Clea Simon 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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Crime fiction and, often, cats. Psychological suspense HOLD ME DOWN and feline cozy A CAT ON THE CASE most recently https://t.co/R42YW5pUP4 she/her/hers

The Works Of Laurence Sterne: Tristram Shandy
Laurence Sterne
"In its wild imaginative reach, “The Books of Jacob” most recalls the works of Laurence Sterne, if Tristram Shandy were a heretical Jewish leader rumored to have two penises." (shout out to my English majors!) https://t.co/suk7xCFc40 via @BostonGlobe
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Radiant Fugitives
Nawaaz Ahmed
RT @bookcritics: NBCC Vice President/Fundraising @AnitaFelicelli reviewed Nawaaz Ahmed’s "Radiant Fugitives" for @AltaJournal: https://t.co…
Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ramona the Pest
Beverly Cleary
RT @kristenwEditor: I can't put into words how much Beverly Cleary's books, especially Ramona the Pest, meant to me. RIP. I'll always think…
Paperback, 2020
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Women's Hotel
Daniel M. Lavery
A gently humorous episodic work … While Lavery’s witty, at times flippant tone encourages such a casual approach, reading each chapter as its own character sketch could undermine the subtle connections underlying even the lightest parts of this debut … [A] little jewel of a novel.
Hardcover, 2024
$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Now Is Not the Time to Panic
Kevin Wilson
Is #FridayReads still a thing? Cause I'm reading Kevin Wilson's "Now is Not the Time To Panic." What are you reading? (Print = a tech that works!) https://t.co/tJzprE1Tt8
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Works: Complete In Eight Volumes: With An Account Of The Life And Writings Of The Author, Volume 5
Laurence Sterne
"In its wild imaginative reach, “The Books of Jacob” most recalls the works of Laurence Sterne, if Tristram Shandy were a heretical Jewish leader rumored to have two penises." (shout out to my English majors!) https://t.co/suk7xCFc40 via @BostonGlobe
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The First to Lie
Hank Phillippi Ryan
Waiting for my next book is hard. This helps! “A hard-rocking riff of a novel, HOLD ME DOWN explodes." – Joanna Schaffhausen, "Every Waking Hour" @slipperywhisper @PolisBooks "pitch-perfectly dark psychological suspense." – Hank Phillippi Ryan "The First to Lie" @HankPRyan
Paperback, 2021
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
With or Without You
Caroline Leavitt
Over the moon that NYT-bestselling novelist Caroline Leavitt took the time to read my upcoming HOLD ME DOWN – proud to share this on the pb pub day of her profoundly moving WITH OR WITHOUT YOU (If her words intrigue you: https://t.co/0vRyrKIXLO ) @Leavittnovelist @PolisBooks https://t.co/OCnrjErONZ
Paperback, 2021
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Mirror Dance
Catriona McPherson
Congrats as well to (non-debut) @CatrionaMcP for best historical THE MIRROR DANCE https://twitter.com/CatrionaMcP/status/1483140673796591617
Paperback, 2022
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World
Wil Haygood
RT @nytimesbooks: Wil Haygood’s essential new book, “Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World,” is like a time capsu…
Hardcover, 2021
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book