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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.

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Elizabeth 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.

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Book Cover for: Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir, Lucinda Williams

Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir

Lucinda Williams
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"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
Book Cover for: The Curator, Owen King

The Curator

Owen King
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I 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
Book Cover for: The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham, Ron Shelton

The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham

Ron Shelton
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a 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
Book Cover for: The Philosophy of Modern Song, Bob Dylan

The Philosophy of Modern Song

Bob Dylan
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In 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