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Denise Massar Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Writer. SEARCH HISTORY: A Memoir of Loss, Obsession, and Meeting My Mom at 44. @HuffPost @WritersDigest @MuthaMagazine @RAISEparentmag #BlackLivesMatter

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Book Cover for: Wild Game: My Mother, Her Secret, and Me, Adrienne Brodeur

Wild Game: My Mother, Her Secret, and Me

Adrienne Brodeur
Denise MassarDenise Massar

@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
Book Cover for: Heavy: An American Memoir, Kiese Laymon

Heavy: An American Memoir

Kiese Laymon
Denise MassarDenise Massar

@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
Book Cover for: Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations, Mira Jacob

Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations

Mira Jacob
Denise MassarDenise Massar

@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
Book Cover for: The Business of Being a Writer, Jane Friedman

The Business of Being a Writer

Jane Friedman
Denise MassarDenise Massar

@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
Book Cover for: How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir, Saeed Jones

How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir

Saeed Jones
Denise MassarDenise Massar

@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
Book Cover for: Small Fry: A Memoir, Lisa Brennan-Jobs

Small Fry: A Memoir

Lisa Brennan-Jobs
Denise MassarDenise Massar

@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
Book Cover for: In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss, Amy Bloom

In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss

Amy Bloom
Denise MassarDenise Massar

@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
Book Cover for: We All Want Impossible Things, Catherine Newman

We All Want Impossible Things

Catherine Newman
Denise MassarDenise Massar

I 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
Book Cover for: Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing: Essays, Lauren Hough

Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing: Essays

Lauren Hough
Denise MassarDenise Massar

@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
Book Cover for: I'm Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy
Denise MassarDenise Massar

@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