CommonReads 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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The Swimmers
Julie OtsukaCommonReadsSaturday, May 20th at 11am PT, Julie Otsuka will discuss her novel, THE SWIMMERs, which has been chosen as the 2023 Seattle Reads selection by @SPLBuzz. Register here: https://t.co/fTWRSFZbDd
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Most Fun We Ever Had
Claire LombardoCommonReads“Lessons in Chemistry is a breath of fresh air—a witty, propulsive, and refreshingly hopeful novel.” —Claire Lombardo, author of The Most Fun We Ever Had Find the Teacher's Guide for LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by @BonnieGarmus here: https://t.co/aVZOddON1Y
Paperback, 2021
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Radical Curiosity: Questioning Commonly Held Beliefs to Imagine Flourishing Futures
Seth GoldenbergCommonReadsIn RADICAL CURIOSITY, thought leader Seth Goldenberg blends philosophy, business strategy, cultural criticism, and fascinating case studies to reignite the curiosity needed to imagine and build a better world. Watch a message from the author: https://t.co/fcAzbiU98m
Hardcover, 2022
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Vanishing Half: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)
Brit BennettCommonReadsTHE VANISHING HALF by @britrbennett is a 2021 Women’s Prize Finalist that weaves together generations of a family, from the Deep South to California, and gives an exploration of American history. Watch Brit Bennett discuss the novel with @Trevornoah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smj3I8Co9cM
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Letters to the Sons of Society: A Father's Invitation to Love, Honesty, and Freedom
Shaka SenghorCommonReadsLETTERS TO THE SONS OF SOCIETY by @ShakaSenghor is a collection of beautifully written letters to his sons, Jay and Sekou, that invites men everywhere on a journey of honesty and healing. Read an excerpt: http://commonreads.com/book/?isbn=9780593238011 https://t.co/ZhJMs0Txzc
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nightcrawling
Leila MottleyCommonReadsNIGHTCRAWLING, written by @leilamottley, is a novel about a young Black woman who walks the streets of Oakland and stumbles headlong into the failure of its justice system. #FYE2023 Learn more about the book here: https://t.co/KbgW9Gsnep https://t.co/gMmXd4drZ2 https://t.co/rNDDAj0P15
Hardcover, 2022
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
What Strange Paradise
Omar El AkkadCommonReadsFriday, 5/13 at 8:30pm ET @omarelakkad, author of WHAT STRANGE PARADISE, will join the @PENworldvoices festival for a talk, "In the Same Boat: Narratives of Borders and Migration," at Judson Memorial Church. Find more information here: https://worldvoices.pen.org/speaker/omar-el-akkad/
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Harlem Shuffle
Colson WhiteheadCommonReadsHARLEM SHUFFLE by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author @colsonwhitehead is a Finalist for the @KirkusReviews Prize for Fiction. The novel, set in the 1960s, is about race and power and is ultimately a love letter to Harlem. Read more: http://commonreads.com/book/?isbn=9780385545136 https://t.co/hr1GfdaMbj
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Every Day the River Changes: Four Weeks Down the Magdalena
Jordan SalamaCommonReadsWatch @JordanSalama19 speak about his book EVERY DAY THE RIVER CHANGES (@CatapultStory) at the Fall 2022 common reading virtual author event hosted by Penguin Random House Education. https://t.co/hgSWFAGBZo
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America
James FallowsCommonReadsOUR TOWNS, written by @JamesFallows and @FallowsDeb, is a revelatory portrait of the civic and economic renewal taking place across America, town by town and generally out of view of the national media. Read an excerpt of the book here: http://commonreads.com/book/?isbn=9780525432449 https://t.co/9frqD2gTai
Paperback, 2019
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book