A Discussion About NYRB Books | Mayberry Bookclub

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[@adriennegarcia6628]

Yes!! Please make more videos about NYRB books. I have been collecting and reading them for about two years now and they don’t get enough love on booktube.

[@rahimveron]

The paper colour is yellowish which helped me a lot and the font is brilliant. The covers exudes richness with matte colors and small square.

[@TheCodeXCantina]

A lot of these looks fantastic. I'd also extend my thanks to her and you for sharing the collection. Will have to research a bit and maybe dive into some of these

[@MayberryBookclub]

Oh thank you! They have a a collection, happy reading!

[@TheHistoryShelf]

Yay, another NYRB reader! I also LOVE the Oxford Classics more than Penguins. But the NYRB books are just delicious. I've made two videos on my NYRB books so far (and I think there will be a third soon). I agree that their titles are indeed like "little treasures." Well said!

[@MayberryBookclub]

Hi, I love your channel! I'll have to watch your videos on your NYRB collection. Thank you for watching, best regards.

[@TheHistoryShelf]

@@MayberryBookclub Thanks, I appreciate that! It looks like we both own the Stalingrad novel by Grossman. Let me know if you have any others you might see in my videos. :)

[@gregorymullaney7577]

As a bibliophile and someone interested in the possibility of one day living in a tiny home and wondering how those two realities could come together, I was wondering if you would ever consider giving a video tour of your tiny home. It would be very interesting to see how your extensive library fits into the overall space of your home. Thanks for your thoughtful and deeply humane videos.

[@BookishTexan]

I just found NYRB books and I really like them. I have two Balzac titles from them and will continue looking for more.

[@ericaabawe8038]

If you haven't already discovered the excellent podcast BACKLISTED, I'd highly recommend it. The way you have just described NYRB titles typifies what Backlisted does - rediscovering lost gems.

[@malloryanderson9098]

Thanks so much for coming through with this! I got off work and this was the first video I saw on KZbin. :) Just got my third NYRB book in the mail; Midnight in the Century by Victor Serge

[@MayberryBookclub]

Oh very good! You're quite welcome. I haven't read anything by Victor Serge, you'll have to let me know how it is. Best regards,

[@malloryanderson9098]

I’d definitely recommend Midnight of the Century. His writing is superb though his subject is disquieting given the state of the world right now. I can also recommend Berlin Alexanderplatz by Alfred Doblin. I have the NYRB edition of it too.

[@jonathanbritt6418]

Do you have any copies of Patrick Fermor's travelogues that NYRB published? Do you recommend starting with a particular book from his writings?

[@ThatReadingGuy28]

You should make a video on the books by Grossman. Doesn't seem to be discussed by booktube often, if at all.

[@richardbenitez7803]

I added NYRB to my favorites. I ordered Memoirs From Beyond the Grave. As a mex-am it is odd my interests in lit run from American-Irish-British and then jump right in to Russian literature up to contemporary authors. As a heavily values oriented person, many of the great Europeans send me the message, why not commit suicide at age 19 and save us all the trouble. Gag. But, Bernanos and Celine appeal to me (both disavowed readily). I appreciate the exposure offered to expand our knowledge of available works. NYRB is good.

[@Pantano63]

it's not odd at all

[@danicaholly1554]

Excellent and thank you! NYRB books are neither always the best nor worst. They are quality books. I personally appreciate that they are editorially very well equipped with good introductions or epilogues. You showed us Dark Blood which is a very good read (WWI) in France. I am just about to finish Stalingrad by Vasylij Grossman. Great description of the battle and victory of Stalingrad and how it became the turning point in the WWII. NYRB published excellent and forgotten noir thrillers by Dorothy Hughes and Elliot Chaze. I enjoyed reading them.

[@beatingaroundthebooks]

Oh interesting, I have The Foundation Pit sitting on my shelves unread (although not an NYRB edition), I need to get to it. I've only just discovered NYRB books through booktube, since they're not readily available here in Germany in the English language section. So far the only ones I have are A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water by Patrick Leigh Fermor which were such interesting reads that I don't think I would've found otherwise. Agreed, Chess Story is amazing!

[@MayberryBookclub]

That terrific! Please let me know how you like The Foundation Pit.

[@ryanhorner1416]

Andrei Platonov is a treasure.

[@tripp8833]

Platonov is one of my favorites

[@MayberryBookclub]

I've only read a few of his works, loved everything.

[@Houdingplaces]

NYRB’s The Man Who Watched Trains Go By by Georges Simenon is top tier

[@hamidrezanikpour5371]

what about stoner by john williams ? i 've heard that was the astonishing book

[@MayberryBookclub]

I still haven't read it!

[@jayhass2053]

I agree with you!

[@questioneverything55]

I prefer Oxford over Penguin as well so I guess we both can be in the minority!

[@gs547]

Can't go wrong with classic Russian authors.

[@combatnaps3239]

Do you like the NYRB poets series?

[@MayberryBookclub]

I like that they make them, but I don't often find ones that interest me. How about yourself?

[@combatnaps3239]

@@MayberryBookclub I feel similarly. I'm tickled by the way the whole series is designed, but of the books released, only 1 in every 6 tends to be one I'd go back to and love the poems in. My favorites are the Hagiwara, Hernandez, and Murray volumes.

[@fede22081]

I'll drink the monk tea if you dare me