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Elizabeth Held 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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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

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: These Precious Days: Essays, Ann Patchett

These Precious Days: Essays

Ann Patchett
Elizabeth HeldElizabeth Held

I loved THESE PRECIOUS DAYS by Ann Patchett so much that I bought a paper copy before I even finished the audiobook so I could re-read it again and again.

Paperback, 2022

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Dutch House, Ann Patchett

The Dutch House

Ann Patchett
Elizabeth HeldElizabeth Held

Ann Patchett's The Dutch House is a searing American fairy tale — complete with a missing mother, an evil stepmother and even a Kastle. AND the audiobook is narrated by Tom Hanks. https://whattoreadif.substack.com/p/dutch-house-killed-zoe-what-happened-lacey

Paperback, 2021

$19.00$9.50 + 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

$18.99$9.49 + 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

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington, James Kirchick

Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington

James Kirchick
Elizabeth HeldElizabeth Held

I chatted with @jkirchick about reporting and researching SECRET CITY — one of my favorite books of 2022. https://t.co/wBA2aB6XZ7

Paperback, 2023

$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Killers of a Certain Age, Deanna Raybourn

Killers of a Certain Age

Deanna Raybourn
Elizabeth HeldElizabeth Held

If, for any reason, you want a book that proves a woman can be at her prime at any age, may I recommend KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE by @deannaraybourn. https://t.co/Z04ONJGobe

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Family Chao, Lan Samantha Chang

The Family Chao

Lan Samantha Chang
Elizabeth HeldElizabeth Held

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

Paperback, 2022

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A World of Curiosities, Louise Penny

A World of Curiosities

Louise Penny
Elizabeth HeldElizabeth Held

Attention Inspector Gamache fans: If you're counting down the days until @MinotaurBooks releases A World of Curiosities, subscribe to Notes from Three Pines — a fan zine celebrating the world Louise Penny has created. https://t.co/vGAUtmvZsV https://t.co/Wpm3RfpN2n

Paperback, 2023

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Wild Game: My Mother, Her Secret, and Me, Adrienne Brodeur

Wild Game: My Mother, Her Secret, and Me

Adrienne Brodeur
Elizabeth HeldElizabeth Held

I binged Wild Game by @adriennebrodeur this weekend — my first nonfiction book of quarantine. It's a memoir that somehow reads like a thriller. And a perfect summer book. So, go read it.

Paperback, 2020

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book