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Cary Barbor 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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Cary Barbor is a writer, editor, and radio producer. Print & radio. Gulf Coast Life Book Club @WGCU. Former @wnyc & SiriusXM. @RandolphMFA student. Guardian ad Litem in Collier County, FL. She/her.

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Book Cover for: Scoundrel, Ron Sharrow

Scoundrel

Ron Sharrow
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Great to talk with @sarahw today about her wonderful book SCOUNDREL. Stay tuned for the convo! @wgcu https://t.co/svNAAcHSpT

Paperback, 2011

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Mouth to Mouth, Antoine Wilson

Mouth to Mouth

Antoine Wilson
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@kalyani_saxena Books that de-slumped me: Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson, The Brittanys by Brittany Ackerman, Parakeet by Marie-Helene Bertino. 📚

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Grub Street: The Origins of the British Press, Ruth Herman

Grub Street: The Origins of the British Press

Ruth Herman
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You love her on @AbbottElemABC and clearly she is just as funny in person. This is a gold star Grub Street Diet. https://www.grubstreet.com/2022/03/janelle-james-grub-street-diet.html#_ga=2.10555447.2075922618.1647033101-777366054.1646175529&_gac=1.37022356.1646175530.EAIaIQobChMI6rfS24Gm9gIVgZ6GCh2M9AVzEAAYASAAEgKmPvD_BwE

Hardcover, 2020

$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Rainbow Rainbow: Stories, Lydi Conklin

Rainbow Rainbow: Stories

Lydi Conklin
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I’m blown away by @LydiaConklin‘s collection RAINBOW RAINBOW

Paperback, 2023

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison, Hugh Ryan

The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison

Hugh Ryan
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Can’t wait to dig into this one.

Paperback, 2023

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: One Brilliant Flame, Joy Castro

One Brilliant Flame

Joy Castro
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Hear a bit of the history of cigar rollers in Key West that makes up Joy Castro’s ONE BRILLIANT FLAME. https://t.co/paqQsqZLvH

Paperback, 2023

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Oak and Ivy, Paul Dunbar

Oak and Ivy

Paul Dunbar
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@cfwaters @nysoclib https://t.co/4zSccr4Dkk The school is Paul Laurence Dunbar (no mistaking!). And I'm not sure if you can open the newspaper article but it includes a cultural hall about to open that was named "Oak and Ivy" for D's first collection.

Paperback, 2022

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Marlena, Julie Buntin

Marlena

Julie Buntin
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@mybadauditions Marlena by Julie Buntin. Have you read? It’s so, so good. I don’t think the bird was a critic. 😀

Paperback, 2018

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City (Pulitzer Prize Winner), Andrea Elliott

Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

Andrea Elliott
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What a pleasure to talk to @andreafelliott about her terrific INVISIBLE CHILD. Hear our convo here. @wgcu https://news.wgcu.org/show/gclbookclub/2022-02-15/andrea-elliott-invisible-child?_gl=1*10tfaa4*_ga*MTU0NjEwNzgyMi4xNjI5NDY5Njgz*_ga_J6TEQ3S1MJ*MTY0NTAyNDE3NS40LjAuMTY0NTAyNDE3NS4w&_ga=2.120656776.1435906266.1645024177-1546107822.1629469683

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Oak and Ivy, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Oak and Ivy

Paul Laurence Dunbar
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@cfwaters @nysoclib https://t.co/4zSccr4Dkk The school is Paul Laurence Dunbar (no mistaking!). And I'm not sure if you can open the newspaper article but it includes a cultural hall about to open that was named "Oak and Ivy" for D's first collection.

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