Alexis Burling Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Alexis Burling is a book critic. Writer. Book critic. Editor.
![Book Cover for: Poor Deer, Claire Oshetsky](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780063327665.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709848894)
Poor Deer
Claire Oshetsky![Alexis Burling](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars-md/da0e9643-d232-4308-88df-5403b9c93f44.webp)
We all carry our guilt around with us...In Claire Oshetsky’s creepy yet magnetic, fable-like novel, “Poor Deer,” that gnawing, inescapable feeling takes the form of a slightly deranged, mossy-toothed imaginary deer — named Poor Deer after the phrase “poor dear”
Hardcover, 2024
$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: The Celebrants: A Read with Jenna Pick (a Novel), Steven Rowley](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780593540428.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709848377)
The Celebrants: A Read with Jenna Pick (a Novel)
Steven Rowley![Alexis Burling](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars-md/da0e9643-d232-4308-88df-5403b9c93f44.webp)
That gnawing feeling of “what if” is the jumping-off point of Rowley’s latest novel. Equal parts contemplative, heartfelt and, yes, slightly corny, the book not only serves as a reminder that life is indeed short, but also pays tribute to the healing power of friendship ...
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780063251922.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709848717)
Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver![Alexis Burling](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars-md/da0e9643-d232-4308-88df-5403b9c93f44.webp)
Extraordinary ... With plenty of wisdom and strategically placed infusions of heart, it offers a bird’s-eye view into the day-to-day of a group of people often misrepresented or misunderstood
Hardcover, 2022
$32.50$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Family Meal, Bryan Washington](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780593421093.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709849644)
Family Meal
Bryan Washington![Alexis Burling](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars-md/da0e9643-d232-4308-88df-5403b9c93f44.webp)
A tornado of feelings, from guilt and fury to patience and empathy. It picks at the scabs of humanity’s failures with eyes wide open while simultaneously showing us how to be humble, how to be honest and how to love
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: On the Rooftop, Margaret Wilkerson Sexton](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780063139954.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709848499)
On the Rooftop
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton![Alexis Burling](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars-md/da0e9643-d232-4308-88df-5403b9c93f44.webp)
A powerhouse novel that reflects both how high we can fly and how quickly we can be knocked down. But Sexton’s message is clear: “Oh, yes, change (blows) in like the wind,” she writes. The best we can do is lift our arms up, steer when we can, and make the most out of the ride.
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Fourteen Days: A Collaborative Novel, The Authors Guild](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780358616382.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1710751768)
Fourteen Days: A Collaborative Novel
The Authors Guild![Alexis Burling](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars-md/da0e9643-d232-4308-88df-5403b9c93f44.webp)
if there’s one current event that can bring everyone together to work on a creative endeavor, it’s COVID-19. The project is “Fourteen Days,” a poignant and emotionally resonant yet slightly repetitive and uneven collaborative novel edited by Margaret Atwood and Douglas Preston.
Hardcover, 2024
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book