Hrishikesh Hirway 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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My new record, Rooms I Used to Call My Own, is out now. I also make podcasts: host of @songexploder, co-host/producer of Home Cooking and @WestWingWeekly

The Library Book
Susan Orlean
BOOK EXPLODER: The first episode is out now! The brilliant @susanorlean breaks down how she wrote one of my favorite passages from her 2018 bestseller, The Library Book. Listen on the @SongExploder podcast feed, or here: https://t.co/NruOXI78pN https://t.co/DhoEKbF1s1
Paperback, 2019
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Little Fires Everywhere: Reese's Book Club: A Novel
Celeste Ng
Celeste Ng (@pronounced_ing) was the very first author to do a Book Exploder interview. She breaks down a passage from her #1 NYT bestseller, Little Fires Everywhere, and that episode is finally out today! (just in time for her newest novel's release!) https://t.co/ulTHVWFsjp
Paperback, 2019
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood
Mark Harris
My appreciation of Sidney Poitierâââespecially his evolution as an activistâwas informed largely by @MarkHarrisNYCâs great book âPictures at a Revolution,â about the moment when both âGuess Whoâs Coming to Dinner?â and âIn the Heat of the Nightâ were nominated for Best Picture. https://t.co/N28qnKHihU
Paperback, 2009
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book