Grove Atlantic 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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An independent literary publisher since 1917. Imprints: Grove Press, Atlantic Monthly Press, Black Cat, Roxane Gay Books. We can’t go on, we’ll go on.

The Applicant
Nazlı Koca
Please take a moment to read this deeply moving thread from Nazlı Koca, the young Turkish writer whose debut novel, THE APPLICANT, we published last week, to breathless reviews. https://t.co/INbey6TaUQ
Paperback, 2024
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Threepenny Opera
Bertolt Brecht
Today marks the 124th birthday of the great Lotte Lenya, perhaps best remembered for originating the role of Jenny in the Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht & her husband Kurt Weill. Lenya also wrote the Foreword to our edition (https://t.co/FuU5kdITeM). https://t.co/mIZRSewDJS
Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Town of Babylon
Alejandro Varela
Love @TheBookMaven’s @latimes story on @alexanderchee’s book curation for @theboxwalla — and love even more that he has selected @zaintkhalid’s absolutely incredible debut novel, BROTHER ALIVE, along with @drovarela’s acclaimed THE TOWN OF BABYLON! https://t.co/kkhTPzNhA9
Paperback, 2024
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
“An unforgettable story of hope, quiet heroism, and tenderness… Can be read as a feminist revision of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol.‘” @TOI_Books reviews @CKeeganFiction’s Orwell Prize-winning SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE! https://bit.ly/3ockB5K
Paperback, Mass Market, 1986
$5.99$2.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts;
Amos Tutuola
Every day this #BlackHistoryMonth, we’ll be celebrating a different book by a Black author. Today, it’s THE PALM-WINE DRINKARD AND MY LIFE IN THE BUSH OF GHOSTS, Amos Tutuola’s classics of African literature, drawing on Yoruba tradition. Info: https://t.co/0ND1p3Z1aj https://t.co/wSm3Xy5GXZ
Paperback, 2021
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Hundred Waters
Lauren Acampora
“In THE HUNDRED WATERS, Lauren Acampora’s quietly thrilling latest, a strange drama plays out between one Connecticut family and the 18-year-old son of their new neighbors.”—Marley Marius on THE HUNDRED WATERS (on sale Tuesday!) Full list: https://t.co/LthLRnwhuv https://t.co/oVyLg1ml09
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cat Brushing
Jane Campbell
On @WAMCRadio, some great book recs, including @JaneCam69010810’s CAT BRUSHING! “These are all stories about women in their 80s—their regrets, their loves, their sexuality… The writing in this book is just marvelous. Where have you been, Jane Campbell?” https://t.co/11QwkOakzI
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Better the Blood: A Hana Westerman Thriller
Michael Bennett
Deadly Pleasures share their Best of 2023, & we’re delighted to have 3 books on the list! Best Mystery/Crime Novel: MOSCOW EXILE by John Lawton CODE OF THE HILLS by @chrisoffutt (out 6/13) Best Debut: BETTER THE BLOOD by @MBennettBooks Full issue: https://t.co/kmwU1YzxvD https://t.co/DvZn8qZ1M9
Paperback, 2024
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A New Path to the Waterfall
Raymond Carver
Happy birthday of Raymond Carver, everyone! He’d be 84 today. You can read more about A NEW PATH TO THE WATERFALL, the final collection from which this beautiful piece is culled, here: https://t.co/oZN0JudECS https://t.co/Pp9A8Qigni
Paperback, 1990
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing
Sonia Faleiro
“Faleiro’s book is both a riveting crime narrative & an insightful commentary on the chasm between urban & rural India. She has a wonderful eye for details of place & character.“ Delighted to see @soniafaleiro’s THE GOOD GIRLS reviewed at @ForeignPolicy! https://bit.ly/3laRmQd
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book