House of Anansi Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Park Cruising: What Happens When We Wander Off the Path
Marcus McCann
Check out this PARK CRUISING excerpt in @XtraMagazine! In it, author @mmccnn looks at the at the history of Toronto's Marie Curtis Park that was the site of a police sting in 2016. https://t.co/Nsvym88Lfh
Paperback, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Basic Black with Pearls
Helen Weinzweig
Get to know our A List collection! This collection of beautifully designed modern classics includes very good books like Austin Clarke's WHEN HE WAS FREE AND YOUNG AND HE USED TO WEAR SILKS, Helen Weinzweig's BASIC BLACK WITH PEARLS and more. Learn more: https://t.co/4SR0eRUZ2f https://t.co/uBz1k73V4M
Paperback, 2018
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Hockey Sweater
Roch Carrier
Back to the archive! 📚 Today we’re featuring a Canadian favourite, THE HOCKEY SWEATER by Roch Carrier. Check out this early edition next to our A List edition! Learn more about Anansi at 55: https://t.co/0yGBJMJQQ9 https://t.co/NfQzWhdtrj
Hardcover, 1984
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Believer: Encounters with the Beginning, the End, and Our Place in the Middle
Sarah Krasnostein
THE BELIEVER by @sarahkrasnostein and NARINJAH (THE BITTER ORANGE TREE), written by Jokha Alharthi and translated by Marilyn Booth, are two of the @NewYorker's Best Books of 2022 (so far)! Congrats to Sarah, Jokha and Marilyn! 🥳 https://t.co/94s9uEV7pM https://t.co/lLFGbVVoMn
Hardcover, 2022
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Year of Magical Thinking: National Book Award Winner
Joan Didion
"This is a searing book, reminiscent of Joan Didion’s masterpiece, “The Year of Magical Thinking.” - @miramichireader on THE LAST GOOD FUNERAL OF THE YEAR by @edoloughlin https://bit.ly/3jELQUl
Paperback, 2007
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Conscious Creative: Practical Ethics for Purposeful Work
Kelly Small
Happy Pride, everyone! We wanted to celebrate and honour this month in a special way, and have teamed up with author of THE CONSCIOUS CREATIVE, @kelly_small, to do just that. https://t.co/4hxqJKQXjq
Paperback, 2020
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Librarianist
Patrick DeWitt
Don't miss Patrick deWitt in the @VancouverSun! The author of THE LIBRARIANIST recounts his love for libraries, as well as the time he spent in a senior's centre that inspired his latest work. Read it here: https://t.co/CoIPaCd7qp
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
When He Was Free and Young and He Used to Wear Silks
Austin Clarke
Get to know our A List collection! This collection of beautifully designed modern classics includes very good books like Austin Clarke's WHEN HE WAS FREE AND YOUNG AND HE USED TO WEAR SILKS, Helen Weinzweig's BASIC BLACK WITH PEARLS and more. Learn more: https://t.co/4SR0eRUZ2f https://t.co/uBz1k73V4M
Paperback, 2020
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tawâw: Progressive Indigenous Cuisine
Shane M. Chartrand
Cooking this weekend? Dive into tawâw: Progressive Indigenous Cooking. Acclaimed chef Shane M. Chartrand’s debut cookbook explores the reawakening of Indigenous cuisine and what it means to cook, eat, and share food in our homes and communities. https://t.co/Ru8izZCzWE https://t.co/bfz8bNmiuM
Hardcover, 2019
$31.99$15.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Trinity Street: Poems
Jen Currin
These two incredible collections - XANAX COWBOY by Hannah Green and TRINITY STREET by Jen Currin arrive tomorrow! ❤️🔥 Learn more about them and our upcoming Poetry Bash, where both poets will be reading, here!: https://t.co/Qbca16efMj https://t.co/kHyywNIZ56
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book