Writer 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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Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski
Clark YoungWriterFollowing the premiere of Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski, I hosted the onstage discussion with actor David Strathairn, writers Derek Goldman& Clark Young. I urge you to see this moving and resonant film. Released this week. @GUMedHum @TheLannanCenter @GeorgetownColl https://t.co/36zBVf7XUm
Paperback, 2021
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Roman Year: A Memoir
André AcimanWriter[Aciman’s] family has fled so many wars and pogroms, has rebuilt their lives so many times, that between them they speak French, Arabic, Greek, Turkish, German, Italian and Ladino...an affecting coming-of-age story and a timely, distinctive description of the haunted lives of refugees.
Hardcover, 2024
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Silent Spring
Rachel CarsonWriterRT @Katie_J_Hill: This is an absolutely stunning edition of a must-read book 💚 Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring to be reissued after 60 years,…
Paperback, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Big Girl
Mecca Jamilah SullivanWriterMecca Jamilah Sullivan reading from Big Girl at the Lannan Symposium 2023. Artist Baseera Khan looks on. @GUMedHum @GeorgetownColl @TheLannanCenter https://t.co/rTMHniFcjC
Paperback, 2023
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Park
John FreemanWriterGood to see The Park by John Freeman here. Much looking forward to Rachel Eliza Griffith's new book of poems too. @FreemanReads @racheleliza_g https://t.co/sCxmKWbNo9
Paperback, 2020
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Window Seat: Notes from a Life in Motion
Aminatta FornaWriterTHE WINDOW SEAT: Notes From a Life in Motion, by Aminatta Forna. The topics of this essay collection span decades and continents ...Forna’s “wide-ranging subjects chart a path toward a kind of freedom, to be at home, always elsewhere.” https://t.co/m8yDW7zDYI
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Thor: Ragnarok: Screenplay
Shanece GrayWriterGuest presenting Saturday Review tomorrow. 7.30pm BBC Radio 4. We'll be discussing Thor, 'Gillespie and ,'I by Jane Harris and Shadow Line.
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The Memory of Love
Aminatta FornaWriterI'm sure, too. ;) “I am sure the Queen would have read some of these books. For instance, she was given The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna..after it won the Commonwealth Book Prize in 2011.” @TheLannanCenter @GUMedHum @GeorgetownColl @groveatlantic https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-big-jubilee-read-70-books-fit-for-queen-and-country-drkgv9hmb
Paperback, 2011
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Having and Being Had
Eula BissWriterTonight I'll be talking to Eula Biss, essayist and author of Having and Being Had and On Immunity. I'm a huge fan of hers and thrilled to be talking to her about The Window Seat. If you're in any kind of time zone corresponding to US time - do join us. https://t.co/Q4eov5AckL
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dog Park
Sofi OksanenWriterDelighted to be bringing the fabulous @SofiOksanen to @TheLannanCenter online to talk about her latest novel Dog Park. On 9/21, 5pm ET. https://www.crowdcast.io/e/sofi-oksanen/register
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