriter in the Paranoid Style.

Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir
Lucinda Williams"The forensic examination of romance (and sex) is her great topic, and she comes by it with the hard-won acuity of a long-term combatant in those labyrinthine trenches." I wrote about the fine new memoir by Lucinda Williams over at the Wall Street Journal! https://t.co/vJxDAkNQ5q
Paperback, 2024
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Curator
Owen KingI am incredibly excited about the forthcoming release of my dear buddy Owen King's amazing new novel 'The Curator.' It's a remarkably entertaining epic filled with dread and hilarity. Like 'Notes From Underground' set in a debauched Narnia. Pre-order here! https://t.co/JvvSRL0L2j https://t.co/6CFSjnMDB9
Paperback, 2024
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham
Ron Sheltona fraught, rollicking and gossipy romp through the funny-in-retrospect ordeal of fighting for a cinematic project that seemed as unlikely to succeed as a Class A shortstop making it to the Show.
Paperback, 2023
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Philosophy of Modern Song
Bob DylanIn its gnomic way, the haunted, hilarious corridors of “The Philosophy of Modern Song” offer the best insight yet into a crucial Dylan paradox: Music is clearly his salvation, but music also seems to scare the wits out of him.
Hardcover, 2022
$45.00Member price:$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book