Todd Robert Petersen Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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PICNIC IN THE RUINS from @CounterpointLLC. Pater familias. Novelist. Professor of English and Film. Repped by: Sobel/Weber
This Is Happiness
Niall WilliamsTodd Robert Petersen@adrianmckinty I'm going to teach an audio book in my contemporary literature course this spring (THIS IS HAPPINESS by Niall Williams), just to make this point. I listened to DEAD I MAY WELL BE and it was fantastic that way. Better than just in my head.
Paperback, 2021
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Shakespeare's Poems: Venus And Adonis, Lucrece, Sonnets, Etc
William ShakespeareTodd Robert Petersen@anthgarrett Woman in the Dunes, Borges stories, Richard Hugo and William Stafford's poems. I found myself often buying used copies of things my professors mentioned offhandedly (Raymond Chandler in a Shakespeare course). I accidentally bought Raymond Carver, but that's another story.
Hardcover, 2016
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Picnic in the Ruins
Todd Robert PetersenTodd Robert PetersenIn January of 2021 @CounterpointLLC released my novel PICNIC IN THE RUINS about antiquities theft and national parks and who owns history. That book was a turning point in my life and career. Happy book birthday. Now you are two. https://t.co/z9bGWQoB9y
Paperback, 2021
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Shirley JacksonTodd Robert Petersen@xiankiefer Labatut's When We Cease to Understand the World and my re-read of Suttree and my first dive into Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle.
Hardcover, 2021
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The Largesse of the Sea Maiden: Stories
Denis JohnsonTodd Robert Petersen@Danchaon Good point. I'll just eat and read Denis Johnson stories.
Paperback, 2019
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Redemption: Reflections on Creating a Better World
Bob MarleyTodd Robert PetersenNew Classic Christmas Record - Day 26 - SNOW ANGELS by Over the Rhine. This is a lovely and moving record that captures the convergence of joy, wonder, melancholy, beauty, and reverence the holidays have always held for me. "New Redemption Song" references Bob Marley perfectly. https://t.co/XPaN1BwUDE
Hardcover, 2020
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Holy the Firm
Annie DillardTodd Robert Petersen@iamgothamgirl Wait, what? This is amazing. I read Annie Dillard’s HOLY THE FIRM while I was living across the channel from the island that book was set on, and had what I imagine are similar but lower-key vibes. So cool.
Paperback, 1998
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The Lady in Kicking Horse Reservoir: Poems
Richard HugoTodd Robert Petersen@anthgarrett Woman in the Dunes, Borges stories, Richard Hugo and William Stafford's poems. I found myself often buying used copies of things my professors mentioned offhandedly (Raymond Chandler in a Shakespeare course). I accidentally bought Raymond Carver, but that's another story.
Paperback, 1973
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American Film: A History
Jon LewisTodd Robert Petersen@Pete__Simon It’s crazy. Digression: is it true you worked on the amazing American Film book by Jon Lewis?
Paperback, 2019
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Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache
Keith H. BassoTodd Robert PetersenRe-reading Keith Basso's amazing WISDOM SITS IN PLACES and thinking about place-making in fiction, which is a big part of my writing. I am obsessed with what makes a place meaningful.
Paperback, 1996
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