NIGHTLY READING THREAD: Welcome to Edition #46 of #GMGReads. Every night through this weird time, I'm tweeting out a list of my five favorite books around a general theme—and a link to an indie bookstore where you can order them online....
Tonight, I'm doing a virtual book club with @AvidReaderPress about THE ONLY PLANE IN THE SKY, so apropos of that, I wanted to share my favorite novels about 9/11, mostly available at @mcnallyjackson right in downtown Manhattan....
1) Amy Waldman's THE SUBMISSION deals with the complicating mixture of grief, politics, and identity after 9/11: mcnallyjackson.com/book/978125000…
2) Frédéric Beigbeder's WINDOWS ON THE WORLD is not for the faint of heart, but it's the only novel I've come across where the attack itself is the centerpiece, rather than the backdrop of the book: powells.com/book/-97814013…
3) Jay McInerney's classic THE GOOD LIFE explores the need for human connections in the wake of the attack: mcnallyjackson.com/book/978037572…
4) Two books about the aftermath of that day: Joseph O'Neill's almost whimsical NETHERLAND mcnallyjackson.com/book/978030738… and Claire Messud's THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN both wrestle with how life seemed afterward to exist in suspended animation: mcnallyjackson.com/book/978030727…
5) Mohsin Hamid examines the complex American political and military reaction and over-reaction to the events of 9/11 in his breezy THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST: mcnallyjackson.com/book/978015603…
Those are tonight's #GMGReads. What novels about 9/11 have stood out to you? Share! Tomorrow night, I'll feature what I think are the best books that explain the attacks. #avidreadersunite
