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Adam Gidwitz Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Author of A TALE DARK AND GRIMM, Newbery Honoree THE INQUISITOR'S TALE, and THE UNICORN RESCUE SOCIETY. Creator of the podcast GRIMM, GRIMMER, GRIMMEST. He/him.

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Book Cover for: Kaleidoscope, Brian Selznick

Kaleidoscope

Brian Selznick
Adam GidwitzAdam Gidwitz

I wrote a review, for the New York Times, of Brian Selznick's new book Kaleidoscope. (I only wrote the review, not the summary.) Check it out here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/books/review/brian-selznick-kaleidoscope.html TL;DR: it's a really good book.

Hardcover, 2021

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Transcendent Kingdom: A Read with Jenna Pick, Yaa Gyasi

Transcendent Kingdom: A Read with Jenna Pick

Yaa Gyasi
Adam GidwitzAdam Gidwitz

currently reading Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. it is, to this point, one of the best books i've ever read. in case you haven't gotten to it yet.

Paperback, 2021

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Impossible Moon, Breanna J. McDaniel

Impossible Moon

Breanna J. McDaniel
Adam GidwitzAdam Gidwitz

I'm so excited about Impossible Moon by Breanna McDaniel! Check it out! https://t.co/2MySiErkBT

Hardcover, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Rising Class: How Three First-Generation College Students Conquered Their First Year, Jennifer Miller

Rising Class: How Three First-Generation College Students Conquered Their First Year

Jennifer Miller
Adam GidwitzAdam Gidwitz

I’m very excited for Rising Class by Jennifer Miller! Out tomorrow (Tuesday)! Seems like a ripping nonfiction story about what it means to go through college now. I’ve already ordered my copy. https://t.co/LYHYeC9kS6

Hardcover, 2023

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (Caldecott Medal Winner), Lindsay Mattick

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (Caldecott Medal Winner)

Lindsay Mattick
Adam GidwitzAdam Gidwitz

My 7yo is reading Finding Winnie by the great Sophie Blackall and my kid just screamed from her room “Winnie the Pooh! It’s about Winnie the Pooh!”

Hardcover, 2015

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book