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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

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Book Cover for: Harlem Shuffle, Colson Whitehead

Harlem Shuffle

Colson Whitehead
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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
Book Cover for: What Lies in the Woods, Kate Alice Marshall

What Lies in the Woods

Kate Alice Marshall
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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
Book Cover for: Roses Are Red, James Patterson

Roses Are Red

James Patterson
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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
Book Cover for: Good Night, Irene, Luis Alberto Urrea

Good Night, Irene

Luis Alberto Urrea
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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
Book Cover for: Little Fires Everywhere: Reese's Book Club: A Novel, Celeste Ng

Little Fires Everywhere: Reese's Book Club: A Novel

Celeste Ng
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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
Book Cover for: Just by Looking at Him, Ryan O'Connell

Just by Looking at Him

Ryan O'Connell
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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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Book Cover for: A Promised Land, Barack Obama

A Promised Land

Barack Obama
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"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
Book Cover for: The Drift, C. J. Tudor

The Drift

C. J. Tudor
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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
Book Cover for: Frankenstein, Mary Shelly

Frankenstein

Mary Shelly
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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
Book Cover for: Upgrade, Blake Crouch

Upgrade

Blake Crouch
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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