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Timothy Moore 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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Book Cover for: Deer, Dashiel Carrera

Deer

Dashiel Carrera
Timothy MooreTimothy Moore

Has any of you literary peeps read The Deer by Dashiel Carrera? It's on my radar but I'm trying to catch up on my reading before I buy a ton of new books! https://t.co/j9fTtnuRbq

Paperback, 2022

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Extended Stay, Juan Martinez

Extended Stay

Juan Martinez
Timothy MooreTimothy Moore

Juan Martinez's Extended Stay is AMAZING (about 100+ pages in). Pure and unnerving horror! I had to put the book down for two months after maybe one of the most unflinchingly brutal first chapters I have ever read (this is a warning and a recommendation)! [READ IT!]

Paperback, 2023

$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Divorce, César Aira

The Divorce

César Aira
Timothy MooreTimothy Moore

Are lit people still talking about César Aira? "An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter" and "Literary Conference" were huge a few years ago. But reading "The Divorce" now and it's also 🔥 and I remember "Ghosts" being amazing - might have to read all of his books now??

Paperback, 2021

$11.95$5.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Complete Stories, Clarice Lispector

Complete Stories

Clarice Lispector
Timothy MooreTimothy Moore

Not pictured is Clarice Lispector’s Complete Stories book because I’m currently rereading her stories - one of the best ever!

Paperback, 2018

$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Ghosts, César Aira

Ghosts

César Aira
Timothy MooreTimothy Moore

Are lit people still talking about César Aira? "An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter" and "Literary Conference" were huge a few years ago. But reading "The Divorce" now and it's also 🔥 and I remember "Ghosts" being amazing - might have to read all of his books now??

Paperback, 2009

$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Old Open, Alex Higley

Old Open

Alex Higley
Timothy MooreTimothy Moore

Finished Old Open by @higley_alex last - it ruled!! A road-trip novel that is also a thoughtful exploration of what we reveal to people and why. Beautifully written, thought-provoking, and genuinely funny! You really should check it out and other @TortoiseBooks today, friends!

Paperback, 2017

$13.99$6.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Stephen Florida, Gabe Habash

Stephen Florida

Gabe Habash
Timothy MooreTimothy Moore

Stephen Florida by Gabe Habash!!! I mean maybe not the best, but it should be a book that is in the conversation! https://t.co/3HPvzPnJHO

Paperback, 2018

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Jerks, Sara Lippmann

Jerks

Sara Lippmann
Timothy MooreTimothy Moore

Also Jerks by Sara Lippmann! Maybe one of my favorite story collections ever?? Hilarious, heartbreaking, sexy, and strange! Get this book! https://t.co/SKKvG0JbUs

Paperback, 2025

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Long Goodbye, Raymond Chandler

The Long Goodbye

Raymond Chandler
Timothy MooreTimothy Moore

Chandler’s The Long Goodbye is so so good - maybe one of the best books I’ve ever read??? Wow

Paperback, 1988

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Playback, Raymond Chandler

Playback

Raymond Chandler
Timothy MooreTimothy Moore

Playback was an odd little book to finish the Marlowe novels (I believe it started as a screenplay and Chandler was going through some things) - still good stuff! If I were to rank the books it would go, for me:

Paperback, 1988

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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