Ann Levin Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Fire Exit
Morgan Talty
A poignant first novel that explores the charged question of what constitutes identity — family or tribe?...It is a gripping ending to a thoughtful, heartfelt exploration of what it means to be part of a family and a community.
Hardcover, 2024
$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fire Exit
Morgan Talty
Morgan Talty's debut novel "Fire Exit" is a brave, heartfelt exploration of family and tribal identity.
Hardcover, 2024
$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Commitment
Mona Simpson
@_MonaSimpson’s latest novel is a brilliant exploration of a family haunted by a parent’s mental illness. Read my review for @AP. #novels #fiction #bookreviews https://t.co/8Qreg7YU65
Paperback, 2024
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride
McBride…writes sentences and paragraphs that swing like jazz melodies. Whether he’s describing Malachi, the mysterious klezmer dancer interrogated by police, or Miggy, a formidable Gullah fortuneteller, he creates utterly believable characters who speak pitch-perfect dialogue.
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great Believers
Rebecca Makkai
Rebecca Makkai’s follow-up to “The Great Believers” is an intricately plotted boarding school whodunit fueled by lyrical writing and feminist rage. Read my review for @AP: https://t.co/tCxgl0460q #bookreviews #fiction #truecrime #publishing
Paperback, 2019
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Real Americans: A Read with Jenna Pick
Rachel Khong
She has followed up her debut with a sweeping, multigenerational saga that is twice as long and very serious…Khong has offered up a veritable smorgasbord of ideas — on IVF, genetic engineering, different cultural styles of parenting, and what it means to be a “real American.”
Hardcover, 2024
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
1974: A Personal History
Francine Prose
Francine Prose's memoir "1974" -- about her brief, ill-fated love affair with Tony Russo of Pentagon Papers fame -- is a wrenching elegy for the baby boom generation.
Hardcover, 2024
$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Guest Lecture
Martin Riker
The Guest Lecture by Martin Riker of @DorothyProject is a quirky novel of breathtaking genius. Read my review for @AP. https://t.co/zUTez3X3RF
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Now Is Not the Time to Panic
Kevin Wilson
...Overall, he has written a seductive, highly imaginative story that testifies to the transformative power of art.
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Women Behind the Door
Roddy Doyle
So excited I got to review Roddy Doyle's latest installment in the life and times of Paula Spencer... who was featured in two of his earlier novels. Highly recommend to anyone who loves Doyle, Irish storytellers, dialogue-heavy fiction, and just plain old great writing.
Hardcover, 2024
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book