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Book Cover for: The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder, David Grann

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

David Grann
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Don't forget to register for our Wed. 4/19 event with @NYT #1 bestselling writer @DavidGrann and his new book The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder https://t.co/M1PY0tlxs3. From the @NewYorker, here's a primer from the author himself: https://t.co/MM3lae7rCo

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Lincoln Highway, Amor Towles

The Lincoln Highway

Amor Towles
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A small block of auditorium tickets has become available for our 4/4 event with @amortowles and his new novel The Lincoln Highway. Head here https://bit.ly/3LgTik6 and get yours before they're gone!

Paperback, 2023

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: These Ghosts Are Family, Maisy Card

These Ghosts Are Family

Maisy Card
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Join us tomorrow night, Wednesday 2/3, for a FREE virtual event with @NadiaOwusu1 and Aftershocks, her new memoir about a uniquely nomadic childhood. In conversation with @dracm, author of These Ghosts Are Family! https://rb.gy/vivauk https://t.co/AEjD8JWrGs

Paperback, 2021

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope, Sarah Bakewell

Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope

Sarah Bakewell
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Miss last night's virtual event with @Sarah_Bakewell and her new book Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope? See her whole conversation with the @NYIHatNYPL's Eric Banks here: https://t.co/juQddsYsDP

Paperback, 2024

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Between Two Strangers: A Novel of Suspense, Kate White

Between Two Strangers: A Novel of Suspense

Kate White
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An interview https://t.co/hEkMIUv4Ci with @OCMEForensics Barbara Butcher about her new book What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator. She joins us Tue 7/18 with Kate White and her novel Between Two Strangers! Details: https://t.co/rK66GvSYPh https://t.co/shN1hYIYCQ

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

James McBride
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Fun fact: The Parkway Central branch of the @freelibrary is National Book Award winner James McBride's neighborhood library! So it's fitting that he returns to our stage with his new novel The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store on August 10th. Details: https://t.co/RWfOEL0C80 https://t.co/BWUNvT1gYE

Hardcover, 2023

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Cloud Cuckoo Land, Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr
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You still have time to register for tonight's 7:30 EDT virtual event with acclaimed novelist Anthony Doerr and his new book Cloud Cuckoo Land, a centuries-spanning tapestry of the human experience. In conversation with @FreemanReads. Join us! https://bit.ly/3jh6YAc https://t.co/o6OkogabRg

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal, Neil King

American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal

Neil King
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Join us next Tuesday 4/18 at 7:30 pm for a FREE event with @NKingofDC and his new book American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal, in conversation with @SigneWilk. Deets: https://t.co/LHcMYmJcTc and a thoughtful @guardian review: https://t.co/3VxbTdTO21 @MarinerBooks

Paperback, 2024

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery, Adam Gopnik

The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery

Adam Gopnik
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Register here https://t.co/bL8qsii2IG or get your tickets at the door for tonight's talk with @adamgopnik and his new book The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery, featuring magician Justin Gilmore! A review to get you up to speed: https://t.co/fGqyzxaqDK

Paperback, 2024

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath
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Join us tonight at 7:30 EDT for a virtual event with @Lee_Kravetz and his novel The Last Confessions of Sylvia P., a paean to the legendary author of The Bell Jar. Register: https://bit.ly/3MH3OCW @plath_society @itssylviaplath @whatsylviaate @sylviapllath @poetsylviaplath https://t.co/a2XFsdnZTC

Paperback, 2005

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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