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CoverSpy CHI Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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A team of book nerds hits the streets, parks, and bars to see what Chicago is reading now. A chapter of the original @coverspy in NYC.

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Book Cover for: Puro Amor, Sandra Cisneros

Puro Amor

Sandra Cisneros
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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
Book Cover for: The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai

The Great Believers

Rebecca Makkai
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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
Book Cover for: The Guest List, Lucy Foley

The Guest List

Lucy Foley
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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
Book Cover for: Great Perhaps, Joe Meno

Great Perhaps

Joe Meno
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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
Book Cover for: Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1, Sui Ishida

Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1

Sui Ishida
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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
Book Cover for: Working: People Talk about What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What They Do, Studs Terkel

Working: People Talk about What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What They Do

Studs Terkel
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@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
Book Cover for: One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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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
Book Cover for: 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

Kayleen Schaefer
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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
Book Cover for: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America, Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Erik Larson
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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
Book Cover for: The Invisible Life of Addie Larue, V. E. Schwab

The Invisible Life of Addie Larue

V. E. Schwab
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#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