House of SpeakEasy Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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"Krug is no stranger to tackling dark and complex subjects graphically" says @NewYorker about the new edition of Timothy Snyder's 2017 book ON TYRANNY, illustrated by our friend @NoraKrug. Get a copy in our Bookshop storefront (link in bio). https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-road-to-tyranny-a-graphic-narrative

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March #SeriouslyEntertaining speaker @JohnHMcWhorter contains multitudes--he is the author of WOKE RACISM, professor at @Columbia, and contributor to numerous publications, including the @nytimes. Read his recent piece below and don't forget to buy tickets for @JoesPub, March 7! https://t.co/O5EvFQwBjd

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Our final speaker is @nina_siegal who tells the story of how she came to write her book The Diary Keepers and what it means to read these moments, captured in time during WWII. #seriouslyentertaining @WhitingFdn https://t.co/2KIxxTGHkz

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Are you excited to see #SarahRuhl at @JoesPub next month? Get your tickets before they sell out–the link is in our bio. In the meantime, read @theartsfuse's review of SMILE: THE STORY OF A FACE. https://artsfuse.org/238882/book-review-sarah-ruhls-smile-the-story-of-a-face/

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Next Tuesday, @JulieKlam takes the stage at @JoesPub! Her recent book, THE ALMOST LEGENDARY MORRIS SISTERS, was called a "biography as an expression of love" by @nytimesbooks. Buy tickets to hear her stories from "Between the Lines" (link in bio). https://t.co/i70AQCsaWf

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This March, @surlybassey's novel, LIBERTIE (@AlgonquinBooks) celebrates its publishing birthday! Celebrate by registering for our ONLINE edition of Seriously Entertaining this Tuesday, 3/15, to hear Kaitlyn tell of a "Long, Strange Trip." Link in bio. https://bookshop.org/a/1787/9781616207014

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Congratulations to our friend @andreafelliott on her Pulitzer Prize! Get a copy of her winning book INVISIBLE CHILD in our Bookshop storefront (link in bio). https://twitter.com/PulitzerPrizes/status/1523744759533039616

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Congratulations to our friend @sanjenasathian whose novel GOLD DIGGERS is on the longlist for the @Center4Fiction First Novel Prize! If you haven't read it, pick up a copy in our Bookshop storefront. (Link in bio). https://twitter.com/Center4Fiction/status/1414937668790755329

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Happy Pub Week to our friend @KielyBrendan whose new book THE OTHER TALK: Reckoning with Our White Privilege is one of @nytimesbooks "16 YA Books to Watch For." Get your copy in our Bookshop storefront (link in bio). Read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/16/books/new-ya-books.html

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Happy Publication Day to @dancharnas for his new book DILLA TIME, which is out today. Don't miss Dan when he takes our stage on February 8th (get tickets at link in bio) and pick up his new book today: https://bookshop.org/books/dilla-time-the-life-and-afterlife-of-j-dilla-the-hip-hop-producer-who-reinvented-rhythm/9780374139940?aid=1787