Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ 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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Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler@ScottNover @thekibosch @joshsternberg @LindaNagata @ChenQiufan @maxgladstone @robertjbennett Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower / Talents are essential reading for the moment: they're an excellent look at inequality / climate change / societal issues and the intersections there.
Paperback, 2019
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Master of Djinn
P. Djèlí Clark.@pdjeliclark’s A Master of Djinn is out in paperback today: here’s my interview with him about the book and his approach to history: https://transfer-orbit.ghost.io/p-djeli-clark-interview
Paperback, 2022
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ring Shout
P. Djèlí ClarkP. Djèlí Clark’s Ring Shout reimagines Lovecraftian horror https://t.co/gcBTOLMK3n
Hardcover, 2020
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Splinter in the Sky
Kemi Ashing-GiwaLatest arrivals! Insatiable Volt Sisters by @ChellMoulton, Fledgling by @OctaviaEButler, Splinter in the Sky by @kashinggiwa, and The Deep Sky by @YumeKitasei 👇🏻 https://t.co/zHgRmGrjw9
Hardcover, 2023
$27.99Member price:$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dune
Frank HerbertRT @70sscifi: John Schoenherr’s cover for the first edition of Frank Herbert’s Dune, 1965 https://t.co/JNd1Kqbvtm
Paperback, 2005
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cemetery Boys
Aiden ThomasNext up is the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book. Noms are Cemetery Boys, Aiden Thomas, A Deadly Education, Naomi Novik, Elatsoe, Darcie Little Badger, Legendborn, Tracy Deonn, Raybearer, Jordan Ifueko, and A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking, T. Kingfisher. #DisConIII
Hardcover, 2020
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Gone World
Tom SweterlitschThere was another Verge commenter who was extremely upset with my review of Tom Sweterlitsch's book The Gone World, and for weeks proceeded, on a whole bunch of my book-related posts, that he'd never forgive me for recommending a book he found so distasteful. 😂
Paperback, 2019
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cosplay: A History: The Builders, Fans, and Makers Who Bring Your Favorite Stories to Life
Andrew LiptakHuge thanks to Rachel Brands and @TheFandomentals for this great review of Cosplay: A History! “To read this book is like listening to a friend let you in on a secret rather than perusing a detailed account of history.” https://twitter.com/thefandomentals/status/1531636163026554880
Paperback, 2022
$29.99Member price:$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin🎮 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 🐙 The Mountain in the Sea by @raynayler 🎻 Sea of Tranquility by @EmilyMandel 🥷 Secret Identity by @alex_segura 🗺️ The Cartographers by @pengshepherd https://t.co/PdGoRdYk7J
Paperback, 2024
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Elatsoe
Darcie Little BadgerNext up is the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book. Noms are Cemetery Boys, Aiden Thomas, A Deadly Education, Naomi Novik, Elatsoe, Darcie Little Badger, Legendborn, Tracy Deonn, Raybearer, Jordan Ifueko, and A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking, T. Kingfisher. #DisConIII
Paperback, 2023
$12.99Member price:$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book