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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In a Garden Burning Gold: Book One of the Wind-Up Garden Series
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, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Seasparrow
Kristin Cashore
Kristin Cashore (@kristincashore), author of SEASPARROW, earned her master's degree from the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons College. Her epic fantasy novels set in the Graceling Realm are all NEW YORK TIMES bestsellers and have won many awards. https://t.co/gUzepZsXZs
Paperback, 2023
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hokuloa Road
Elizabeth Hand
Clue: This #BBFBookHunt eerie thriller takes place at a luxury resort, so we've hidden it at one of Boston's most luxurious hotels, which is located in one of Boston’s newest highrises. Answer: Hokuloa Road by Elizabeth Hand @Liz_Hand at the Four Seasons at One Dalton. https://t.co/hCibbXq2fX
Hardcover, 2022
$28.00$14.00 + 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
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler
To do in Boston this weekend: go see Octavia Butler's PARABLE OF THE SOWER at @ArtsEmerson, as "genre-defying, modern congregational opera!" https://artsemerson.org/events/parable-of-the-sower-2022/
Paperback, 2019
$19.99$9.99 + 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
Team Up: El Toro & Friends: A Graphic Novel
Raúl the Third
Raúl the Third (@raulthe3rd), author of TEAM UP: EL TORO AND FRIENDS, is NYT bestselling and Pura Belpré Award-winning author-illustrator of ¡VAMOS! LET’S GO TO THE MARKET, ¡VAMOS! LET'S GO EAT, ¡VAMOS! LET’S CROSS THE BRIDGE, and the rest of the World of ¡Vamos! series. https://t.co/sMNcIwpOfP
Hardcover, 2022
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Burn Our Bodies Down
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
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Blackmail and Bibingka
Mia P. Manansala
Clue: This foody mystery romance is first come, first served at the oldest continuously operating restaurant in the nation. Get it while its hot! Answer: Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala @MPMtheWriter https://t.co/hzMEngOnw6
Paperback, 2022
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Survival of the City: The Future of Urban Life in an Age of Isolation
Edward Glaeser
This week's reading at the BBF: Edward Glaeser and @Cutler_econ's nonfiction book SURVIVAL OF THE CITY! https://t.co/crSQ5CFJVB
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book