Idlewild Books
Each month I pick a theme, and my friend David Del Vecchio and I select 5 books that are somehow related to that theme.
David's shop, Idlewild Books, is ingeniously creative. Organized by country rather than by author, the bookstore features fiction and non-fiction from all parts of the world, including new and classic works in translation, travel guides, language-learning books, and maps.
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The five books selected this month touch on the mysterious forces that affect our lives. Johan Harstad’s novel about a 30 year old man discovering a new world, William Faulkner’s satiric portrait of a New Orleans artistic community, Shann Ray’s collection of short stories, Rudolph Wurlitzer’s novel about loss, disillusionment, and enlightenment, and José Maria Eça de Queirós’s newly translated tale of two men’s journey through France, Spain and Portugal.
Click on the individual titles below to read detailed descriptions.
For more information on any of these books contact Idlewild Books at orders@idlewildbooks.com or visit Idlewild at 12 West 19th street, NYC.