Astra House Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Esther YiAstra HouseY/N by Esther Yi reviewed for @guardian! "This is a curious, cerebral work, shot through with moments of tender poetry and a vertiginous self-awareness." —Nina Allan https://t.co/5fM21UWjov
Hardcover, 2023
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bad Fruit
Ella KingAstra HouseCelebrating the #Oscars sweep of #EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce by resurfacing this brilliant essay by @TheRealEllaKing & reminding you that if you loved this movie, you'll love Ella's novel BAD FRUIT! https://t.co/FgpV2QnNMs
Hardcover, 2022
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay
Julian AguonAstra House"[A] moving memoir . . . [Aguon] makes a compelling point about valuing our shared destinies to survive the climate crisis." —Maileen Hamto, @Books_Manhattan Read the full review of @julian_aguon's NO COUNTRY FOR EIGHT-SPOT BUTTERFLIES. https://t.co/f4uIwvAS6J
Hardcover, 2022
$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I'll Be Strong for You
Nasim MarashiAstra HouseI'LL BE STRONG FOR YOU by Nasim Marashi, translated by Poupeh Missaghi is one of @shereadsdotcom's Must-Read Fiction Translations! 💫 https://t.co/CCbhgwDeVD
Hardcover, 2021
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Her Side of the Story: From the Author of Forbidden Notebook
Alba de CéspedesAstra HouseElena Ferrante first read Alba De Cespedes' HER SIDE OF THE STORY when she was just sixteen years old. In her afterword to this new translation by Jill Foulston, she says this novel remains her constant companion as she writes—a book of encouragement. https://t.co/RtiUGevLjZ
Hardcover, 2023
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Spring on the Peninsula
Ery ShinAstra HouseA desultory libertine mourns a failed relationship over the course of two harsh winters in this unprecedented portrait of millennials living in Seoul—Ery Shin's debut novel SPRING ON THE PENINSULA is a meditation on modern life in a city beset by North Korea’s shadow. Out 12/5. https://t.co/rsg0AN0yFs
Hardcover, 2024
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Collected Works
Lydia SandgrenAstra House"An absorbing tale . . . Collected Works is ambitious, assured and draws the reader deeply into an orbit that swings from the late 1970s to the present day . . . " Charlie Connelly reviews Lydia Sandgren's COLLECTED WORKS for @TheNewEuropean. https://t.co/D02OkwyY4a
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mesmerizing: Kingdom of Shiva Series-3
Sivkishen JiAstra House"Mesmerizing . . . Original and often profound, [The Bathysphere Book] is a moving testament to the wonders of exploration." THE BATHYSPHERE BOOK by Brad Fox receives a starred review from @PublishersWkly. https://t.co/iAQDDEwF3b
Paperback, 2019
$45.00$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Seeing: A Memoir of Truth and Courage from China's Most Influential Television Journalist
Chai JingAstra House"Budding journalists and readers looking for a window into a changing China will be riveted." —@PublishersWkly on Chai Jing's SEEING, out 8/15 https://t.co/7mVYikfVFf
Hardcover, 2023
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom
Derecka PurnellAstra HouseAre you curious about police abolition? Want to learn more about systemic oppression? Derecka Purnell's BECOMING ABOLITIONISTS, out now in paperback, is a great place to start. Here is a sampling of quotes from the book that really stuck with us. https://t.co/ndJpe89aSa
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book