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Underdog Literature, June 2013: 15 fresh or notable, off-the-wall titles
. Here are 15 books that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention: . 01: SUSAN NUSSBAUM, “Good Kings Bad Kings”, 336 pages, March 2013. 02: MATTHEW SPECKTOR, “American Dream Machine”, 464 … Continue reading
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Tagged book recommendation, book recommendations, Buchempfehlungen, Buchtipps, David Batchelor, George Packer, Janet Malcolm, Jesus Carrasco, Judith Kuckart, Kate Southwood, Lauren Beukes, Lidia Yuknavitch, Ma Jian, Martin Kluger, Mason Currey, Matthew Specktor, Miguel Angel Asturias, Monika Held, Recommended, Rutu Modan, Steve Erickson, Susan Nussbaum, Tao Lin
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Underdog Literature, April 2013: 15 fresh or urgent, off-the-wall titles
. Here are 15 books that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention: . 01: RON CURRIE, jr.: “Flimsy little plastic Miracles”, 340 pages, February 2013. 02: HELEN GARNER, “Monkey Grip”, 245 … Continue reading
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Tagged Batwoman, book recommendations, Buchtipps, Chester Hies, Dana Johnson, Dezsö Kostolanyi, Frank Deford, Golda Fried, Helen Garner, Irene Sabatini, J.H Williams III, Jakov Lind, Julie Kibler, Karen Boye, Lawrence Thornton, Literature, Michael Kimball, Natacha Appanah, Pater Nathaniel Malae, Recommendations, Recommended, Ron Currie jr., Shusako Endo, Sonali Deraniyagala, Steve Abee, Tobias Wolff, Tyler McMahon, Vikki Wakefield, W. Hayden Blackman
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Underdog Literature, March 2013: 15 fresh or overlooked, off-the-wall titles
. Here are 15 books that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention: . 01: RUTH OZEKI, “A Tale for the Time being”, 432 pages, March 2013. 02: CHRISTINE SNEED, “Little-known Facts”, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Maksik, book recommendations, Christine Sneed, Cory Doctorow, Don Carpenter, Ernst-Wilhelm Händler, Fall Out Boy, German Kratochwil, John Glassco, Kate Southwood, Kent Haruf, Maria Dermout, Matthew Quick, May Sarton, Michael Hainey, One Tree Hill, Pete Wentz, Recommended, Ruth Ozeki, Scouting for Books, Sonali Deraniyagala, Stefan Mesch, T Cooper, Thomas von Steinaecker, Underdog Literatur, Vahram Muratyan
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Underdog Literature, January 2013: 15 fresh or amazing, off-the-wall titles
. Here are 15 books that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention: . 01: MATT BELL, “In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods”, ?? pages, June … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Lerner, book recommendations, Buchempfehlung, David Markson, Donald Hall, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Heather Waldorf, Henri Lefebvre, James Lipton, John von Düffel, Julie Anne Peters, Julie Reece Deaver, Karin Tidbeck, Karla Paul, Matt Bell, Matt Drury, Michael G. Coney, Nevil Shute, Noelle Hancock, Peter Buwalda, Rachel Kushner, Recommended, Rudolf Wittkower, Ruth Klüger, Sebastian Haffner, Underdog Literature
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Best Books of the Year: My personal Top 20
. (After a popular list last year [Link]…) …here are the 20 very best books I’ve read in 2012: . 20: JASON SHIGA, “Bookhunter”, Graphic Novel, 2007. 19: GAYLE FORMAN: “If I stay”, Young Adult Novel, 2009. 18: DAVID MARKSON: … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Alexis M. Smith, Arne Bellstorf, Arno Geiger, Batman, Best of 2012, Birds of Prey, book recommendations, Bookhunter, Chica Umino, Court of Owls, Daniela Krien, David Markson, DC Comics, Gayle Forman, Gerbrand Bakker, Graphic Novels, Green Lantern, Guy Delisle, Henrik Ibsen, Honey & Clover, Indie Graphic Novels, Jason Shiga, Joachim Helfer, Joe Hill, Johan Harstad, Kristen D. Randle, Literature, Literaturkritik, Locke and Key, Marlen Haushofer, Naoki Urasawas Pluto, New 52, Octavia Butler, Recommended, Ruth Klüger, Sarah Leavitt, Scott Pilgrim, Scott Snyder, Sharon M. Draper, Stewart O'Nan, Swamp Thing, Tennessee Williams, Wonder Woman
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Underdog Literature, December 2012: 15 fresh or brilliant, off-the-wall titles
. Here are 12 books that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles – all published in 2012 – that might deserve more attention: . 01: RICHARD KRAMER, “These Things happen”, 272 pages, 2012. [quirky domestic drama, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1913 - Der Sommer des Jahrhunderts, Alexis M. Smith, Beautiful Ruins, book recommendations, Buchempfehlungen, Claire Legrand, Daniela Krien, Florian Illies, Francis Spufford, Gaito Gasdanow, German Kretochwil, Gillian Flynn, Glaciers, Gone Girl, J.L. Carr, Jenny Lawson, Jess Walter, Kerstin Ekman, Kevin Young, Leanne Shapton, Markus Feldenkirchen, Marlen Haushofer, Michel Rostain, Natalia Ginzburg, Nick Harkaway, Nora Bossong, Philip Sington, Pia Ziefle, Recommended, Richard Kramer, Samantha Hunt, Shannon Messenger, Simon Mawer, Steve Erickson, Suna, Swimming Studies, Taiye Selasi, The Valley of Unknowing, These things happen, Underdog Literatur, Veronique Bizot, Wiley Cash, Willy Russel
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Funkhaus Europa / Süpermercado: Comic-Empfehlungen Super-Schurken
. Auf WDR Funkhaus Europa (Link) spreche ich am Freitag in der Kultursendung “Süpermercado” (Link) über… Super-Bösewichter / Schurken… im Superhelden-Comic. schon jetzt: Empfehlungen für meine 10 Lieblings-Bösewichte im DC-Verlag (Link): Black Adam (Link) Lex Luthor (Link) Der Joker (Link) … Continue reading
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Tagged 52 (Comic Book), Alan Moore, Amanda Waller, Batman, Batman: Hush, Batman: Mad Love, Batman: The Black Mirror, Black Adam, Black Mask, book recommendations, Booster Gold, Brainiac, Brian Azzarello, Brian Bolland, Catwoman, Checkmate, Countdown to Infinite Crisis, Court of Owls, Crime Syndicate, DC Comics, DC New 52, Deadshot, Ed Brubaker, Formerly known as the Justice League, Gail Simone, Geoff Johns, Gotham Central, Gotham City Sirens, Grant Morrison, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Greg Rucka, Harley Quinn, Harvey Dent, Heart of Hush, Injustice League, Jeph Loeb, Justice League International, Justice Society of America, Korugar, Lex Luthor, Maxwell Lord, New 52, No Man's Land, OMAC Project, Paul Dini, Penguin, Peter Tomasi, R'as al Ghul, Recommended, Scott Snyder, Secret Six, Sinestro, Suicide Squad, Superman: Birthright, Superman: For all Seasons, Superman: Red Son, Supervillains, Talia al Ghul, The Flash, The Joker, The Killing Joke, The Long Halloween, The Riddler, The Shade, Two-Face, Veronica Cale
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Underdog Literature, June 2012: 15 fresh or notable, off-the-wall titles
. Here are 15 books that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention: . 01: JONATHAN EVISON, “The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving”, 290 pages, 2012. 02: MICHAEL CHABON, “Telegraph Avenue”, 480 pages, … Continue reading
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Tagged book recommendations, Claire Legrand, Dietmar Dath, Elizabeth Wein, Eowyn Ivey, Für immer in Honig, Goodreads, Graham Joyce, Guy Delisle, Ismet Prcic, Jonathan Evison, Liza Klaussmann, Michael Chabon, Michel Turnier, Monoceros, Neil Abramson, Patrick Flanery, Recommendations, Recommended, Requiemroman, Ruth Klüger, Sasha Sokolov, Sergej Dovlatov, Suzette Mayr, Telegraph Avenue, The Snow Child, Underdog Literature
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Underdog Literature, May 2012: 15 fresh or remarkable, off-the-wall titles
. Here are 15 books that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention: . 01: RICHARD FORD, “Canada”, 432 pages, 2012. 02: JOSHUA HENKIN, “The World without you”, 336 pages, 2012. 03: … Continue reading
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Tagged A Short Stay in Hell, Andri Snaer Magnason, Annett Gröschner, book recommendations, Brad Kessler, Carol Brunt, Carol Rifka Brunt, Dirk Wittenborn, Francis Spufford, Jhumpa Lahiri, John van de Ruit, Joshua Henikin, Junichiro Tanizaki, Kazushi Hosaka, Liz Moore, Lynne Tilman, Mark Oliver Everett, Matthias Senkel, rachel maddow, Raymond Federman, Recommendations, Recommended, Richard Ford, Spud, Stephen L. peck, Tell the Wolves I'm home, The Namesake, The Unmooring of America's Military Power, Tschick, Underdog Literature, Wolfgang Herrndorf
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Books against Sadness [...and Loss, and Grief]: Personal Book Recommendations
. “I’ve been in an emotionally fragile state for a couple months. I’m looking for some literature that will help me be happy with existing again. What do you recommend?” Books That Will Help Me Grapple With Existence? [a recent … Continue reading
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Tagged A Summer Book, Asterios Polyp, Banana Yoshimoto, book recommendation, book recommendations, Books about Grief, Books about Sadness, Brad Kessler, Bryan Lee O'Malley, Cormac McCarthy, David Mazzuchelli, Daytripper, Evan S. Coonnell, Gayle Forman, Harper Lee, Haruki Murakami, If I stay, Jean-Paul Sartre, Joyce Maynard, Julie Orringer, Kafka on the Shore, Miriam Toews, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Randy Pausch, Recommended, Rob Sheffield, Stewart O'Nan, The Invisible Bridge, The Last Lecture, The Usual Rules, Tove Janson, Yotsuba
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Summer Reading List – 29 good… and 29 *great* books
. My reading list, this summer? Here are 29 books… that I suspect to be pretty good. And another 29 books… that I suspect to be great. Update, spring 2013: I managed to read a good number of the books. … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit", Adam Levin, Alison Bechdel, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Anders Nilsen, Andre Dubus, Art of Racing in the Rain, book recommendations, Catherine Chung, Claire Bidwell Smith, David Markson, Dorothy Baker, Dorothy Canfield-Fisher, E.L. Doctorow, Eowyn Ivey, Eric Walters, Everything happens today, Francis Spufford, Guy Delisle, Ismet Prcic, James Salter, Jeanette Winterson, Jesse Browner, Joachim Meyerhoff, Jose Manuel Prieto, Junichiro Tanizaki, Kaui Hart Hemmings, Liz Moore, Makiota Sisters, Patrick DeWitt, Reading List, Recommendations, Recommended, Red Plenty, Robert Boswell, Rules of Inheritance, Sharon M. Draper, Sloan Wilson, Summer Books, Summer Reading, Suzette Mayr, The Descendants, The Snow Child, Tim Wise, Tony Earley, Tove Jansson, Walter Tevis, William Maxwell, Youth in Revolt
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LGBT Graphic Novels: Recommendations for Teens & Young Adults
. Good Graphic Novels for school libraries, teenagers and a Young Adult audience… with GLBTQ themes? Over at “DC Women Kicking Ass” (Link), one of my favorite feminist super-hero blogs, author/webmaster Sue opened an interesting discussion: “A while back, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison Bechdel, Alzheimer, Avengers Academy, Batwoman, book recommendations, books, Brian K. Vaughan, Bryan Lee O'Malley, Buffy, Bunker, Christos Gage, Dan Parent, Daniel Clowes, David Leavitt, David Small, DC Comics, DC Women Kicking Ass, Faith Erin Hicks, Fun Home, Gay, gay Fiction, gay Super-Heroes, Gay Visibility, Ghost World, Greg Rucka, Howard Cruse, Hubert Fichte, Hulkling, Joe Kelly, Joss Whedon, Judd Winick, Kate Kane, Kevin Keller, lesbian characters, lesbians, LGBT, LGBT characters, LGBTQ, Marvel Comics, Nick Burd, Representation, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Runaways, Sarah Leavitt, Stephen Chbosky, Stitches, Strangers in Paradise, Stuck Rubber Baby, Wandering Son, Wiccan, Y: The Last Man, Young Avengers
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