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Thomas Beller is an author and editor. Books: Seduction Theory; The Sleep-Over Artist; How to be a Man; JD Salinger: Escape Artist. Next book: “Lost in the Game: A book About Basketball.”

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Book Cover for: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: novel, James Joyce

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: novel

James Joyce
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So… my main man James Joyce! I’m partial to Dubliners. But you know publishers, they demanded a novel, and… he delivered one: Shout-out to @Thornwillow’s #Bloomsyear reading series:  https://t.co/bPWUpSo2r1 #Ulysses100

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Book Cover for: Up in the Old Hotel, Joseph Mitchell

Up in the Old Hotel

Joseph Mitchell
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Joseph Mitchell, trying to survive the air conditioned office in summer, used to stuff his ceiling vent with newspapers and turn on a space heater. (Up in the Old Hotel!) https://t.co/I3Uz4O8Yzm

Paperback, 1993

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Mating: A Novel (National Book Award Winner), Norman Rush

Mating: A Novel (National Book Award Winner)

Norman Rush
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Norman Rush wrote a magnificent novel set in Botswana, “Mating.” Also, this is a nightmare list for Louisiana. https://t.co/f9eov8Y977

Paperback, 1992

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Stop-Time: A Memoir, Frank Conroy

Stop-Time: A Memoir

Frank Conroy
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That iconic review was filled with the most positive and effusive praise for Updike, slashing remarks aside. The relevant writer here is a Frank Conroy, who gets it on the nose for “Lapis Lazuli,” in Supposedly Fun Thing. I should re-read Stop Time. So good. https://t.co/8FjuEUaQrX

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Book Cover for: Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon, and the Destruction of Cambodia, William Shawcross

Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon, and the Destruction of Cambodia

William Shawcross
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The obit quotes another Brit who had a major impact of our understanding of the Vietnam War, especially as it related to Cambodia, William Shawcross (Sideshow).

Paperback, 2002

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Why the Devil Chose New England for His Work: Stories, Jason Brown

Why the Devil Chose New England for His Work: Stories

Jason Brown
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@opencitymag published his collection, "Why The Devil Chose New England For His Work."

Paperback, 2007

$14.00$7.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Absolute Power: The Screenplay, Goldman William

Absolute Power: The Screenplay

Goldman William
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William Goldman wrote the screenplay for All The President’s Men. A movie I started watching every year or so around 2016. Wonder why? https://t.co/JHbsiFLDhA

Paperback, 2000

$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Terrible Country, Keith Gessen

A Terrible Country

Keith Gessen
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“That everyone was wrong did not prevent everyone from immediately claiming that, in fact, they’d been right.” This piece is funny, in a way, and in others ways, not funny. But great. Also, he wrote a v good novel called A Terrible Country. Ironic title and also… not! https://twitter.com/keithgessen/status/1502363314290147331

Paperback, 2019

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Dubliners, James Joyce

Dubliners

James Joyce
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So… my main man James Joyce! I’m partial to Dubliners. But you know publishers, they demanded a novel, and… he delivered one: Shout-out to @Thornwillow’s #Bloomsyear reading series:  https://t.co/bPWUpSo2r1 #Ulysses100

Hardcover, 2018

$54.90$29.90 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: The Sullivanians: Sex, Psychotherapy, and the Wild Life of an American Commune, Alexander Stille

The Sullivanians: Sex, Psychotherapy, and the Wild Life of an American Commune

Alexander Stille
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A shoutout to a book I am trying to write about: The Sullivanians, by Alexander Stille. It's such a great book! But I am struggling to avoid the personal connection regarding a building on 100th street. So I am putting it here: https://t.co/RDi2wv400w

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book