Boston Book Festival 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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October 14th 2023, Copley square JustKids! October 21st 2023, Nubian square

Amari and the Great Game
B. B. Alston
B. B. Alston (@bb_alston), author of AMARI AND THE GREAT GAME, lives in Lexington, SC. His debut novel, AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS, is a NYT and Indie bestseller. When not writing, he can be found eating too many sweets and exploring country roads to see where they lead. https://t.co/a4MD8IefeZ
Paperback, 2023
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Will Do Magic for Small Change
Andrea Hairston
Clue: This novel follows a group of daring thespians on a magical journey, so we’ve dropped it at this theater, reopened in 2004 to become one of Boston's most beloved spots. Answer: Will Do Magic for Small Change by Andrea Hairston @AAhairsto at the Boston Opera House https://t.co/qAYnpw4GJv
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Book of Goose
Yiyun Li
Yiyun Li, author of THE BOOK OF GOOSE, is the author of ten books, and her honors and awards include a MacArthur Fdn Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fdn Fellowship, a Windham Campbell Prize, the 2021 Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and others. https://t.co/bQ2KMDy4rL
Paperback, 2023
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original
Howard Bryant
Howard Bryant (@hbryant42), author of RICKEY: THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL, is a senior writer for ESPN, the sports correspondent for NPR’s Weekend Edition, and a two-time Casey Award Winner for best baseball book of the year. https://t.co/DU0DyX8LDJ
Paperback, 2023
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Wilder Girls
Rory Power
Rory Power, author of IN A GARDEN BURNING GOLD, has an MA in prose fiction from the University of East Anglia, and is the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of WILDER GIRLS and BURN OUR BODIES DOWN. https://t.co/wrBYTyCS6R
Paperback, 2020
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Midnight Ride
Ben Mezrich
Ben Mezrich (@benmezrich), author of THE MIDNIGHT RIDE, is the NYT bestselling author of THE ACCIDENTAL BILLIONAIRES (adapted by Aaron Sorkin into the David Fincher film The Social Network), BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE, THE ANTISOCIAL NETWORK, and many other bestselling books. https://t.co/Kba4tXdlhp
Paperback, Mass Market, 2023
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Weight of Blood
Tiffany D. Jackson
Tiffany D. Jackson (@WriteinBK), author of THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD, is the NYT bestselling author of ALLEGEDLY, MONDAY’S NOT COMING, LET ME HEAR A RHYME, GROWN, and WHITE SMOKE, and is a Walter Dean Myers Honor Book and Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe New Talent Award winner. https://t.co/Hcb4TAvYRh
Paperback, 2023
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Pallbearers Club
Paul Tremblay
Clue: This #BBFBookHunt book and eagerly anticipated novel from a rising horror star can be sighted at one of Boston's spookiest cemetaries, where painter Gilbert Stuart is buried. Answer: The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay @paulGtremblay at Central Burying Ground https://t.co/khcpF5Xac8
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Frizzy
Claribel A. Ortega
Clue: The author of this graphic novel says she is obsessed with eighties pop culture and video games, so we've stored her book in front of Boston's most famous arcade. Answer: Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega @Claribel_Ortega and Rose Bousamra @rosebousamra https://t.co/mAv7Xx3bBw
Paperback, 2022
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Malinda Lo
Malinda Lo (@malindalo), author of A SCATTER OF LIGHT, is the NYT bestselling author of LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB, winner of the National Book Award, the Stonewall Book Award, and the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, among others. https://t.co/RvBFQk99Xq
Paperback, 2021
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book