FBA 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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The Vegan Crocodile: Best Children's Book of the Year
Rimona SeayFBAA stellar week for @katyabalen, who received a wonderful new review of THE THAMES AND TIDE CLUB in the @ObsNewReview, and a shortlisting for @theweekjunior's Children's Book of the Year: Older Fiction with THE LIGHT IN EVERYTHING 🌟 https://t.co/ptPzgGwUQq
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Bruno's Challenge: And Other Stories of the French Countryside
Martin WalkerFBAWe're delighted that Martin Walker's collection of stories, BRUNO'S CHALLENGE, has won the Gourmand's prize for Best French Cuisine Fiction Book! https://t.co/z5CssO5YeD
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Reading the Glass: A Captain's View of Weather, Water, and Life on Ships
Elliot RappaportFBAThe paperback of THE SHIP ASUNDER is published today, described by @TheTimesBooks as a 'gem of a book'. Also out now is Elliot Rappaport's READING THE GLASS, which brilliantly blends science and memoir to reveal how weather has shaped our oceans, our history, and ourselves 🌊⛵️ https://t.co/m0fn2tuAuP
Hardcover, 2023
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Devil's Cave: A Mystery of the French Countryside
Martin WalkerFBAMartin Walker's THE DEVIL'S CAVE is currently on sale for just 99p on @AmazonKindle! 📚 This cracking tale sees the return of Bruno, chief of police, who must track down a murderer while quelling his town's superstitious fears. @QuercusBooks https://t.co/5VnjDW37Bh https://t.co/paezy3S14A
Paperback, 2014
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine
Lawrence FreedmanFBA'Lawrence Freedman has just that distinguished background of military knowledge, battlefield history and literary eloquence to explore the nexus of politics and the military and make it fascinating' @LawDavF's #Command reviewed in the @ftweekend https://t.co/qlCM5lDwzi
Hardcover, 2022
$39.99$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mrs. S
K. PatrickFBAWe were also delighted to see a review for #MrsS in the @Telegraph - 'K Patrick’s Mrs S, about the sparks between a younger and older woman, is a thrillingly evocative debut from a superb young writer' https://t.co/E251pawr7J
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first bookMrs. S
K. PatrickFBAWow! What a review for @K__Patrick's #MrsS 🔥 ‘A striking queer romance in which lust yields subtle revelations about sexual power and selfhood… it marks the author out as a distinctive new talent’ https://t.co/rKOwND4p1E
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance
Edmund de WaalFBAWe were honoured to see Edmund de Waal's THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES on @aholgate's list of the 23 best books from his 23 years on the Books desk of the @thetimes. 'I don’t think I’ve read a finer family memoir.' 📚🌟 https://t.co/QJN1YwKVIa
Paperback, 2021
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Arrangements in Blue: Notes on Loving and Living Alone
Amy KeyFBAAmy Key's ARRANGEMENTS IN BLUE is out a month today (06/04) - a beautiful memoir about creating a full and loving life in the absence of romance. Perceptive, glorious, and courageous, this is truly not one to miss 💙 Pre-order now: https://t.co/RpOBfRLp0F https://t.co/QYd1eYAR43
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How I Live Now
Meg RosoffFBAA joy to see Meg Rosoff's HOW I LIVE NOW featured in this list of 50 books every child should read compiled by @Literacy_Trust and @goodhousemag! 📚🙋♀️ https://t.co/EGAhthESH8
Paperback, 2013
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book