Carissa 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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Carissa Chesanek is a writer. Writer; words @TheBrooklynRail @LAReviewofBooks @ElectricLit @The_Rumpus @BroadwayWorld; @TheNewSchool alum; reviews and interviews editor @longleafreview

Hysterical: A Memoir
Elissa Bassist
[Bassist's] writing reads like a wise older sister, insightful and to the point, brutal when need be, but there to catch you when you're ready to fall ... It felt like she was talking to me, telling me this story about her, about me, about all women out there, and I had to listen.
Hardcover, 2022
$29.00Member price:$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Women and Children First
Alina Grabowski
The characters will hold your interest but it’s also Grabowski’s prose that is just as alluring…Gorgeous and lush, heartbreaking and cruel, the story of this complicated community and the women who are trying to survive in it will stick with you, hauntingly present.
Hardcover, 2024
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
On the Savage Side
Tiffany McDaniel
Such a wonderful opportunity to chat with one of my favorite authors Tiffany McDaniel about her new book, On the Savage Side for @TheBrooklynRail @penguinrandom https://t.co/N8JeX1UT2O
Hardcover, 2023
$29.00Member price:$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book