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Boston Globe Books Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Cloud Cuckoo Land, Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr
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Our critic @HamiltonCain found "breathtaking ambition and beautiful prose" in CLOUD CUCKOO LAND, the new novel by Anthony Doerr. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/09/23/arts/stories-survival/

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Last Confessions of Sylvia P., Lee Kravetz

The Last Confessions of Sylvia P.

Lee Kravetz
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Our critic @Clea_Simon reviewed THE LAST CONFESSIONS OF SYLVIA P., by Lee Kravetz, a fictional account of discovering Plath's lost notebooks. https://t.co/pVOrLKXeyf

Paperback, 2023

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Portrait of a Thief, Grace D. Li

Portrait of a Thief

Grace D. Li
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Where's the moral line when it comes to stolen art? Debut novelist Grace D. Li explores that and other mysteries in PORTRAIT OF A THIEF. @mvenk82 reviewed it for us. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/05/arts/stealing-back-whats-been-stolen-portrait-thief/

Paperback, 2023

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Book Cover for: Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton

Birnam Wood

Eleanor Catton
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“Birnam Wood” by Eleanor Catton is a grand, chilling thriller tightly bound by inescapable concerns. Make no mistake: It’s a book that grips you by the throat until its final paragraph. Catton scorches the earth with her prose, writes Lauren LeBlanc. https://t.co/6RBeySmDea

Paperback, 2024

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Bright Burning Things, Lisa Harding

Bright Burning Things

Lisa Harding
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Lisa Harding's BRIGHT BURNING THINGS is humane and sometimes even humorous, while tackling a tough topic, writes our critic Stuart Miller. https://t.co/wEO3JJZYBy

Paperback, 2022

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Small Things Like These (Oprah's Book Club), Claire Keegan

Small Things Like These (Oprah's Book Club)

Claire Keegan
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Our reviewer adored SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE, a new book by Claire Keegan. https://t.co/jkhQcPD3kh

Hardcover, 2021

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Book of Boundaries: Set the Limits That Will Set You Free, Melissa Urban

The Book of Boundaries: Set the Limits That Will Set You Free

Melissa Urban
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Are you setting and keeping healthy boundaries? Our columnist @katekilla talked with @melissa_urban about her new work, THE BOOK OF BOUNDARIES. https://t.co/iENsCwFepK

Paperback, 2023

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Book Cover for: Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club, Celeste Ng

Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club

Celeste Ng
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Critic @SerenaPuang calls OUR MISSING HEARTS "heart-wrenching and brilliant" in her review of the latest novel by @pronounced_ing https://t.co/nc9KrXiGlZ

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres, Kelefa Sanneh

Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres

Kelefa Sanneh
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Kelefa Sanneh on his new book, "Major Labels," and why pop and punk music matter so much to him. https://t.co/DvbIiqo5Vm

Paperback, 2022

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Last White Man, Mohsin Hamid

The Last White Man

Mohsin Hamid
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What would happen if white people woke up and found themselves darker? That's the scenario of THE LAST WHITE MAN by Mohsin Hamid. Ru Freeman reviews. https://t.co/J4TLGUeHBu

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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