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Joumana Khatib is an editor and books columnist. editor and columnist, @nytimesbooks

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Book Cover for: The Iliad, Homer

The Iliad

Homer
Joumana KhatibJoumana Khatib

This translation is done by Emily Wilson, who is a classicist. She really made waves with her previous translation of the Odyssey... I love the idea of people across America waking up and saying, 'Honey, a new Homer just dropped.' That seems like a beautiful world to me.

Paperback, 2024

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in Ireland, London, and New York, Anjelica Huston

A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in Ireland, London, and New York

Anjelica Huston
Joumana KhatibJoumana Khatib

Read this memoir for the thrilling, improbable sentences that stop you cold...Most of all, read it for the sheer pleasure of listening to someone render a memory so tactile you can astrally project yourself there.

Paperback, 2014

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Godwin, Joseph O'Neill

Godwin

Joseph O'Neill
Joumana KhatibJoumana Khatib

It's an adventure story. It's a weird family story. So this is really fun.

Hardcover, 2024

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Pageboy: A Memoir, Elliot Page

Pageboy: A Memoir

Elliot Page
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Page rose to prominence for roles in “Juno” and “Inception,” and came out as trans in 2020... In his story, he offers moving descriptions of what it’s like to experience gender dysphoria, and details the happiness and self-acceptance he now feels.

Hardcover, 2023

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont, Elizabeth Taylor

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

Elizabeth Taylor
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RT @levistahl: “You could die from it,” she declared, meaning that party. —Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont

Paperback, 2021

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Margo's Got Money Troubles, Rufi Thorpe

Margo's Got Money Troubles

Rufi Thorpe
Joumana KhatibJoumana Khatib

There's a lot going on here, but I promise that she pulls it off...it really does come together, and it's just a-- it's just a romp.

Hardcover, 2024

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Latecomer, Jean Hanff Korelitz

The Latecomer

Jean Hanff Korelitz
Joumana KhatibJoumana Khatib

what a joy to talk with @KCRWPressPlay about some recent books I've loved (all good for summer!), feat: "Trust," by Hernan Diaz "Also a Poet," by Ada Calhoun "The Latecomer," by Jean Hanff Korelitz & "Carnality," by Lina Wolff (trans. by Frank Perry) https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/insurrection-real-estate-reading-music/summer-books

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV, Emily Nussbaum

Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV

Emily Nussbaum
Joumana KhatibJoumana Khatib

This is a really serious engagement with the history of reality TV and its genesis and its role in American culture. It just actually takes it seriously on its own terms and really helps understand this very uniquely American phenomenon.

Hardcover, 2024

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Isola: Reese's Book Club, Allegra Goodman

Isola: Reese's Book Club

Allegra Goodman
Joumana KhatibJoumana Khatib

A work of tremendous imagination that draws on harrowing historical records to spin a story of self-determination, courage and faith.

Hardcover, 2025

$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise, Olivia Laing

The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise

Olivia Laing
Joumana KhatibJoumana Khatib

She brings up, in a very thoughtful way, what gardens really do for us, and, you know, the act of caretaking or of creating beauty that should be accessible to everybody. And it makes you appreciate just like how many species on Earth we've got and how every little thing contributes in its own way.

Hardcover, 2024

$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book