CookeMcDermid Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
CookeMcDermid on XLiterary Agency representing literary and commercial fiction, narrative-driven nonfiction, middle grade and YA.

Kiss the Red Stairs: The Holocaust, Once Removed: A Memoir
Marsha LedermanCongratulations to @marshalederman , winner of the 2023 @JCCVancouver Western Canada Jewish Book Awards Cindy Roadburg Memorial Prize, for her memoir KISS THE RED STAIRS. https://t.co/fiV7L8j7OM
Paperback, 2023
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces
Elamin AbdelmahmoudWe are thrilled to congratulate Elamin Abdelmahmoud (@elamin88) as his impactful memoir, SON OF ELSEWHERE, is nominated for the 2023 Evergreen Award (Non-fiction), from @ForestofReading! Read the full list here: https://t.co/tFwObzYE5S https://t.co/iaJR7XYpan
Paperback, 2022
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Blue, Beautiful World
Karen LordICYMI: reviews for @drkarenlord 's THE BLUE, BEAUTIFUL WORLD are in! NYT bestselling author Martha Wells calls the novel "warm, engaging, and wildly original." THE BLUE, BEAUTIFUL WORLD will be out Aug 29! https://t.co/eqIFLTaHot
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The Handyman Method: A Story of Terror
Nick CutterLooking to fill your shelves with more chilling reads? Enter the #Goodreadsgiveaway for Nick Cutter and Andrew Sullivan's (@AFSulli ) THE HANDYMAN METHOD, from June 5 to June 19. Enter here: https://t.co/c7Lt8H3waN https://t.co/4pAqbl0Gjl
Paperback, 2023
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
What Strange Paradise
Omar El AkkadWe are thrilled as @omarelakkad is longlisted for the 2023 Dublin Literary Award for his poignant novel, WHAT STRANGE PARADISE; a story that brings the global refugee crisis down to the level of a child's eyes. https://t.co/IbBcNzOeNB
Paperback, 2022
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix
Cherie Dimaline#CMDDeal: Congratulations to @cherie_dimaline , as world rights to INTO THE BRIGHT OPEN, a modern retelling of The Secret Garden, have been sold to Emily Settle at @FeiwelFriends , by @rachelletofsky and @DLCooke , for publication in fall 2023! https://t.co/o51aOpxHia
Hardcover, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Dutch Orphan
Ellen KeithCongratulations to Ellen Keith (@eakeith )! THE DUTCH ORPHAN stays in the @TorontoStar 's Canadian Fiction Bestseller List, placing #5 in this week's ! Read it here: https://t.co/BLzoTh3I56 https://t.co/SjqPgs1pO7
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Running Trees: Stories
Amber McMillan🎉 Congratulations to CMD authors @davidbhuebert (CHEMICAL VALLEY), Amber McMillan (THE RUNNING TREES) and @moscotweets (SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OF THE MIDDLE CLASSES) on their 2022 @AtlBookAwards nominations! https://t.co/dMoRwiTDYq
Paperback, 2021
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sharp Edges
Leah MolWishing SHARP EDGES by @leahmol a fantastic book birthday! SHARP EDGES is an important, electrifying novel about the agony and exhilaration of being a teenage girl, now out from @doubledayca ! https://t.co/9jnPOcgFyg https://t.co/EKbSky8oAW
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Still, I Cannot Save You: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Love, and Letting Go
Kelly S. ThompsonWe wish a happy book birthday to @KellyS_Thompson's STILL I CANNOT SAVE YOU, a moving memoir exploring Kelly’s relationship with her older sister, Meghan, from @McClellandBooks . https://t.co/f5w2rVxwpt https://t.co/17w7og42w9
Paperback, 2023
$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book