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Book Cover for: Half a Life, Darin Strauss

Half a Life

Darin Strauss
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"With neither condescension nor sentimentality, Sasson gives his imperfectly human characters due process; the result is a thrilling, eminently fascinating and fresh read." —Darin Strauss, author of Half a Life: A Memoir https://t.co/0M8RqZAUvv https://t.co/M2PrsDuA8b

Paperback, 2011

$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Beat Writers at Work: The Paris Review, George Plimpton

Beat Writers at Work: The Paris Review

George Plimpton
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Check out this interesting new piece in The Paris Review about Simone de Beauvoir. “Walking through spaces usually possessed by men was proof of her own physical presence, proof of her autonomy and resilience." https://t.co/3RRKYC8KCr

Paperback, 1999

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: We Might as Well Light Something on Fire, Ron MacLean

We Might as Well Light Something on Fire

Ron MacLean
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Check out this review of Ron MacLean’s We Might as Well Light Something on Fire! "MacLean is willing to explore characters, situations, and styles... that present mystery in all of its sublime beauty." https://t.co/RRxRkFmSIC Get your copy today! https://shop.braddockavenuebooks

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Book Cover for: 1984: 75th Anniversary, George Orwell

1984: 75th Anniversary

George Orwell
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Lit Hub just released an article detailing George's Orwell's last days and struggles caused by 1984. Check it out! https://t.co/dlU05SgSY9

Paperback, Mass Market, 1950

$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: My Young Life, Frederic Tuten

My Young Life

Frederic Tuten
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Check out this excerpt from Frederic Tuten's memoir, My Young Life, in which he aspires to write in Paris like the novelists he so admires! https://t.co/26UFxo81pB

Paperback, 2020

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Good Things Out of Nazareth: The Uncollected Letters of Flannery O'Connor and Friends, Flannery O'Connor

Good Things Out of Nazareth: The Uncollected Letters of Flannery O'Connor and Friends

Flannery O'Connor
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The new release, Good Things Out of Nazareth, is a compilation of Flannery O'Connor's previously unpublished letters. In this article, Benjamin B. Alexander explains observations that he discovered while editing the book. Check it out! https://t.co/RYoHD2Yczx

Hardcover, 2019

$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Radio Eldorado, Tyrone Jaeger

Radio Eldorado

Tyrone Jaeger
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This Saturday at 5:30 PM CST, join Braddock Avenue Books author Tyrone Jaeger (RADIO ELDORADO) in conversation with Mark Barr and Stacey Margaret Jones. Event is hosted by CALS Six Bridges Book Festival. Be sure to register below! https://t.co/zhoQE2SZcC

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Book Cover for: Bluff, Michael Kardos

Bluff

Michael Kardos
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“Nous Nous is both a suspenseful story about a kidnapping and an incisive meditation on what it means to be held hostage...With striking...empathy, Vanderslice presents the minds and hearts of complex characters united, and reunited, by tragedy.”--@michael_kardos, author of Bluff https://t.co/U334yqXFX0

Paperback, 2019

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Remember to Forget Me, Kerry Neville

Remember to Forget Me

Kerry Neville
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#AWP19! Please join us today at table # 13094 for two wonderful book signings. 11am Kerry Neville (Remember to Forget Me) and Eric Sasson (Admissions) 1pm Sherrie Flick (BSF18), Tyrone Jaeger (So Many True Believers), and Ron MacLean (We Might As Well Light Something on Fire) https://t.co/BgrtGCOSaI

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Book Cover for: The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai

The Great Believers

Rebecca Makkai
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Check out this interview with Rebecca Makkai! Makkai's The Great Believers is a finalist for tonight's 2018 National Book Award in Fiction. https://t.co/Nd2S5zflxe

Paperback, 2019

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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