Jessamine Chan Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Jessamine Chan is a novelist. Author of THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS. she/her. Inquiries: Meredith Kaffel Simonoff @TheGernertCo; Ariel Lewiton @TuesdayAgency ✨Instagram: jessamine.chan✨

Wild Swims: Stories
Dorthe Nors
@genekwak3 The latest Dorthe Nors story collection: WILD SWIMS
Paperback, 2021
$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In the Orchard
Eliza Minot
But not every novel about motherhood has to rage. Maybe we need the space Minot creates for enchantment, beauty and the “surreal magnificence” of having a baby.
Paperback, 2024
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories
Mariana Enriquez
#amreading @marianaenriquez1973: catching up on THE DANGERS OF SMOKING IN BED and reading into the future with OUR SHARE OF NIGHT, her novel forthcoming from @hogarthbooks in Spring 2023. Thank you @davidebershoff! J&W!
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies
Tsering Yangzom Lama
Happy pub day @tseringylama!!! Can't wait for everyone to discover WE MEASURE THE EARTH WITH OUR BODIES. Check out our conversation @ElectricLit and then buy the book! https://electricliterature.com/tsering-lama-novel-we-measure-the-earth-with-our-bodies/
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Women Could Fly
Megan Giddings
I imagine that reviews will emphasize the urgency of a fminist dystopian novel about autonomy, motherhood and surveillance, but here I'd like to tell readers that this novel is about witches and it's incredibly entertaining. If only we could all be witches.
Paperback, 2023
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
All Fours
Miranda July
A transformative, consciousness-altering experience. When I finished reading, I felt like I was filled with electricity and there were light beams shooting out of my head and I didn’t understand why no one else could see them.
Hardcover, 2024
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cinema Love
Jiaming Tang
I was just texting with Robert Jones about CINEMA LOVE this week... Forthcoming from @duttonbooks in May 2024. Totally available for pre-order... I love this book so much and can’t wait for the world to discover this story and these characters...
Hardcover, 2024
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Users
Colin Winnette
Here to tell you that while this novel is about virtual reality and tech companies run amok, it’s also about parenting and can be appreciated by luddites (me). That said, when I did briefly try a virtual reality headset this spring, my first thought was: Where’s Miles?!?
Hardcover, 2023
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Library of Congress
Today I had the privilege of explaining during an interview how despite having written a novel classified by the Library of Congress as “science fiction,” I don’t know how to use Siri. 🦕
Paperback, 2012
$15.75$7.88 + Free shipping50% off your first book
White Cat, Black Dog: Stories
Kelly Link
Belated congrats to @haszombiesinit on the publication of your brilliant, mind-bending, soul-enriching collection WHITE CAT, BLACK DOG. Being asked to blurb your book was a bucket-list dream I didn’t know I could have. Best deadline ever. ❤️ https://t.co/DlPjAO2foW
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book