Esquire 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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Style, Storytelling, Culture, Attitude. Est. 1933.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Quentin Tarantino
'Pulp Fiction' and 'Kill Bill' fans, turn away. Quentin Tarantino has named his own best film. https://t.co/4mkmBS3Dm2
Paperback, Mass Market, 2021
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead
We spoke to the author about masterminding his own heist, researching a bygone era of Harlem, and how he expects the pandemic will change New York City. http://esqr.co/zIM4SFb
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Station Eleven: A Novel (National Book Award Finalist)
Emily St John Mandel
In the first teaser for HBO Max's adaptation of the beloved novel, we glimpse Emily St. John Mandel's unsettling world. http://esqr.co/2fl2OuZ
Paperback, 2015
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Answered Prayers
Truman Capote
Truman Capote launched a literary missile at New York society in the pages of Esquire in 1975. Read the notorious work, a preview of his then-anticipated 'Answered Prayers' novel, here. https://t.co/gAUu0qOU3J
Paperback, 1994
$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto
Zachary Zane
Zachary Zane discusses his new memoir, 'Boyslut,' and the work of deprogramming himself from shame around bisexuality, polyamory, and masculinity. https://t.co/cZPpEY9WRU
Hardcover, 2023
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Above Ground
Clint Smith
The writer of 'Above Ground' @ClintSmithIII discusses what it means to be a father in our age of anxiety, and how poetry helps him hold onto special moments with his children. @adamm0rgan writes: https://t.co/QAUOC3ouK5
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Prince Lestat: The Vampire Chronicles
Anne Rice
Beyond donning the iconic fangs of Louis de Pointe du Lac and Lestat de Lioncourt, these two superfans have started their own on-set book club, talking about Anne Rice every day as they devour her twelve-volume magnum opus, The Vampire Chronicles. https://t.co/66bPqWKK8K
Paperback, 2015
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Feels Like Home: A Song for the Sonoran Borderlands
Linda Ronstadt
With her new book, 'Feels Like Home: A Song for the Sonoran Borderlands,' out today, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer opens up about revisiting her roots. https://t.co/VvwLaBNxFS
Hardcover, 2022
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
City on Fire
Don Winslow
Bestselling author @donwinslow discusses his latest novel, 'City on Fire,' and why Americans love criminals—even in the White House. http://esqr.co/ylDiuk3 via @nickhilden
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Overdue: Reckoning with the Public Library
Amanda Oliver
Chronic underfunding, banned book battles, and doorways filling with sufferers of the housing and mental care crises. @aelaineo—the author of 'Overdue: Reckoning With the Public Library'—reveals the daunting circumstances that American librarians face. http://esqr.co/852qfzB
Paperback, 2024
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book