Denise Massar 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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Wild Game: My Mother, Her Secret, and Me
Adrienne Brodeur@NatalieLima09 TK Madden’s Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls, Small Fry by Lisa Brennan Jobs, Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur.
Paperback, 2020
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Heavy: An American Memoir
Kiese Laymon@NatalieLima09 Hold up!! Forget about the men. Heavy by Kiese Laymon. How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones.
Paperback, 2019
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations
Mira Jacob@ToriaJL Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing, by Lauren Hough. Gina Frangello (for the 10th time in your feed.) I loved Small Fry by Lisa Brennan Jobs. Chanel Miller. Good Talk by Mira Jacob. Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls, TK Madden. Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home.
Paperback, 2020
$22.00Member price:$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Business of Being a Writer
Jane Friedman@TheLincoln Jane Friedman’s book, The Business of Being a Writer, is PERFECT for this. So is her newsletter, The Hot Sheet. https://t.co/OphVsEcUPE
Paperback, 2018
$29.00Member price:$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir
Saeed Jones@NatalieLima09 Hold up!! Forget about the men. Heavy by Kiese Laymon. How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones.
Paperback, 2020
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Small Fry: A Memoir
Lisa Brennan-Jobs@NatalieLima09 TK Madden’s Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls, Small Fry by Lisa Brennan Jobs, Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur.
Paperback, 2019
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss
Amy Bloom@rmmckenny IN LOVE, by Amy Bloom. What would you do if your husband asked you to plan his assisted suicide? Amy Bloom answers that question. This one’ll stay with me. @AmyBloomBooks https://t.co/zRRlWayv4v
Paperback, 2023
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We All Want Impossible Things
Catherine NewmanI read memoir 99% of the time. But I heard @CatheriNewman on Zibby and had to read We All Want Impossible Things. GORGEOUS NOVEL. (Or novoir. Or memvel.) The dialogue between mother and teen daughter was spot on; so hard to do. Get this book! https://t.co/ZJoB2OKj0V
Paperback, 2023
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing: Essays
Lauren Hough@WendyEWallace1 Lauren Hough’s LEAVING ISN’T THE HARDEST THING Gina Frangello’s BLOW YOUR HOUSE DOWN Kiese Laymon’s HEAVY Jennette McCurdy’s I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED All of these are THE REAL SHIT: voice, honesty, courage, and great f*cking company. @Ginafrangello @KieseLaymon @laurenthehough
Paperback, 2021
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy@WendyEWallace1 Lauren Hough’s LEAVING ISN’T THE HARDEST THING Gina Frangello’s BLOW YOUR HOUSE DOWN Kiese Laymon’s HEAVY Jennette McCurdy’s I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED All of these are THE REAL SHIT: voice, honesty, courage, and great f*cking company. @Ginafrangello @KieseLaymon @laurenthehough
Hardcover, 2022
$27.99Member price:$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book