Jon Michaud Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Writer/librarian. Author of "When Tito Loved Clara" @AlgonquinBooks. New nonfiction book "Last Call at Coogan's" out now from @StMartinsPress. He/him.

The Library Book
Susan Orlean
@KatieHAdams Anything by Ian Frazier or Susan Orlean. Travels in Siberia and The Library Book most recently. Page after page of delight.
Paperback, 2019
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Quebec
Tim Castano
@TheBookMaven QUEBEC, a novel by Tim Castano, published by New Meridian Arts. #FridayReads Hand sold to me at my local indy bookstore.
Paperback, 2020
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
New York, New York, New York: Four Decades of Success, Excess, and Transformation
Thomas Dyja
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, NEW YORK by Thomas Dyja: Panoramic yet somehow also penetrating. #FridayReads https://t.co/qF6SMB0D79 https://t.co/w0W86VtpZo
Paperback, 2022
$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Disappeared: Stories
Andrew Porter
My #FridayReads is The Disappeared, the new collection of beautiful, disquieting stories by @AndrewPorter01. What are you reading? https://t.co/3Wlf0xMKNS
Out of stock

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
Rebecca Hall
@TheBookMaven Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts, a graphic novel by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martínez. #FridayReads https://t.co/FmUrKNI7Rp
Paperback, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Turner House
Angela Flournoy
@lynnsstrong Room Temperature by Nicholson Baker and The Turner House by Angela Flournoy
Paperback, 2016
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great Mistake
Jonathan Lee
@MissLiberty S Kirk Walsh’s The Elephant of Belfast and the new Jonathan Lee novel, The Great Mistake.
Paperback, 2022
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Watt
Samuel Beckett
@lynnsstrong Oh, and WATT by Samuel Beckett, which is about a domestic servant.
Paperback, 2009
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Names of New York: Discovering the City's Past, Present, and Future Through Its Place-Names
Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
@TheBookMaven Names of New York by Joshua Jelly- Schapiro #FridayReads https://t.co/1rNBslTbtK
Hardcover, 2021
$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Last Call at Coogan's: The Life and Death of a Neighborhood Bar
Jon Michaud
My new book, “Last Call at Coogan’s: The Life and Death of a Neighborhood Bar” is published today by @StMartinsPress. It’s the story of a New York City saloon and the community it served from 1985-2020. 🧵 https://t.co/gxrAcd52mJ
Hardcover, 2023
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book