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Boston Book Festival Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Amari and the Great Game, B. B. Alston

Amari and the Great Game

B. B. Alston
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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
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Book Cover for: Will Do Magic for Small Change, Andrea Hairston

Will Do Magic for Small Change

Andrea Hairston
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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
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Book Cover for: The Book of Goose, Yiyun Li

The Book of Goose

Yiyun Li
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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
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Book Cover for: Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original, Howard Bryant

Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original

Howard Bryant
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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
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Book Cover for: Wilder Girls, Rory Power

Wilder Girls

Rory Power
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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
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Book Cover for: The Midnight Ride, Ben Mezrich

The Midnight Ride

Ben Mezrich
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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
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Book Cover for: The Weight of Blood, Tiffany D. Jackson

The Weight of Blood

Tiffany D. Jackson
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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
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Book Cover for: The Pallbearers Club, Paul Tremblay

The Pallbearers Club

Paul Tremblay
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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
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Book Cover for: Frizzy, Claribel A. Ortega

Frizzy

Claribel A. Ortega
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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
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Book Cover for: Last Night at the Telegraph Club, Malinda Lo

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Malinda Lo
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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
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