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Elizabeth Held Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Elizabeth Held is a writer. Writer by day and by night. If you like books, I have recommendations. Book columnist for @parade.

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Book Cover for: Daisy Darker, Alice Feeney

Daisy Darker

Alice Feeney
Elizabeth HeldElizabeth Held

@TheBookMaven Reading The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang and listening to Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney.

Paperback, 2023

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Cartographers, Peng Shepherd

The Cartographers

Peng Shepherd
Elizabeth HeldElizabeth Held

@TheBookMaven Reading THE PREMONITIONS BUREAU by Sam Knight (weird and fascinating) and listening to THE CARTOGRAPHERS by Peng Shepherd, which I'm obsessed with. Might encourage me to clean my house this weekend.

Paperback, 2023

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Snoopy: Cannonball!: A Peanuts Collection Volume 15, Charles M. Schulz

Snoopy: Cannonball!: A Peanuts Collection Volume 15

Charles M. Schulz
Elizabeth HeldElizabeth Held

Charles Schulz's 100th Birthday is a great day to read Ann Patchett's essay on Snoopy. I mean any day really, but today especially. https://t.co/0zJQChVFmJ

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Book Cover for: Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie, Gary Weiss

Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie

Gary Weiss
Elizabeth HeldElizabeth Held

@TheBookMaven I have three going? The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz (which is good, but takes more focus than I had this week), Retail Gangster by Gary Weiss (love non-violent true crime) and Blackwater Falls on audio.

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Book Cover for: The Latecomer, Jean Hanff Korelitz

The Latecomer

Jean Hanff Korelitz
Elizabeth HeldElizabeth Held

@TheBookMaven I have three going? The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz (which is good, but takes more focus than I had this week), Retail Gangster by Gary Weiss (love non-violent true crime) and Blackwater Falls on audio.

Paperback, 2023

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Counterfeit, Kirstin Chen

Counterfeit

Kirstin Chen
Elizabeth HeldElizabeth Held

.@kirstin_chen's COUNTERFEIT is a gem of a novel. Frothy, fun and thought-provoking.

Paperback, 2023

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems, Kate Baer

I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems

Kate Baer
Elizabeth HeldElizabeth Held

If you're trying to read more poetry in 2023, check out I HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL by @KateJBaer. Timely, fun and accessible. https://t.co/76OWTiLXD8

Paperback, 2021

$12.00Member price:$6.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Notes on an Execution, Danya Kukafka

Notes on an Execution

Danya Kukafka
Elizabeth HeldElizabeth Held

Convinced my book club to read @danyakukafka's NOTES ON AN EXECUTION for next month! Already v. excited for the discussion.

Paperback, 2023

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Secret Identity, Alex Segura

Secret Identity

Alex Segura
Elizabeth HeldElizabeth Held

@alex_segura Remember me when your BFFs with Tom Hanks and he adapts SECRET IDENTITY

Paperback, 2023

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Central Park West: A Crime Novel, James Comey

Central Park West: A Crime Novel

James Comey
Elizabeth HeldElizabeth Held

James @Comey — yes, that Comey — has a new thriller CENTRAL PARK WEST about the mob, a disgraced NY governor and a U.S. attorney on the quest for justice.

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book