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Book Cover for: Miles from Nowhere, Nami Mun

Miles from Nowhere

Nami Mun
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Reminder for BookEnds fellows, mentors, and alums! Our yearly virtual retreat is this Saturday, featuring a talk with Nami Mun, author of the Whiting-Award-winning novel MILES FROM NOWHERE. Invitation and link in email and on Slack! https://t.co/zFrYOhVDnv

Paperback, 2009

$22.00Member price:$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Lincoln Highway, Amor Towles

The Lincoln Highway

Amor Towles
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Tomorrow, Bookends co-founder and co-director @MegWolitzer will be interviewing @amortowles, author of one of the most buzzed-about books of the season: The Lincoln Highway. In-person and livestream ticket options available from @SymphonySpace: http://ow.ly/IAlS50H4Mqv https://t.co/Lj3zPXsI96

Paperback, 2023

$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Provenance, Sue Mell

Provenance

Sue Mell
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Gratitude 2022: Sue Mell's novel debut PROVENANCE (July, @MadvillePub), winner of the Blue Moon Novel Award, was selected as a 2022 Great Group Read by the Women’s National Book Association. Congratulations, @suemell2017 and mentor Amy Hempel! https://t.co/iafu5GiOhU

Paperback, 2022

$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Body Scout, Lincoln Michel

The Body Scout

Lincoln Michel
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Our 2021-2022 Fellows are lucky enough to be working with some new mentors this year, including @TheLincoln! Lincoln is the author of the novel The Body Scout and the story collection Upright Beasts. His fiction appears in @parisreview, @GrantaMag, and many other places. https://t.co/ab27dwwfM2

Paperback, 2022

$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Upright Beasts, Lincoln Michel

Upright Beasts

Lincoln Michel
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Our 2021-2022 Fellows are lucky enough to be working with some new mentors this year, including @TheLincoln! Lincoln is the author of the novel The Body Scout and the story collection Upright Beasts. His fiction appears in @parisreview, @GrantaMag, and many other places. https://t.co/ab27dwwfM2

Paperback, 2015

$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Weight of Him, Ethel Rohan

The Weight of Him

Ethel Rohan
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Alumni shoutout: Kathleen Gibbons recently published a pice of short fiction, "The Weight of Him" in the 20th Anniversary Issue of the Bellevue Literary Review @BLReview. Congrats, Kathleen! Read her piece here: https://t.co/DbC8IAR2zD https://t.co/7b5KiwMmov

Hardcover, 2017

$37.00Member price:$18.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: What about the Baby?: Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction, Alice McDermott

What about the Baby?: Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction

Alice McDermott
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Alums, tune in TONIGHT for award-winning author Alice McDermott's craft talk featuring wisdom from her new book on writing, What About the Baby?. You don't want to miss this one! https://t.co/FAyiu3JB7w

Paperback, 2022

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Lie Someone Told You about Yourself, Peter Ho Davies

A Lie Someone Told You about Yourself

Peter Ho Davies
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Alums! We are thrilled to announce the next guest in our Visiting Writers series, Peter Ho Davies, in a talk about his most recent novel A LIE SOMEONE TOLD YOU ABOUT YOURSELF. Wed, 12/7, 7 pm ET. Mark your calendars—link in Slack and email! https://t.co/MsEamnakZe

Paperback, 2022

$15.99Member price:$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Mothers, Jennifer Gilmore

The Mothers

Jennifer Gilmore
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@jenwgilmore is the author of three novels for adults, including The Mothers, which is currently being adapted for film. She has taught creative writing and literature at a variety of colleges, including Barnard and Princeton. We're thrilled to have you on board, Jennifer! https://t.co/IjpMFwSXII

Hardcover, Large Print, 2013

$35.95Member price:$17.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Healing Circle, Coco Picard

The Healing Circle

Coco Picard
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Gratitude 2022: August saw the publication of Coco Picard's THE HEALING CIRCLE (@RedHenPress), recipient of The Women’s Prose Award. Congratulations, @cocolarolo and mentor @MegWolitzer! https://t.co/1KriSA6LN1

Paperback, 2022

$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book