Tobias Carroll Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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At @InsideHook, I talked with Martin Puchner about his new cultural history CULTURE, out now from @wwnorton. https://t.co/G0FLTf4bJN

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The way that Folk describes the dynamics of a small group—with shifting allegiances and power struggles—turns what could feel twee into something thoroughly feral. It’s par for the course in this immersive, chilling debut.

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Over the course of five years, Paul Newman took part in an extensive oral history project that found him looking back over his life ... Those recordings form the basis for this new memoir ... It’s a detailed, honest look at a singular life.

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Every bar has a story; sometimes, a storyteller comes along and finds a way to turn that story into something more. Through the lens of said bar, Michaud also explores the way the neighborhood changed over the years — and what it says about cities and communities as a whole.

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Do you like your workplace novels with a heady amount of surrealism? If so, might we direct your attention to Molly McGhee’s debut... As almost any narrative about entering the world of dreams… the dreamscape comes with plenty of unnerving components of its own…

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In the wake of Anthony Bourdan’s death in 2018, his life has been revisited and commemorated in a host of ways ... Charles Leerhsen’s new biography of Bourdain offers another perspective on the man — though it’s also drawn some controversy in advance of its publication.

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Reports of hostile workplaces and abuses of power on film and television sets are becoming more numerous, suggesting a growing candor in the industry. With this look at the industry’s structural flaws, author Maureen Ryan brings an impressive array of experience to the subject.

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Over at @tordotcom, I wrote about @Gabino_Iglesias's THE DEVIL TAKES YOU HOME, a novel that gave me serious KILL LIST vibes. (Which is to say that I dug it tremendously.) https://t.co/S3r11styst

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@mollytempleton Before high school, I'm totally blanking. In high school, the only ones that are coming to mind are Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome, Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, and Ayn Rand's Anthem.

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At @tordotcom, I wrote about Alan Heathcock's new novel, which I had complicated feelings about. https://t.co/YuGnOXvUKB