FLP Author Events Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann
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
The Lincoln Highway
Amor Towles
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
These Ghosts Are Family
Maisy Card
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
Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope
Sarah Bakewell
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
Between Two Strangers: A Novel of Suspense
Kate White
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
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride
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
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr
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
American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal
Neil King
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
The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery
Adam Gopnik
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
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
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