CoverSpy CHI 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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Puro Amor
Sandra Cisneros
Happy Birthday Chicago author Sandra Cisneros <3 Known for A House on Mango Street and Caramelo she's also a poet and artist. She founded the @MacondoWriters in 1995 for socially engaged writers. Check out her newest book "Puro Amor" (📷: Keith Dannemiller) https://t.co/WmwLdl5dgy
Paperback, 2018
$10.00$5.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great Believers
Rebecca Makkai
The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai (F, 30s, River North, Chicago) https://t.co/yYVEKflj40
Paperback, 2019
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Guest List
Lucy Foley
The Guest List, Lucy Foley (30's. Black hair pulled back, small gold earrings, surgical mask, pink/red plaid shirt, grey zipup tied around waist, pink backpack. NB Blue) #chicagoreads #ctablueline @lucyfoleytweets https://t.co/NLdkdI21qu
Paperback, 2021
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Great Perhaps
Joe Meno
The Great Perhaps; Joe Meno (#whataspyreads #agentsouthpaw #chicagocoverpy; NB Blue) https://t.co/VGh7PdvhjR
Paperback, 2010
$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1
Sui Ishida
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1; Sui Ishida (M, 20s; dressed all in black, incl. face mask; SB Red Line) https://t.co/a96V6mgWJX
Paperback, 2015
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Working: People Talk about What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What They Do
Studs Terkel
@CoverSpy #CoverSpyArchives #LibraryBook -and a little ode to Studs Terkel #working https://t.co/OtepbECA9N
Paperback, 1997
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez (20's. Long blond hair with bangs and brown regrowth, black Nike mask, oversize black coat, skinny jeans, black Doc Marten style boots. Clark & Lake Blue Line station. #chicagoreads #ctablueline https://t.co/5lS19nTGVq
Paperback, 2006
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Text Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship
Kayleen Schaefer
Text Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship by Kayleen Schaefer (@kayleener) #agentsouthpaw #whataspyreads https://t.co/ubovYuRdZW
Paperback, 2019
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
Erik Larson
The Devil in the White City, Erik Larson (F, 20s, Lincoln Park, Chicago) https://t.co/0sveYvlSJr
Paperback, 2004
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
V. E. Schwab
#CoverSpy's Agents list is up. Your Chicago agents are reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V. E. Schwab (Agent Eyre) and Arsenic and Adobe, Mia P. Manansala (Agent Southpaw) What are you reading #Chicago? We've missed seeing your books https://t.co/Q8GQdTFkbB
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book