Bellevue Literary Review Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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An independent literary journal of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about health, illness, and healing. Issue 44 now available.

Daughters of Harriet
Cynthia Parker-Ohene
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
Being Here: Stories
Manini Nayar
"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
Woman of Light
Kali Fajardo-Anstine
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
Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century
Jasmine Brown
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
"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
The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club)
Abraham Verghese
.@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
The Evening Hero
Marie Myung-Ok Lee
✨ 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
Eruv
Eryn Green
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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Owl of Minerva: Poems
Eric Pankey
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
Rivers
Douglas Bender
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