Thessaly (王正谊) La Force Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Thessaly La Force is a writer and journalist. Writer (for @nytimes @newyorker @parisreview @aperturefnd @harpersbazaarus and elsewhere) and lapsed magazine editor. Represented by @thecleggagency.

My Work
Olga Ravn
This collage could be frustrating — a stylish evasion of plot or character. Instead, it is exactly right, capturing the overwhelming disorientation of early motherhood. As Ravn illustrates, a few minutes of birth can seem like an eternity.
Paperback, 2023
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Seasons of Splendour: Tales, Myths and Legends of India
Madhur Jaffrey
I wrote about Madhur Jaffrey for the @nytimes on the occasion of her children’s book Seasons of Splendour being republished this month by @NYRB_Imprints: https://t.co/tCd3Af163V
Hardcover, 2022
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Patricia Highsmith
This Thursday is the #Tbookclub on Patricia Highsmith’s “The Talented Mr Ripley” with the handsome Edmund White! RSVP here: https://t.co/ayjxaVJS1b
Paperback, 2008
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Monkey Grip
Helen Garner
@ruth_franklin Not the first time necessarily but Monkey Grip by Helen Garner.
Hardcover, 2024
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Year of Magical Thinking: National Book Award Winner
Joan Didion
RT @RachelDonadio: 🕯️ In 2005 I profiled Joan Didion, a heroine of mine, for THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING @nytimes We met 2 wks after her…
Paperback, 2007
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My Cousin Maria Schneider: A Memoir
Vanessa Schneider
I reviewed a memoir about Maria Schneider, written by her cousin Vanessa Schneider, and newly translated from the french by @MollyRingwald. https://t.co/UksLUfjPST
Paperback, 2024
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book