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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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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, August 2012: 15 fresh or forgotten, 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: PETER HELLER, “The Dog Stars”, 336 pages, 2012. 02: RAFAEL YGLESIAS, “A happy Marriage”, 384 pages, 2009. … Continue reading
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Tagged "Oberland", book recommendation, Brian Selznick, Caitlin Moran, Carl Nixon, Donald Richie, Edouard Leve, Fliehkräfte, Funny von Money, Hikikomori, Hildesheim, Hugo Cabret, Inio Asano, Jeff Noon, Jenny Lawson, Joachim Helfer, John Jeremiah Sullivan, Jonathan Tropper, Kamal al-Solyalee, Kevin Kuhn, Kreatives Schreiben und Kulturjournalismus, Lauren Grenfield, Laurie Notaro, Literature, Marcus Jensen, Peter de Vries, Peter Heller, Pulphead, Rafael Yglesias, Rashid al-Daif, Recommended, Ruth Picardi, Solanin, Stephan Thome, Tabledance-Tour, This is Niedersachsen, Underdog Literature, Vurt, Willy Vlautin
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Underdog Literature, March 2012: 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: CLAIRE BIDWELL SMITH, “The Rules of Inheritance”, 298 pages, 2012.C 02: ISMET PRCIC, “Shards”, 400 pages, 2011. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison Bechdel, Amy Rosenthal, book recommendations, books, Brian Fancis, Claire Bidwell Smith, Eowyn Ivey, Eric Walters, Guy Delisle, Haven Kimmel, Ismet Prcic, Julie Anne Peters, Kindred, Literatur, Literature, Liz Moore, Milen Brand, Octavia Butler, Patrick DeWitt, Rebecca Skloot, Rohinton Mistry, Ryan Knighton, Sarah Ockler, Sharon M. Draper, Stephanie Coontz, Stewart O'Nan, The Snow Child, Wolfgang Herrndorf, YA, YA literature, Young Adult
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Underdog Literature, February 2012: 15 fresh or artsy, off-the-wall titles
. Here are 15 graphic novels that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention: . 01: GREG RUCKA, “Stumptown”, 144 pages, 2011. 02: KEN DAHL, “Monsters”, 200 pages, 2009. 03: BRIAN MICHAEL … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Robinson, Alzheimer's, book recommendations, Bookhunter, books, Brian Michael Bendis, comic books, Daytripper, Emanuel Guibert, Eroyn Franklin, Fabio Moon, Fortune and Glory, Fumi Yoshinaga, Fumiyo Kouno, Gabriel Ba, Gipi, Graphic Novel Memoir, Graphic Novels, Greg Rucka, Hiroshima, Jason Shiga, Jeffrey Brown, Jonathan Hickman, Ken Dahl, Literature, Mani Larcenet, Peter Milligan, Philip Gelatt, Raina Telgemeier, Randall Munroe, Sarah Leavitt, Scouting, Underdog Literature, War Comics, XKCD, Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Zahra's Paradise
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Underdog Literature, January 2012: 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: MATTHEW NORMAN, ‘Domestic Violets’, 352 pages, 2011. 02: PIERS BRENDON, “The Dark Valley: A Panorama of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Fletcher, Alexander Maksik, Andrew Smith, Anna Funder, book recommendations, Brian Farrey, Carole Maso, Caroline Preston, Douglas Kennedy, Eden Robinson, Elizabeth McCracken, Emfephlungen, Hans Fallada, Jane Gardam, Jerry Spinelli, Jordan Rosenfeld, Literature, Marilyn French, Matthew Norman, Michael Lesy, Naomi Klein, Piers Brendon, Recommendations, Recommended, Scouting, Suzette Mayr, Tucker Shaw, W.G. Sebald, YA literature
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Underdog Literature, December 2011: 15 fresh or brilliant, 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: WALTER ABISH, ‘How German is it? Wie Deutsch ist es?’, 252 pages, 1980. 02: ANNA FUNDER, ‘Stasiland: … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Cohen, Anna Funder, book recommendations, Clarice Lispector, Evan S. Connell, Frederick Reiken, Frigyes Karinthi, Heimito von Doderer, Janice Galloway, Joy Williams, Lauren Binet, Lawrence Durrell, Literature, Michael A. Fitzgerald, Miklos Banffy, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Ray Fawkes, Recommendations, Russell Banks, Sarah Glidden, Scouting, Umberto Eco, Vestal McIntyre, Walter Abish, William Gaddis
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Interview: Ayelet Waldman – author of “Bad Mother” and HBO’s new “Hobgoblin”
. In 2010, when her essay collection “Bad Mother” (Link) was finally published in Germany, I had the opportunity to interview Ayelet Waldman for a big German weekly, Die ZEIT. We spoke on the phone, for about 40 minutes, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayelet Waldman, Bad Mother, Berkeley, Darren Aronofsky, Feminism, HBO, Hobgoblin, Interview, Literature, Michael Chabon, Motherhood, Red Hook Road, ZEIT
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Underdog Literature, November 2011: 15 fresh or impressive, 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: MAGDA SZABÓ, ‘The Door’, 272 pages, 1987 [Hungarian]. 02: A.S. KING, ‘Everybody sees the Ants’, 288 pages, … Continue reading
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Tagged Buchtipps, Literature, rare books, Recommendations, Scouting
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gute Romane, große Literatur: Entdeckungen! (Stefan Mesch)
[in English: Here's a list of 250 novels and nonfiction books... that I have not read yet, but have *very* high hopes in.] . “Was sind die besten – deutschsprachigen und internationalen – Bücher?” “Welchen Romanen wünscht du möglichst viele … Continue reading
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Tagged BELLA triste, Buchtipps, Empfehlungen, Goodreads, Literatur, Literature, Recommendations, Romane, Stefan Mesch
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Stapel ungelesener Bücher (Summer Reading)
good (?) unread books, August 2011. 01: Norbert Gstrein: “Das Handwerk des Tötens” 02: Carson McCullers: “The Heart is a lonely Hunter” 03: Irmgard Keun: “The Artificial Silk Girl” o4: Dave Eggers: “Zeitoun” 05: Christopher Isherwood: “The Berlin Stories” 06: … Continue reading
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Tagged Literature, Priority Books, Reading List, Recommendations, Stapel ungelesener Bücher, SuB, Summer Reading, to read, unread
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Underdog Literature: 15 fresh or exciting, 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: ANDREW SHAFFER: ‘Great Philosophers who failed at Love’, 208 pages, 2011. [Nonfiction] 02: ERNEST CLINE: ‘Ready Player One’, … Continue reading
Underdog Literature: 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: EDAN LEPUCKI, ‘If you’re not yet like me’, 102 pages, 2010 02: VANESSA VESELKA, ‘Zazen’, 256 pages, 2011 … Continue reading
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Tagged 15 new books, Adam Levin, Ben Tanzer, Brenda Ueland, Dance to the Music of Time, Daytripper, Empfehlungen, Grant Morrison, Graphic Novel, Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Julia Wertz, Literature, Martin Büsser, McSweeney's, Recommendations, Scouting, The Decemberists, YA literature
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