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More recs can be found here... they all happen to be by women but that was mostly on accident. Happy Anti-Prime Day!! (With shouts to: The Hill by Harriet Clark; Strange Girls by Sarvat Hasin; Friday Slattery as Herself by Ana Kinsella; and more) bookshop.org/lists/mk-s-a...

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MK's Anti-Prime Day List

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 14h

I had such a good time reading the faux-oral history The Midnight Show. The book plays with your preconceived notions of the early days of Saturday Night Live to take the story and characters in unexpected directions. Comedy becomes mystery. Entertaining as hell. bookshop.org/a/120009/979...

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The Midnight Show: A Novel

An immersive, page-turning novel about surviving as a funny woman in the male-dominated world of comedy—and what happens when the most promising female star of her generation disappears.“An utterly ad...

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 14h

Dear Monica Lewinksy also does things on the page I've never seen done before. The form feels funny at first, then takes you on a journey that is poignant, incisive, and thoughtful. bookshop.org/a/120009/978...

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Dear Monica Lewinsky: A Novel

From the acclaimed author of American Mermaid (“Sublime”—NYTBR) comes a wise, funny, and wildly original examination of female desire and the price women pay for giving in to their appetites. A LIT HU...

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 14h

Annie Lord's The Project is my favorite rom-com of the year so far! She has such a distinct, funny voice. The book feels like Bridget Jones for a new generation. If you grew up loving "Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging," you'll like this one. bookshop.org/a/120009/978...

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The Project: A Novel

“Annie Lord is a phenomenal talent.”―Dolly Alderton, author of Everything I Know About LoveFrom the acclaimed Vogue writer and author of Notes on Heartbreak comes a decade-defining romcom: a funny, sw...

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 14h

Doireann Ní Ghríofa's Said the Dead is a fascinating genre blend of memoir/biography/fiction that. She's doing things on the page that are so surprising and inventive I don't even have the words to describe. If you like "May We Feed The King," it treads similar waters. bookshop.org/a/120009/978...

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Said the Dead

From the award-winning author of A Ghost in the Throat comes a time-traversing, form-defying, genre-morphing story of a reader unraveling the legacies of a fabled asylum and the women who haunt its ha...

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 14h

My online bookseller of choice Bookshop is offering free shipping for Anti-Prime Day! If you want to take advantage, here's a few recommendations among my favorite 2026 books:

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Saloni Gajjar @salonig.bsky.social · 18h

For @avclub.com's fall TV preview, here's an exclusive clip from Netflix's Josh Hartnett-led #Below. I spoke to the show's creator & producer about setting an atmospheric thriller in Newfoundland & how the show blends local folklore & history with present-day reality:

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Dive into an exclusive look at Netflix's Josh Hartnett-led supernatural thriller Below

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For my September wrap-up, I thought about doubles with the help of Emily St. James’ Exit Party and a bit of Leigh Bardugo’s Dead Beat: thedeskofmkcarr.substack.com/p/september-...

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September 2026: Doubles, Mirrors, Twins

Some brief thoughts, a lot of recommendations

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For my September wrap-up, I thought about doubles with the help of Emily St. James’ Exit Party and a bit of Leigh Bardugo’s Dead Beat: thedeskofmkcarr.substack.com/p/september-...

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September 2026: Doubles, Mirrors, Twins

Some brief thoughts, a lot of recommendations

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

girl who just saw Lawrence of Arabia for the first time

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Alec Guinness in Lawrence of Arabia

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Finally finishing Furious… the soundtrack includes FOB’s “What A Catch, Donnie” and “Heavy Balloon” by Fiona Apple they were NOT playing around

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I have only just now become aware that NBC canceled Stumble, probably my favorite new comedy of the season… so delightfully weird and heartwarming. Why aren’t shows allowed to grow anymore💔 you should check it out on peacock if you haven’t seen it. youtu.be/0XGH5emJiRY?...

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Coach Solves INSANE True Crime Mystery | Stumble | NBC

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Watching Colin From Accounts: 😊 Remembering it’s the last season: 😞

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Based on data I’m collecting from Hinge I have discovered that Kony 2012 is the young millennial man’s “Roman Empire”

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

SOOOO cool and fun i want to go so bad!!

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Me every time there was a Sean cameo in the Dink

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

For my August wrap-up, I wrote about craft, Phoebe Bridgers, and Katy Simpson Smith’s new novel The Maltese Version (among other things). Read it here! substack.com/@mkcarr94/no...

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August 2026: What’s good

Phoebe Bridgers, Very Short Sentences on Writing, and more

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I love everything about Sterling Point including the girl who’s like “I’m not ‘COOL’ I’ve never ‘DRUNK ALCOHOL’” meanwhile she literally always has a prerolled joint on hand to smoke while reading classic literature

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The Thomas Crowne affair is about the dangers of having too much time on your hands as a divorced deadbeat dad

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

There were a lot of predators in Neptune that needed catching too but since Chris Hansen was unavailable Veronica had to do it her damn self …

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

🗣️VERONICA MARS MENTION IN THE PRIMETIME TRAILER

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I just saw a piece in @thebookseller.com about this fundraiser - to protect and share a collection of over one million Black books in the UK, a labour of love by one collector, Baba Pepukayi, but a vital resource for the nation. www.gofundme.com/f/save-1-mil... Please share, and donate if you can.

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Donate to Save 1 Million Black Books, organized by Black British Book Festival

Save 1 Million Black Books One of Britain's Largest Collections of Black Books… Black British Book Festival needs your support for Save 1 Million Black Books

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Hannah just said they’ve explored each others bodies

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

For my July wrap-up, I shared my quest to get a last-minute 70mm IMAX Odyssey ticket, and what the experience was like inside the theater: open.substack.com/pub/thedesko...

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July 2026: An odyssey to The Odyssey

One woman's quest to get a 70mm IMAX ticket.

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

It’s a great town to see movies in that’s for sure!!!

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

If you are tenacious, pure of heart, and underemployed, it’s not too late to get into a 70mm screening^^

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

For my July wrap-up, I shared my quest to get a last-minute 70mm IMAX Odyssey ticket, and what the experience was like inside the theater: open.substack.com/pub/thedesko...

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July 2026: An odyssey to The Odyssey

One woman's quest to get a 70mm IMAX ticket.

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

My biggest gripe with Odyssey criticism is how much of it seems to be about what the film isn’t, rather than engaging with what it is… everyone gleefully repeating “there are no sex scenes, and all the food looks horrible” like that’s a failing of Nolan’s instead of a filmmaking choice…?

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A thought I’m having after publishing this is that when people (artists) steal from each other, it comes from a place of feeling: jealousy, identification, inspiration… if someone lifts something from me I know it’s because they cared enough to do it. When AI steals it’s just programming

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Featuring: @taffyakner.bsky.social’s great Tilly Norwood profile; Voyagers by Meg Charlton; The Children by Melissa Albert; The Unicorn Hunters by Katherine Arden; Daisy Cashin’s Substack essay “A Correction”; and The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

For my June wrap-up, I wrote about the similarities and differences between AI and human magic (you can guess which one I prefer): open.substack.com/pub/thedesko...

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June 2026: Magic, Memory, Machines

On June reads and artificial intelligence

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

“Kinda giving Platonic vibes” I said coming out of The Invite

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I love the way Seth Rogen has been weaponizing his doofy likability by playing really difficult annoying guys lately

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I really enjoy that one of the sub-subplots is a trio of New York schoolgirls and their complicated friendship dynamics

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

My opinion is I think Mindy’s NSFW has a lot of growth potential and I rly wanna see season 2…

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

A service I need is to be able to input old films I want to see in theaters and then get notified when screenings are scheduled in my city

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I’ve been on the bandwagon for Tony winner Alden Ehrenreich since BEAUTIFUL CREATURES

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

My favorite new release of the week!! Katherine Arden’s Winternight trilogy is amazing and this lush standalone historical fantasy does not disappoint. SOOO good

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

with bonus shout outs to Harriet Clark’s fantastic debut The Hill, Anna Konkle’s memoir The Sane One, and the really fun faux-SNL oral history The Midnight Show by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne (which pairs well with the recent Hacks series finale!)

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

For my May wrap-up, I wrote about the different ways to craft a romantic life, featuring Annabel Monaghan’s Dolly All The Time, Lily Meyer’s The End Of Romance, Pulitzer Prize winner Liberation, and A Perfect Hand by @ayeletw.bsky.social : open.substack.com/pub/thedesko...

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May 2026: What makes a romantic life?

Just a lil bit on romance, anti-romance, and revolution

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Annabel Monaghan’s latest book is out today! She’s my favorite contemporary romance author and this is my fave book of hers since Nora Goes Off Script. Make it your summer vacay read!

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Top Gun being 80s Great Waldo Pepper omg I’m gagged

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Another one in the greys anatomy finale???

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