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Book Cover for: Daughters of Harriet, Cynthia Parker-Ohene

Daughters of Harriet

Cynthia Parker-Ohene
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BLR author news: DAUGHTERS OF HARRIET is a powerful debut collection by Cynthia Parker-Ohene (whose poems appear in BLR Issue 39, "Reading the Body"). Listen to a conversation with Cynthia via @Colorado_Review @djenne https://coloradoreview.colostate.edu/2022/03/march-2022-podcast-in-conversation-with-cynthia-parker-ohene #NationalPoetryMonth

Paperback, 2022

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Being Here: Stories

Manini Nayar
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"A story has its own life, and I am immersed in it and on the margins at the same time, both participant and recorder..." Read an interview with Manini Nayar, about crafting her new #story collection BEING HERE, editing with BLR, & what's next. https://blreview.org/interviews/interview-manini-nayar #fiction https://t.co/HL2dm2cYk9

Paperback, 2025

$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Woman of Light, Kali Fajardo-Anstine

Woman of Light

Kali Fajardo-Anstine
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Kali Fajardo-Anstine's writing career has soared since her story "Remedies" appeared in BLR in 2010. At our benefit, Kali shares her thoughts on writing & healing, along with a reading from her stunning novel "Woman of Light." 🎟️https://t.co/WTL17qKKhJ (Photo: Estevan Ruiz) https://t.co/wFEjbsWQM6

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century, Jasmine Brown

Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century

Jasmine Brown
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As #BlackHistoryMonth begins, we hope everyone will pick up a copy of @JasmineB_Author 's important new book, TWICE AS HARD, + join BLR for a Book Talk with Jasmine on Feb 15🩺📖💜 https://t.co/rgMAcjomf8 #MedTwitter #blackhistorymonth2023 #BlackHistory #medicalhistory #history https://t.co/uc8sKbKqJ8

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Sisters of Mercy

Millie Curtis
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"The character – this shrewd, veteran nurse – is as vivid in my mind’s eye as if I’d known her all my life." For #NationalNursesDay, read "Sisters of Mercy" by Joan Leegant & commentary by fiction editor Suzanne McConnell, who chose it as an editor's pick #medhum #nursetwitter https://t.co/daz288ZbKU

Paperback, 2021

$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club), Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club)

Abraham Verghese
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.@abe_verghese sharing some inspiring words on stories.💜Join us tomorrow for a live event with Dr. Verghese at @Center4Fiction in-person or via livestream: https://t.co/d6VEN7MBd1 Watch our full Covid Writing Goes Viral conversation: https://t.co/6G0vt3pfQq https://t.co/T8Of2Fkzjk

Hardcover, 2023

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Evening Hero, Marie Myung-Ok Lee

The Evening Hero

Marie Myung-Ok Lee
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✨ TONIGHT join us as we talk with award-winning author @MarieMyungOkLee about her new book, The Evening Hero, and her adventures in writing it--including traveling to North Korea to do research. RSVP here: https://t.co/8eKr6arevL https://t.co/yySxuLNHhB

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Eruv

Eryn Green
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Today's featured #reading comes from senior fiction editor @Ronnawineberg, who selected two excellent #stories for BLR's Our Picks section: --> "Girls, At Play" by Celeste Ng @pronounced_ing --> "Eruv" by David Milofsky @Dorstan https://blreview.org/our-picks/ronna-winebergs-picks/ https://t.co/tTp18Zbcf2

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Book Cover for: Owl of Minerva: Poems, Eric Pankey

Owl of Minerva: Poems

Eric Pankey
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It's #NationalPoetryMonth and we'll be sharing poems from our archive (and very soon, our new issue!) all month. Here is "A Thread of Sunlight on Eurydice's Hem" by Eric Pankey (Issue 35). https://t.co/1UFLB1Hvup #poetry #PoetryMonth #poetrycommunity https://t.co/b3GNeEF1BX

Paperback, 2019

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Rivers

Douglas Bender
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Thrilled that our new issue is finally out! Pick up a copy to read "Rivers" by Yalitza Ferreras, winner of the Goldenberg Prize for Fiction. http://tinyurl.com/BLR-Issue38 @yalitzawrites https://t.co/RO9fSlHqop

Paperback, 2021

$7.95$3.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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