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Andrew LaVallee Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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@nytimes Arts & Leisure editor

23 books
Book Cover for: Cloud Cuckoo Land, Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr
Andrew LaValleeAndrew LaVallee

‘At least four times throughout the day he offered me chocolate chip cookies.’ Read @galbeckerman on Anthony Doerr, author of ‘All the Light We Cannot See’ and the soon-to-be-published ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/16/books/anthony-doerr-cloud-cuckoo-land.html

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Misfits: A Personal Manifesto, Michaela Coel

Misfits: A Personal Manifesto

Michaela Coel
Andrew LaValleeAndrew LaVallee

RT @ditzkoff: I wrote about Michaela Coel, whose new book, "Misfits: A Personal Manifesto," codifies her efforts to achieve transparency in…

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Book Cover for: Station Eleven: A Novel (National Book Award Finalist), Emily St John Mandel

Station Eleven: A Novel (National Book Award Finalist)

Emily St John Mandel
Andrew LaValleeAndrew LaVallee

RT @xanalter: Emily St. John Mandel spoke about "Station Eleven" and why people are comforted by a novel and show about a deadly virus. "Th…

Paperback, 2015

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Road: Pulitzer Prize Winner, Cormac McCarthy

The Road: Pulitzer Prize Winner

Cormac McCarthy
Andrew LaValleeAndrew LaVallee

Cormac McCarthy is on the cover of this weekend’s Arts & Leisure with an excerpt from his forthcoming novel “The Passenger,” his first since “The Road” in 2006. Read it here: https://t.co/RGHpO1SOCJ https://t.co/K4v95OqXmJ

Paperback, 2007

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Overstory, Richard Powers

The Overstory

Richard Powers
Andrew LaValleeAndrew LaVallee

When he spotted some roadside litter, Richard Powers muttered, “Bipeds,” shaking his head in dismay. Join @xanalter in the Smoky Mountains with the author of "The Overstory" and the soon-to-be-released novel "Bewilderment": https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/books/richard-powers-bewilderment.html

Paperback, 2019

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Golden Girls: Magnet Set, Christine Kopaczewski

The Golden Girls: Magnet Set

Christine Kopaczewski
Andrew LaValleeAndrew LaVallee

‘For me, Christine is one of the great TV characters, up there with Homer Simpson, Tony and Carmela Soprano or any of the Golden Girls,’ @shaneisland writes https://twitter.com/shaneisland/status/1485406657861414912

Paperback, 2019

$9.95$4.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Beautiful World, Where Are You, Sally Rooney

Beautiful World, Where Are You

Sally Rooney
Andrew LaValleeAndrew LaVallee

The back story from @Liz_A_Harris on why Sally Rooney turned down her Israeli publisher's request to release her latest book, "Beautiful World, Where Are You," in Hebrew https://t.co/wew8xXE2OC

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr
Andrew LaValleeAndrew LaVallee

‘At least four times throughout the day he offered me chocolate chip cookies.’ Read @galbeckerman on Anthony Doerr, author of ‘All the Light We Cannot See’ and the soon-to-be-published ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/16/books/anthony-doerr-cloud-cuckoo-land.html

Paperback, 2017

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Passenger, Cormac McCarthy

The Passenger

Cormac McCarthy
Andrew LaValleeAndrew LaVallee

Cormac McCarthy is on the cover of this weekend’s Arts & Leisure with an excerpt from his forthcoming novel “The Passenger,” his first since “The Road” in 2006. Read it here: https://t.co/RGHpO1SOCJ https://t.co/K4v95OqXmJ

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner, Toni Morrison

Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner

Toni Morrison
Andrew LaValleeAndrew LaVallee

'As of Wednesday afternoon, Ms. Morrison’s 34-year-old novel was one of the top 50 best-selling books on Amazon.' https://t.co/w6qSigXCzy

Paperback, 2004

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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