Hannah Grieco Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Hannah Grieco on XHannah Grieco is a writer, editor, and teacher. your fiercely protective twitter mom β€ she/her π ALREADY GONE @alansquirepub (Nov, 2023) AND IF THAT MOCKINGBIRD DON'T SING @altcurrent (2022)

Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping
Matthew SalessesI was so excited to meet Matthew Salesses and hear him read this evening. And now I can't go! π Truly someone who changed my teaching (and writing) in profound ways. If you haven't read Craft in the Real World, you should!
Paperback, 2021
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Iron into Flower
Yvette NeisserI had the great gift of reading and writing about @YNeisser's new poetry collection IRON INTO FLOWER, from @FLPress! Thanks, as always, to @wcp for continuing to highlight local writers! π https://t.co/2xbMImL41M
Paperback, 2022
$19.99Member price:$17.99 + Free shipping10% off
Interior Chinatown: A Novel (National Book Award Winner)
Charles YuToday is, apparently, not a day to create or even fake-create. Instead, I'm re-reading "Interior Chinatown" and y'all- this book gets better each time.
Paperback, 2020
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Long Division
Kiese LaymonLast month I read "Heavy." This month I read "Long Division." I know I'm way behind y'all, but I swear Kiese Laymon has reminded me how to love books with my entire heart.
Paperback, 2021
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
After the Lights Go Out
John VercherLast semester I discovered Anjali Sachdeva's "All The Names They Used For God" at my residency. I stayed up all night reading. This time - John Vercher's new novel. Sooo good, y'all.
Paperback, 2023
$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Birds of Opulence
Crystal WilkinsonSpending a lot of today reading new (to me) work and learning and thinking about my own writing. This story from @CrystalWilki, excerpted from "The Birds of Opulence" at @oxfordamerican, is sitting deep within me this afternoon. So perfect and huge. https://main.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/item/802-sky-blood-bone-breath
Paperback, 2018
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Heavy: An American Memoir
Kiese LaymonLast month I read "Heavy." This month I read "Long Division." I know I'm way behind y'all, but I swear Kiese Laymon has reminded me how to love books with my entire heart.
Paperback, 2019
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Disappearing Earth
Julia Phillips@brecht_dp Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips
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You Remind Me of Me
Dan ChaonAdoptee narratives in memoir are fascinating and so important. But in fiction...they're rare. Still a shock when I encounter them! Just reading this passage, seeing myself on the page, felt enormous. From Dan Chaon's "You remind me of me" https://t.co/bOqBBUaW1G
Paperback, 2005
$22.00Member price:$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
George SaundersJust turned in my 1st MFA packet of the semester, with novel revisions, a short story, & a short essay. Starting a tweaked Sealey Challenge with my writing besties: a new poem every day. Reading George Saunders' A Swim In The Pond In The Rain. Feeling neck-deep in words today. π
Paperback, 2022
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book