Jim McCarthy Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Jim McCarthy

Can we talk about how fucking hilarious Weike Wang is? I adored CHEMISTRY when it came out, and JOAN IS OKAY is such a perfect follow-up. Also, cheers of appreciation for an author only publishing every few years so I can feel "caught up" on their work. 🥳

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Oooh. These ALL look great, but I can personally vouch for LONG STORY SHORT. I adore @SerenaKaylor’s novel! https://twitter.com/astridpizarro/status/1492908734837932033

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And I got to rep @SymphonySpace's staggering collection of talent celebrating the Selected Shorts program, SMALL ODYSSEYS, edited by @hannahtinti with a foreword by @neilhimself! https://www.amazon.com/Small-Odysseys-Selected-Presents-Stories/dp/1643751999/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=small+odysseys&qid=1647347284&sprefix=small+odys%2Caps%2C77&sr=8-1

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It is ALSO publication eve for Daniel Black’s DON’T CRY FOR ME. The first time a blurb made me cry was when Jesmyn Ward called it “a perfect song.” https://t.co/AyXDFcZC5T

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If @JMCwrites recommends a book to you, listen. After pointing me to Christina Soontornvat's amazing (now Newberry Honor) book A WISH IN THE DARK when I was looking for middle grade, she recommended Phoebe Wahl's THE BLUE HOUSE as a great picture book to check out. And? STUNNING!

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Amelia's WOLFPACK is a verse novel from the plural first-person POV of ten girls in a cult when one of their ranks suddenly disappears. It is STAGGERING, and I am so excited to have the chance to work on it! Welcome to the team! https://t.co/qrVCcxxpOa

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I’m also pretty delighted to be about 75 pages into Jason Mott’s HELL OF A BOOK. My vacation read just won a National Book Award, and so I’m feeling #smart and #cultured. Also, this book is hilarious. Now lemme go climb back into it for a minute.

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Am in the process of being bowled over by Louise Erdrich’s THE SENTENCE. Loved this sentence so much I needed to take a picture. https://t.co/1RXIDYA8Xa

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Happiest of publication days to @MorganRhodesYA who has her first new book out since completing the NYT bestselling FALLING KINGDOMS series. ECHOES AND EMPIRES is a magical enemies-to-lovers adventure romp that I hope you'll fall in love with! https://www.amazon.com/Echoes-Empires-Falling-Kingdoms-Morgan/dp/0593351657/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2DMV8KOO4D9I2&keywords=echoes+and+empires&qid=1641306199&s=books&sprefix=echoes+and+empires%2Cstripbooks%2C57&sr=1-1

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I read Natasha Bowen's SKIN OF THE SEA on submission and was bowled over. Wasn't lucky enough to win the chance to rep it, but I still recommend the read immensely. https://t.co/8NAaMvJGjN

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