Dolen Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Happy pub week to the talented and brilliant Leslye Penelope whose newest novel DAUGHTER OF THE MERCIFUL DEEP is absolutely stunning. The novel combines history (the story of Black drowned towns!) and fantasy (gods and ancestral spirits and more!). If Leslye’s work isn’t on your radar, check her out!

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This majestic novel sweeps across four decades, from 18th-century Trinidad to the 1830s American West. At the heart of the story is Rosa Rendón, a woman whose intrepidity reminds me that women of the past often possessed remarkable audacity.

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Please join me at 2pm EST today as I talk witches, historical fiction (you MUST read his new book HOUR OF THE WITCH) and desire with bestselling author @ChrisBohjalian . Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chris-bohjalian-dolen-perkins-valdez-hour-of-the-witch-virtual-tickets-138854003061

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I am so grateful to @SonofBaldwin for these generous words about my new book Take My Hand. You must read his book The Prophets if you haven’t already. Robert Jones, Jr. is a genius. https://t.co/SpqrZXv5Lq

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So thrilled for Ruth Ozeki who has won the 2022 #WomensPrize for her book #TheBookofFormandEmptiness. Love this news!! https://twitter.com/WomensPrize/status/1537140383846567937

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I am REALLY excited about ISLAND QUEEN. Can’t wait to read! https://t.co/2tsa8qakl2

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This novel is a master study in how to draw a line between historical stories and contemporary ones, even when that thread is frustratingly jagged. The characters in Homecoming are generational, traced from West Africa all the way to contemporary Black America.

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Y’all this book is a must-read. Let me tell you something. I would pre-order if I were you. Soooo good.

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This novel, set in France and spanning three wars, is ambitious and satisfying on so many levels.

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RT @WriteinDC: Join us in celebrating American University MFA alum, Chet’la Sebree’s (@Nahtil ) “Field Study” book reading on 9/29/21 at 7pm ET Zoom Meeting: https://american.zoom.us/j/95959039483?pwd=UHBMK2Uwd1U1VDNrSXFyakdRbjA4UT09 https://t.co/hOocmEnxqN