Jen Ashburn Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Jen Ashburn on XInto #nature #literature #poetry Author of The Light on the Wall

Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates@JaytotheTee For audiobooks, I like memoirs narrated by the author. Here are a few: Heavy by Kiese Laymon The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Hardcover, 2015
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How Do You Like It Now, Gentlemen?
Lori JakielaCongratulations @lorijakiela!!! 2021 winner of the BrickHouse Books Wicked Woman Poetry Prize. LOVE the title: How Do You Like It Now, Gentlemen? https://t.co/12CoBHM6xx
Paperback, 2021
$15.00Member price:$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Bridge to Take When Things Get Serious
Lori Jakiela@Denisey_pooh Also, Stranger Care by Sarah Sentilles and The Bridge to Take When Things Get Serious by Lori Jakiela.
Paperback, 2015
$14.95Member price:$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Ghost in the Throat
Doireann Ní Ghríofa@ToddKaneko @susanrichpoet You might check out Doireann Ní Ghríofa. I really liked her lyric memoir A Ghost in the Throat. She has several poetry books, most recently To Star the Dark.
Paperback, 2021
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah@Denisey_pooh Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Paperback, 2019
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Frost: Poems: Edited by John Hollander
Robert FrostRest in Peace, Robert Bly. Here's one of my favorite poems of his, from Morning Poems: "I can remember the early mornings--how the stubble/A little proud with frost, snapped as we walked.//How the John Deere tractor hood pulled heat/Away from our hands... https://t.co/Akhd1UTb50
Hardcover, 1997
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir
Brian BroomeInterview w/ Brian Broome about his memoir Punch Me Up to the Gods, which will be released 5/18 at a virtual event through Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures, feat. Broome (of course), and conversation w/ Yona Harvey. https://t.co/N87IuZ4ug4
Paperback, 2022
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric CarleAw... I loved The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and the kids I taught in Japan did too. Condolences to Eric Carle's family. https://t.co/7Pxu9QwMoJ via @WBUR
Board Book, 1994
$10.99Member price:$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Stranger Care: A Memoir of Loving What Isn't Ours
Sarah Sentilles@Denisey_pooh Also, Stranger Care by Sarah Sentilles and The Bridge to Take When Things Get Serious by Lori Jakiela.
Paperback, 2022
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
To Star the Dark
Doireann Ní Ghríofa@ToddKaneko @susanrichpoet You might check out Doireann Ní Ghríofa. I really liked her lyric memoir A Ghost in the Throat. She has several poetry books, most recently To Star the Dark.
Paperback, 2021
$13.00Member price:$11.70 + Free shipping10% off