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Joanna Friedman Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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YA fiction author. Poet. Wife, mother to twin girls and a pug dog named Blue. πŸ¦‹ #writingcommunity #writelgbt

10 books
Book Cover for: Strange Weather in Tokyo, Hiromi Kawakami

Strange Weather in Tokyo

Hiromi Kawakami
Joanna FriedmanJoanna Friedman

I so enjoyed this book and highly recommend it: Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami https://t.co/dJooSResEv via @goodreads #WritingCommunity

Paperback, 2017

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath
Joanna FriedmanJoanna Friedman

β€œI thought the most beautiful thing in the world must be shadow.” ― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar #writingcommunity https://t.co/w4PS9tnBlx

Paperback, 2005

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Edit Your Own Romance Novel, Ebony McKenna

Edit Your Own Romance Novel

Ebony McKenna
Joanna FriedmanJoanna Friedman

This novel is very user friendly and I'm going to use it for revisions on my current WIP, Online Friends. πŸ™‚ Edit Your Own Romance Novel: the Romance-Friendly Structure Authors Need to Be Objective About Their Own Work. by Ebony McKenna https://t.co/eyLz8XinzJ via @goodreads

Paperback, 2018

$10.95$5.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Sorry for Your Trouble, Richard Ford

Sorry for Your Trouble

Richard Ford
Joanna FriedmanJoanna Friedman

Really loved this anthology of short stories about quirky and real relationships. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sorry for Your Trouble: Stories by Richard Ford https://t.co/YZRP4VCY33 via @goodreads

Paperback, 2021

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Structure of Story: How to Write Great Stories by Focusing on What Really Matters, Ross Hartmann

The Structure of Story: How to Write Great Stories by Focusing on What Really Matters

Ross Hartmann
Joanna FriedmanJoanna Friedman

I've read many books on story structure, and this one is among the best. πŸ™‚ The Structure of Story: How to Write Great Stories by Focusing on What Really Matters by Ross Hartmann https://t.co/mW2MUsj9oQ via @goodreads #writingcommunity

Paperback, 2020

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Letters to a Young Poet, Maria Rilke Rainer

Letters to a Young Poet

Maria Rilke Rainer
Joanna FriedmanJoanna Friedman

Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke https://t.co/UFup4JkrsT via @goodreads Such lovely sentiments in these letters: "There is only one way: Go within. Search for the cause, find the impetus that bids you write." #writingcommunity

Hardcover, 2012

$14.97$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: So Long, See You Tomorrow: National Book Award Winner, William Maxwell

So Long, See You Tomorrow: National Book Award Winner

William Maxwell
Joanna FriedmanJoanna Friedman

I recently read this book and thought is was beautifully written. Here's an audio version of Maxwell reading it: WILLIAM MAXWELL Reads SO LONG, SEE YOU TOMORROW (unabridged, part one) https://t.co/jUzfTDTs1J via @YouTube #writingcommunity

Paperback, 1996

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, Jules Verne

Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea

Jules Verne
Joanna FriedmanJoanna Friedman

It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the 'Living Infinite'...The globe began with sea, so to speak; and who knows if it will not end with it? In it is supreme tranquility.” ― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #WritingCommunity https://t.co/e6PaGjMPV9

Paperback, 2018

$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller, John Truby

The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller

John Truby
Joanna FriedmanJoanna Friedman

The revelation should be important enough to cause your hero to make a decision and change his course of action. - Truby, Anatomy of Story:22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller #WritingCommunity https://t.co/wH1QvHkvg2

Paperback, 2008

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Letters to a Young Poet: A New Translation and Commentary, Rainer Maria Rilke

Letters to a Young Poet: A New Translation and Commentary

Rainer Maria Rilke
Joanna FriedmanJoanna Friedman

Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke https://t.co/UFup4JkrsT via @goodreads Such lovely sentiments in these letters: "There is only one way: Go within. Search for the cause, find the impetus that bids you write." #writingcommunity

Hardcover, 2021

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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