Glory Anne Plata Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Glory Anne Plata

"A fantastical exploration of race and privilege...Such a story could only be written by an author who is entirely candid about his awkward journey along the racial spectrum." @RonCharles reviews Mohsin Hamid's THE LAST WHITE MAN for @washingtonpost https://t.co/C11o0F7eMm

Glory Anne Plata

Glad to see @jenszalai shoutout @AlbertSamaha's CONCEPCION in the @nytimesbooks critics' year-end roundtable! https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/15/books/critics-discuss-2021-in-books.html @riverheadbooks

Glory Anne Plata

.@thedailybeast calls THRUST by @LidiaYuknavitch "a stunningly beautiful novel about the power of storytelling to make sense of the world we are living in and the one we might just be barreling towards." https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-best-summer-reads-of-2022

Glory Anne Plata

"Like a drop of rain that holds the reflection of the world, crystalline and beautiful." Incredible spot-on @KirkusReviews for THE GREAT RECLAMATION by @rachelhengqp, out from @riverheadbooks 3/28! https://t.co/d1fdux7VPT

Glory Anne Plata

Up early on a Saturday listening to two 🙌🏼 podcast episodes: @NPRCodeSwitch’s interview w/ @priyafsingh about her book HOW THE OTHER HALF EATS and @thestackspod_’s fascinating discussion w/ Angelina Jolie and @tokata_ie about KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AND CLAIM THEM. Great listens both.

Glory Anne Plata

Congratulations @andrewdkaufman! THE GAMBLER WIFE--the fascinating, rarely told story of Anna Snitkina, wife to one Fyodor Dostoyevsky--is a finalist for the @PENamerica / Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography! @riverheadbooks https://t.co/xPrUvnT7kK

Glory Anne Plata

.@observer calls @CDurastanti's STRANGERS I KNOW “a coming of age story spiked with the same brand of vitriol that springs up from works like Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird and Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own.” https://t.co/Ul4A2TRoz1 @riverheadbooks

Glory Anne Plata

Only now learning abut this. Grateful for Gary Paulsen's books. Hatchet was the first adventure/wilderness story I truly loved (+feared--the fish!), and made me love reading. https://t.co/eqJgr3dv2L

Glory Anne Plata

“The journalist and scientist’s deep dive into these underwater ecosystems reveals their mesmerizing complexity as well as the perils they face today.” @nytimesbooks recommends listening to the LIFE ON THE ROCKS audiobook, read by @juliberwald @PRHAudio https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/25/books/review/new-audiobooks.html

Glory Anne Plata

.@observer calls @CDurastanti's STRANGERS I KNOW “a coming of age story spiked with the same brand of vitriol that springs up from works like Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird and Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own.” https://t.co/Ul4A2TRoz1 @riverheadbooks