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Today on the Life on Books Podcast, we're talking about our favorite independent publishers!
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The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt
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The Tunnel by William H. Gass
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Distant Star by Roberto Bolano
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Nazi Literature in the Americas by Roberto Bolano
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Fury by Clyo Mendoza
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Anamnesis by Caroline McManus
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The Mystery.doc by Matthew McIntosh
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Essays after 80 by Donald Hall
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Endurance by Alfred Lansing
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Paranoia by Victor Martinovich
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1984 by George Orwell
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Death in Spring by Merce Rodereda
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The Taker and Other Stories by Rubem Fonseca
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The Red Handler by Johan Harstad
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The Brother by Rein Raud
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Natural Causes by Nina Lykke
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Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin
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Love and Terror by William Herrick
On the Edge of Reason by Miroslav Krleza
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Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector
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Satantango by Laszlo Kraznahorkai
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Tono the Infallible by Evelio Rosero
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The Hospital by Ahmed Bouanani
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the obscene bird of night by josé donoso
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At night he lifts weights by Kang young-sook
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I Who Have Never Known Men by Jaqueline Harpman
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Septology by Jon Fosse
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A Shining by Jon Fosse
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Antagony by Luis Goytisolo
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Hamas by Paola Caridi
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The Jewish Son by Daniel Guebel
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The Absolute by Daniel Guebel
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Solenoid by Mircea Carterescu
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Texas the Great Theft by Carmen Boullosa
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Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila
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Distant Light by Antonio Moresco
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Marshland by Otohiko Kaga
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American Abductions by Mauro Javier Cardenas
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The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson
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Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter
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Stoner by John Williams
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Star 111 by Lutz Seiler
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My Stupid Intentions by Bernardo Zannoni
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Lesser Ruins by Mark Haber
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Troll by Dave Fitzgerald
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The Case of Cem by Vera Mutafchieva
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The Garden by Aidan Scott
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Miracle Boy by Jack Moody
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Apastoral by Lee D. Thompson
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Today on the Life on Books Podcast, we're talking about our favorite independent publishers!
Use Code LIFE at Checkout at Open Letter Books to get 30% off your entire order now through the end of February, 2025!
openletterbooks.org
Join our book club on Patreon!
patreon.com/lifeonbooks
The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt
amzn.to/40dmDW1
Or
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811225502
The Tunnel by William H. Gass
Ht tps://amzn.to/4jbnPBJ
Distant Star by Roberto Bolano
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811215862
Or
amzn.to/3C9kbI0
Nazi Literature in the Americas by Roberto Bolano
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811217941
Or
amzn.to/3Pxsu3r
Fury by Clyo Mendoza
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781644213711
Or
amzn.to/40gE6Nb
Anamnesis by Caroline McManus
bookshop.org/a/103053/9798989550043
Or
amzn.to/4ajg3Sa
The Mystery.doc by Matthew McIntosh
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802124913
Or
amzn.to/3DUEedA
Essays after 80 by Donald Hall
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780544570313
Or
amzn.to/4fW18yN
Endurance by Alfred Lansing
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780465062881
Or
amzn.to/4ahnQjz
Paranoia by Victor Martinovich
amzn.to/42cnKru
1984 by George Orwell
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780451524935
Or
amzn.to/4gTgJjK
Death in Spring by Merce Rodereda
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940953281
Or
amzn.to/4hjTbnW
The Taker and Other Stories by Rubem Fonseca
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781934824023
Or
amzn.to/3CdbUCK
The Red Handler by Johan Harstad
amzn.to/4gVCBLf
The Brother by Rein Raud
amzn.to/4jkQxAb
Natural Causes by Nina Lykke
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948830669
Or
amzn.to/3DSDTIo
Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948830416
Or
amzn.to/4g3T4vV
Love and Terror by William Herrick
On the Edge of Reason by Miroslav Krleza
amzn.to/42ct0ve
Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811220026
Or
amzn.to/3WnNwoO
Satantango by Laszlo Kraznahorkai
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811220897
Or
amzn.to/42gxHnC
Tono the Infallible by Evelio Rosero
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811228817
Or
amzn.to/3E89Qwo
The Hospital by Ahmed Bouanani
amzn.to/4aieGDx
the obscene bird of night by josé donoso
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811232227
Or
amzn.to/4ji4kri
At night he lifts weights by Kang young-sook
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781945492709
Or
amzn.to/3E9SFKT
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jaqueline Harpman
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781945492600
Or
amzn.to/3PEV0jw
Septology by Jon Fosse
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781945492754
Or
amzn.to/4g1rr6F
A Shining by Jon Fosse
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781945492778
Or
amzn.to/40zZdeH
Antagony by Luis Goytisolo
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781628973983
coronasamizdat.com/index.php
Hamas by Paola Caridi
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781644211892
Or
amzn.to/4aijs3V
The Jewish Son by Daniel Guebel
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781644212899
Or
amzn.to/3C2EWVQ
The Absolute by Daniel Guebel
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781644211601
Or
amzn.to/3WmLXaC
Solenoid by Mircea Carterescu
amzn.to/42jrx6i
Texas the Great Theft by Carmen Boullosa
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781941920008
Or
amzn.to/3C9BqZK
Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781941920046
Or
amzn.to/3Woi61D
Distant Light by Antonio Moresco
amzn.to/3PH0P01
Marshland by Otohiko Kaga
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781628974041
Or
amzn.to/3E8l1Fk
American Abductions by Mauro Javier Cardenas
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781628975185
Or
amzn.to/3C9ZZWu
The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson
amzn.to/40zUedQ
Or
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590173466
Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590173244
Or
amzn.to/4h9F5FW
Stoner by John Williams
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590171998
Or
amzn.to/3CfsG4d
Star 111 by Lutz Seiler
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681378534
Or
amzn.to/4aj9yPi
My Stupid Intentions by Bernardo Zannoni
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681377285
Or
amzn.to/42dFUsZ
Lesser Ruins by Mark Haber
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781566897198
Or
amzn.to/3WmSQJ3
Troll by Dave Fitzgerald
amzn.to/4ahDziJ
Or
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781952600326
The Case of Cem by Vera Mutafchieva
bookshop.org/a/103053/9789533514376
Or
amzn.to/4h9FGaE
The Garden by Aidan Scott
bookshop.org/a/103053/9798334787322
Or
amzn.to/42gOwz5
Miracle Boy by Jack Moody
amzn.to/4gYx070
Apastoral by Lee D. Thompson
bookshop.org/a/103053/9789619586303
Or
amzn.to/4gWdUOT
