Current 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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Crassus: The First Tycoon
Peter Stothard
The life of Crassus is worth remembering--especially on the ides of March. Check out Carolynn Roncaglia's review of Peter Stothard's *Crassus: The First Tycoon*: https://t.co/UGXWSXXKoZ
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The South: Jim Crow and Its Afterlives
Adolph L. Reed
A Marxist political scientist, and a member of the last generation to experience segregation, tells his story. John Fea reviews Adolph Reed Jr.'s *The South: Jim Crow and Its Afterlives*: https://t.co/gRe9PoU3Uy
Paperback, 2025
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Blue Skies
T. C. Boyle
We need eye-opening speculative fiction more than ever. Check out Christina Bieber Lake's review of T.C. Boyle's *Blue Skies*: https://t.co/0jqPGVvNwP
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The World Cannot Give
Tara Isabella Burton
*The World Cannot Give* shows us Gen Z through a decidedly religious lens. Check out Jacob Lupfer's review of Tara Isabella Burton's recent novel. https://t.co/5GhGWskZfd
Paperback, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy
Alex Mar
"'Nana Really Wants Me to Do This'." Check out M. Elizabeth Carter's review of Alex Mar's *Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy*: https://t.co/4tVnNoUMcB
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Candy House
Jennifer Egan
Do you think #ChatGPT can write a novel? Check out Christina Bieber Lake's review of Jennifer Egan's novel, *The Candy House*: https://t.co/m1SBtVu525
Paperback, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood
Jessica Grose
If you can't "have it all," what can you have? Check out Agnes Howard's review of Jessica Grose, *Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood*: https://t.co/S4UjC1e5oj
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Rings of Saturn
W. G. Sebald
Jon Boyd, the keeper of the @Current_Pub1 bookmarks, offers a taste of W.G. Sebald's *The Rings of Saturn*: https://t.co/CYfrUjijJR
Paperback, 2016
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
Bono
If Bono is a picture of our moment, he’s also used his faith to shape it. Check out Russell Arben Fox's review of Bono's *Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story*: https://t.co/2xPzAz8UYT
Hardcover, 2022
$34.00$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ignorance: A Global History
Peter Burke
Choose what you know wisely. Check out Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft's review of Peter Burke's *Ignorance: A Global History*: https://t.co/8Ci1Hk2hG6
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