The Wheeler Centre 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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Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead
For #WorldofWordsMelb, hear from two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead as he shares his creative process bringing bygone eras to life for his genre-hopping saga Harlem Shuffle and its upcoming sequel. @rmitculture https://t.co/53NbR42Vhx https://t.co/9baEPNgmwX
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Exiles
Jane Harper
Spend a compelling evening with one of Australia's - and the world’s - best crime writers as international sensation Jane Harper joins @katemildenhall to celebrate the release of Exiles, the latest novel featuring Detective Aaron Falk. @MacmillanAus https://t.co/EK5iPRxlQ6
Paperback, Mass Market, 2025
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
1q84: 3 Volume Boxed Set
Haruki Murakami
As part of the Wheeler Centre’s 2022 Hot Desk Fellowship programme, Savannah Indigo worked on Quantum Entanglement, an essay that is both a love letter to science and a critique of Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84. https://t.co/oWmtB7k7Ku
Mixed Media Product, 2012
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dust Child
Mai Phan Que Nguyen
For the first time in Australia,@nguyen_p_quemai appears live in conversation with Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen to discuss crafting her latest work Dust Child, the complexities of family dynamics & the intersection of advocacy and creativity. #WorldofWordsMelb https://t.co/NDxly9byMv
Paperback, 2024
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Less
Andrew Sean Greer
This Wednesday, join us at The Capitol as Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ‘Less’ Andrew Sean Greer speaks with @mrbenjaminlaw about turning the trials of modern life into stories that uplift us and make us laugh in equal measure. https://t.co/CyXpp006C2
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Time of My Life
Myf Warhurst
Join @MyfWarhurst with @lilleyjuice at @Lighthousebool this Sunday for a captivating conversation about music, memory and her new memoir, 'Time of My Life.' https://t.co/EAUI4Hp5ud
Paperback, 2023
$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally Rooney
For the first Hot Desk Fellowship extract of 2023, Mason Wood worked on ‘Beautiful World, Where Are You’ where are you?: a creative nonfiction memoir piece about dating, obsession and Sally Rooney. https://t.co/3oRf6E1pWA
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Wrong End of the Telescope
Rabih Alameddine
From this Thursday, you can watch Rabih Alameddine in conversation with @OmarjSakr about his new novel, The Wrong End of the Telescope. Book now: https://t.co/qX2I2K8mnM https://t.co/XKoL06vA5m
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
For the Good of the World: Why Our Planet's Crises Need Global Agreement Now
A. C. Grayling
Is global agreement on global challenges possible? In September, renowned philosopher AC Grayling will deliver his keynote lecture, 'Technology, Climate, Justice and Rights: Can We Get the Whole World to Agree on Any of Them?'. Supported by @dumbofeather. https://t.co/Dxaxl78K3I
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond Productivity Culture
Jenny Odell
Ahead of Jenny Odell's appearance at the Wheeler Centre for World of Words this May, enjoy a review of her new book, 'Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond The Clock,' and discover to what extent the clock is keeping us captive. https://t.co/y4gOWMEyxd https://t.co/wALzddWxeD
Paperback, 2024
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book