Jennifer Chen Tran Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Literary Agent @FolioLiterary and @FolioJr. Former art major, publishing attorney, cheese lover, aspiring humorist. @aalitagents and @AuthorsGuild member.

No One Knows Us Here
Rebecca Kelley
Happy official pub day to @rkelleywrites for her amazing twisty page-turning novel NO ONE KNOWS US HERE! So proud of Rebecca! Grab your copy here: https://t.co/FH3Z3mjyHP #newbooks #publishing #amreading
Paperback, 2023
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Miracle Creek
Angie Kim
#MSWL: My adult #fiction list will be smaller but think upmarket #BookClub fiction or domestic suspense--something that will keep me up at night. Really enjoyed Angie Kim's Miracle Creek. Has to feel #contemporary, braiding together issues of social import & identity.
Paperback, 2020
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Well-Lived Life: A 102-Year-Old Doctor's Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age
Gladys McGarey
Congrats to @DrGladysMcGarey on the publication of her book of her life-changing book THE WELL-LIVED LIFE: Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Any Age. It was an absolute honor to work with Dr. McGarey, who is known as the 'mother' of holistic medicine! #holistichealth https://t.co/1Mjv9rIjZp
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The Modern Caravan: Stories of Love, Beauty, and Adventure on the Open Road
Kate Oliver
#MSWL: #Lifestyle titles (see Kate Oliver’s The Modern Caravan), humorous or visually-driven projects, (see @NatalyaLobanova's Everyone is Awful), and #business books that read like memoir (Tony Hsieh's Delivering Happiness is one of my all-time faves).
Hardcover, 2022
$27.50$13.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Unwanted: A Memoir of Childhood
Kien Nguyen
@booksocietypod One of my favorites, though it was published a while ago, is The Unwanted by Kien Nguyen. Just a beautiful book/ memoir. What about you?
Paperback, 2002
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose
Tony Hsieh
#MSWL: #Lifestyle titles (see Kate Oliver’s The Modern Caravan), humorous or visually-driven projects, (see @NatalyaLobanova's Everyone is Awful), and #business books that read like memoir (Tony Hsieh's Delivering Happiness is one of my all-time faves).
Paperback, 2013
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Creature Corners: A Book to Trace and Color
Brittany Meredith
Super happy re: my client Brittany Meredith's deal with lovely @LBApple for a new activity book that incorporates tracing & coloring! Can’t wait to see CREATURE CORNERS, everywhere this Fall. We all need to be creative & make time for self-care and this book is perfect for both! https://t.co/qt1NGrRfjs
Paperback, 2024
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pie in the Sky
Remy Lai
#MSWL: #ChildrensBooks send me yr #GraphicNovel projects, from high-concept to literary, or middle grade with visual elements. Something with heart & humor. See Remy Lai's Pie in the Sky as a good comp. Also enjoyed Witches of Brooklyn & Pilau of the Woods as GN comps.
Hardcover, 2019
$28.60$14.30 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion
Wendy Suzuki
@ArchieKregear I have books all over my house. I read 4-6 books at any given time, some for pleasure others for research. Almost done reading Lessons in Chemistry (women’s fiction), started Good Anxiety by Dr. Wendy Suzuki, and looking at a few cookbooks too such as First Generation.
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Oxford Bookworms Library: The Joy Luck Club: Level 6: 2,500 Word Vocabulary
Amy Tan
A beautiful essay by my talented client Lily. Books not only help us understand ourselves better but our relationships with others too. This essay abt how Lily came to better understand her mom via @AmyTan’s novel, The Joy Luck Club, moved me to tears. 💕 https://t.co/IYvRITKrwj
Paperback, 2008
$11.00$5.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book