AWP Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The German Heiress
Anika Scott
Next up, we have two historical fiction writers, @AnikaScott1, mentoring F.M. Deemyad. Anika is the bestselling author of The German Heiress and, most recently, The Soviet Sisters. F.M. is the author of the novel The Sky Worshipers. Can't wait to see where the season takes them! https://t.co/rpgLtTV70U
Paperback, Large Print, 2020
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Apartment
Ana Menéndez
Happy Pub Day! Head over to our member Bookshelf today to pick up a copy of THE APARTMENT by Ana Menendez! https://t.co/9xNa1UQRuw https://t.co/5Uutkuacux
Hardcover, 2023
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Kudzu Queen
Mimi Herman
Congratulations to AWP Board Vice Chair Mimi Herman on the publication of her novel, The Kudzu Queen! Check out her list of literary influences in this article from @lithub. https://t.co/s5i0OeaGVi
Paperback, 2023
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Model Spy: Based on the True Story of Toto Koopman's World War II Ventures
Maryka Biaggio
Our next match is Maryka Biaggio and Beth Brown Preston. Maryka is an award-winning novelist in historical fiction. Her latest book is The Model Spy. Though focusing on fiction, Beth also writes poetry and has published 2 collections and 2 chapbooks. Exciting things ahead! https://t.co/xqnjbQhmOd
Paperback, 2022
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How the Water Holds Me
Tariq Luthun
As we close out National Arab American Heritage Month, we are happy and grateful to share Tariq Luthun's reading from his poetry collection, "How the Water Holds Me." https://t.co/DdDgb3WhXf https://t.co/dVtavtd8e2
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Author: The Portraits of Beowulf Sheehan
Beowulf Sheehan
Celebrate with us!!! AWP is excited to announce award-winning author, @minjinlee11 as the #AWP23 Keynote in Seattle, Washington Get your early-bird registration now: https://t.co/iYB5vTNrdq Photo credit to Beowulf Sheehan https://t.co/cNr6wGHWlq
Hardcover, 2018
$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Inside the Mirror Box: Spells and Theory for All Practitioners
Ray Baker
Congratulations to Parul Kapur Hinzen, winner of the 2022 AWP Prize for the Novel! Her manuscript Inside the Mirror, selected by Brandon Hobson, will be published by University of Nebraska Press. https://t.co/h3N1FnLcBT https://t.co/a0J3vOlJo7
Paperback, 2015
$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cakewalk: Stories
Lee Smith
Our next match is Joann Smith & Sascha Goluboff. Joann's works have been selected as notable stories of the year by Best American Short Stories. She has also published a collection and a novel. Sascha got her MFA at Pacific U and teaches at Washington & Lee University. Congrats! https://t.co/BCWmprLcVt
Paperback, 2014
$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
American Short Fiction
Univ of Texas Press
Congratulations again to the 2022 Small Press Publisher Award finalists: American Short Fiction, Ecotone, and Terrain. org! #AWP22 https://www.awpwriter.org/contests/small_press_publisher_award_overview https://t.co/CaTRQRnejE
Paperback, 1991
$9.95$4.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Exile Music
Jennifer Steil
Our next pair includes @jfsteil7, award-winning author of EXILE MUSIC, along with two previous books. She will be mentoring @sunnyraeanna, a copywriter, publicity coordinator, and fiction editor who won this year's David Madden MFA Award for fiction. Cheers to this duo! #AWPW2W https://t.co/md1CMV47yB
Paperback, 2021
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book