Tess Gunty

2 months ago | thedailystar.net | Richard Powers |Sequoia Nagamatsu |Tess Gunty |Paul Murray

Sometimes, unearthing your next favourite book is only a simple measure of connecting the dots between what you have loved previously and what you might enjoy next. Whether it is similar vibes, shared themes or a fresh perspective you are in the quest for, we have got you covered. Here are five book pairings to guide your upcoming reading adventure.

Dec 10, 2024 | theguardian.com | Tess Gunty

Every novel by Yuri Herrera teaches you how to read it in the opening scene. His debut, Kingdom Cons, begins with a musician watching a king shoot a drunk man in his court. The victim’s offence? He refused to pay the musician for his song. The novel unfurls into a parable of patronage and art, cartels and complicity. Signs Preceding the End of the World opens with a young woman named Makina witnessing a sinkhole swallow a man, a car and a dog.

Aug 19, 2024 | bethfelkerjones.substack.com | Ian McEwan |Kazuo Ishiguro |Tess Gunty |Beth Jones

Fellow Pilgrims,I wasn’t over the moon about the recent New York Times list of the 100 best books of the century. Too many repeated authors (surely once is enough to appear on a list like this), too many things with literary buzz that nobody actually enjoyed. (If you’re behind a NYT paywall, here’s the list, rearranged, at Goodreads). But I do love books and book recommendations. I love to know who loves what books and why.

Dec 28, 2023 | artdaily.com | Claire-Louise Bennett |Tess Gunty |Melissa Bond |Peter Baker

NEW YORK, NY.- “You never get a second chance to make a first impression,” humorist Will Rogers once said — which tells you he wasn’t a book publishing executive. In that world, the paperback edition is the second chance, an opportunity to market a book at a lower price and, in many cases, with new cover imagery aimed at new audiences. Goals can include getting big-box stores to display the book, Instagram browsers to pause before swiping, or readers to rethink what’s between those covers.

Dec 27, 2023 | entertainment-mag.com | Alison Espach |Claire-Louise Bennett |Tess Gunty |Chloe Jones

“You never get a second chance to make a first impression,” the humorist Will Rogers once said — which tells you he wasn’t a book publishing executive. In that world, the paperback edition is the second chance, an opportunity to market a book at a lower price and, in many cases, with new cover imagery aimed at new audiences. Goals can include getting big-box stores to display the book, Instagram browsers to pause before swiping, or readers to rethink what’s between those covers.