Anthony's Recommendation
"Not yet thirty, Bathory has assembled a peculiar résumé: model, sex worker, linguist, Latin scholar, and assassin. The last of these has been the family trade for generations. Maybe the coolest novel I read all year. A fascinating protagonist and smart, detached prose. The reader is intentionally kept off balance in a way that really added to the experience. The only book I've read all year that made me really want a sequel. This is The Bell Jar for bad motherfuckers."
— Anthony Jeselnik, #NewBookTuesday
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The book follows Bathory, a young woman with a unique and eclectic résumé, including modeling, sex work, linguistics, and Latin scholarship. She also happens to be an assassin, a profession that has been passed down through generations in her family.
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Anthony Jeselnik recommended this book on his Instagram story as part of his weekly #NewBookTuesday series on October 28, 2025.
"Every Tuesday, I share a book recommendation. Not sponsored, just books I think are worth reading."— Anthony Jeselnik