Bellevue Literary Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Bar at Twilight
Frederic Tuten
“I want fiction that jars me. Jars me to its beauty, its freshness, its surprise.” Frederic Tuten, author of THE BAR AT TWILIGHT, in a feisty, delightful conversation with @BaileyTrela @clereviewbooks https://t.co/TX5Pvx2lkw
Paperback, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
All Else Failed: The Unlikely Volunteers at the Heart of the Migrant Aid Crisis
Dana Sachs
Just published: Dana Sachs’s ALL ELSE FAILED: The Unlikely Volunteers at the Heart of the Migrant Aid Crisis, “a story about the drive to nurture and care for our fellow humans” (@DinaNayeri) that “can teach us important lessons” (@RebeccaSolnit) https://t.co/6PgcRHNalx https://t.co/cm7so4uTN4
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Monastery
Eduardo Halfon
Happy #InternationalTranslationDay to Lisa Dillman & Daniel Hahn, the “seamless” team behind Eduardo Halfon’s CANCIÓN, MOURNING, MONASTERY & (w/ Ollie Brock, Thomas Bunstead & Anne McLean) THE POLISH BOXER https://t.co/ZEdRzedP6y
Paperback, 2014
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Your Hearts, Your Scars
Adina Talve-Goodman
“Talve-Goodman blends humor, humility and compassion so seamlessly, you can’t help but be captivated. The book reads like she is speaking to you.” A beautiful review of YOUR HEARTS, YOUR SCARS @StLJewishLight https://t.co/3grSarGIl8
Paperback, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Attempt
Magdaléna Platzová
Happy #InternationalTranslationDay to @alexjzucker (THE ATTEMPT) and Craig Cravens (AARON’S LEAP), who ushered Magdaléna Platzová’s gorgeous novels of art and revolution into English https://t.co/mROJZHsgK8 https://t.co/7gHKEIleRp
Paperback, 2016
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cesare: A Novel of War-Torn Berlin
Jerome Charyn
Huzzah for Jerome Charyn and his novel CESARE! https://t.co/EMii83YjvJ
Hardcover, 2020
$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Road Unforeseen: Women Fight the Islamic State
Meredith Tax
We at Bellevue Literary Press mourn the passing of Meredith Tax, our beloved friend and author of A ROAD UNFORESEEN. She was an ongoing source of inspiration to us and many others. https://t.co/f3FSPVjGGk
Paperback, 2016
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Let No One Sleep
Juan José Millás
"Wonderfully absurd...LET NO ONE SLEEP is, ostensibly, a comedy. However, as is the case with the best comedies, it contains an undercurrent of sadness” @RobertMontero21 reviews @JuanJoseMillas's new novel (trans. Thomas Bunstead) for @LitroMagazine https://t.co/JvmV7jfJXD
Paperback, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Polish Boxer
Eduardo Halfon
Happy #InternationalTranslationDay to Lisa Dillman & Daniel Hahn, the “seamless” team behind Eduardo Halfon’s CANCIÓN, MOURNING, MONASTERY & (w/ Ollie Brock, Thomas Bunstead & Anne McLean) THE POLISH BOXER https://t.co/ZEdRzedP6y
Paperback, 2012
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Aaron's Leap
Magdaléna Platzová
Happy #InternationalTranslationDay to @alexjzucker (THE ATTEMPT) and Craig Cravens (AARON’S LEAP), who ushered Magdaléna Platzová’s gorgeous novels of art and revolution into English https://t.co/mROJZHsgK8 https://t.co/7gHKEIleRp
Paperback, 2014
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book