A Book A Week Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Goal: read and review at least one new book each week. Bookstagram: @abookaweekblog

Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead
HARLEM SHUFFLE sees @colsonwhitehead write "...kind of thoughtful commentary on race, class, and morality that readers have come to expect from this celebrated author." Review: https://e135-abookaweek.blogspot.com/2021/09/harlem-shuffle-by-colson-whitehead.html @doubledaybooks #HarlemShuffle #BookReview https://t.co/hjN5ElIE7y
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
What Lies in the Woods
Kate Alice Marshall
WHAT LIES IN THE WOODS sees Kate Alice Marshall write, "...atmospheric prose, allowing the characters and their chilling story to whisper off of the pages." REVIEW: https://t.co/YtYjocDqCS @Flatironbooks @MacmillanAudio #bookreview https://t.co/XdK84FdGp6
Hardcover, 2023
$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Roses Are Red
James Patterson
ROSES ARE RED by @JP_Books is "...one of Patterson's most tightly plotted books of his career." REVIEW: https://t.co/6Jyx8rI3Oe @GrandCentralPub https://t.co/mPeyoBDwLo
Paperback, 2023
$12.00$6.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Good Night, Irene
Luis Alberto Urrea
GOOD NIGHT, IRENE by @Urrealism "...is a brilliant tribute to the Greatest Generation and a sobering reminder of the horrors of war." REVIEW: https://t.co/mwBIrSIjKl @littlebrown https://t.co/tSA80STuhE
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Little Fires Everywhere: Reese's Book Club: A Novel
Celeste Ng
LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE sees @pronounced_ing "...dismantle the picture-perfect facade of life through challenging scenarios that don't have exact answers." REVIEW: https://t.co/m5zv0mGEue @penguinpress https://t.co/aWdU0zN9mg
Paperback, 2019
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Just by Looking at Him
Ryan O'Connell
JUST BY LOOKING AT HIM by Ryan O'Connell is ""...equal parts comedic and tragic, the kind of multifaceted read that I couldn't put down." REVIEW: https://t.co/pfzN0ddqZi @AtriaBooks https://t.co/IUVRJVzaWd
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A Promised Land
Barack Obama
"A PROMISED LAND brilliantly illustrates Barack Obama's devotion to family, country, and the American dream." Review: https://e135-abookaweek.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-promised-land-by-barack-obama.html @CrownPublishing @BarackObama #bookreview https://t.co/f9Ftv4BCuF
Paperback, 2024
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Drift
C. J. Tudor
THE DRIFT by @cjtudor "...is bold, go-for-broke writing that only an author as confident and dexterous as Tudor could ever dare to achieve." REVIEW: https://t.co/u3AkWwEnxD @randomhouse https://t.co/w1FEDjWCCr
Paperback, 2024
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Frankenstein
Mary Shelly
In THE VILLA, @ladyhawkins"...takes inspiration from Fleetwood Mac, the Manson murders, and the creation of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein, combining these...elements into a story that brims with tightly wound suspense." REVIEW: https://t.co/V9SBvLzysh @MacmillanAudio @StMartinsPress https://t.co/wvL01UV25Z
Paperback, 2015
$10.95$5.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Upgrade
Blake Crouch
In UPGRADE @blakecrouch1 combines thrilling sci-fi with nuanced characters that draw "...the reader deeper into the world he builds, one mind-blowing page at a time. " REVIEW: https://e135-abookaweek.blogspot.com/2022/07/upgrade-by-blake-crouch.html @penguinrandom #Upgrade #blakecrouch #BookReview https://t.co/LyxUmyj8LJ
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book