Krista Langlois Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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"Queen of delicious verbsâ as seen in @TheAtlantic, @Outsidemagazine, @NYTimes. Editor @bioGraphic. Writing a book about transience, repped by @aevitascreative

Upstream: Selected Essays
Mary Oliver
My favorite kind of book is slim prose written by poets: --A Ghost In The Throat by Doireann nĂ GhrĂofa --On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong --The Meadow by James Galvin --Upstream by Mary Oliver --Poet Warrior by Joy Harjo What else falls into this category?
Paperback, 2019
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Poet Warrior: A Memoir
Joy Harjo
My favorite kind of book is slim prose written by poets: --A Ghost In The Throat by Doireann nĂ GhrĂofa --On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong --The Meadow by James Galvin --Upstream by Mary Oliver --Poet Warrior by Joy Harjo What else falls into this category?
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
Carmen Maria Machado
@ruxguidi Pretty sure there some creepy home stuff in Carmen Maria Machado's Her Body and Other Parties, but I can't recall exactly which stories. I had to block large parts of that book from my brain in order to sleep at night đŹ
Paperback, 2017
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The Throat
Peter Straub
My favorite kind of book is slim prose written by poets: --A Ghost In The Throat by Doireann nĂ GhrĂofa --On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong --The Meadow by James Galvin --Upstream by Mary Oliver --Poet Warrior by Joy Harjo What else falls into this category?
Paperback, 2010
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Meadow
James Galvin
My favorite kind of book is slim prose written by poets: --A Ghost In The Throat by Doireann nĂ GhrĂofa --On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong --The Meadow by James Galvin --Upstream by Mary Oliver --Poet Warrior by Joy Harjo What else falls into this category?
Paperback, 1993
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Birchbark House
Louise Erdrich
This is gross. I've been reading The Birchbark House series by Louise Erdrich to my 5yo, & it's a beautiful way to discuss the treatment of Native people by white settlers & teach her about the Native people whose land we live on today. Kids can handle tough & complex topics https://t.co/EXEftSnro5
Paperback, 2021
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American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition
Neil Gaiman
@jamieclimate I feel the same way but I really enjoyed American Gods by Neil Gaiman because the audiobook features a full cast, including the excellent Ian McShane, so itâs more like listening to a play than someone reading a book
Paperback, Mass Market, 2016
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong
My favorite kind of book is slim prose written by poets: --A Ghost In The Throat by Doireann nĂ GhrĂofa --On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong --The Meadow by James Galvin --Upstream by Mary Oliver --Poet Warrior by Joy Harjo What else falls into this category?
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Ghost in the Throat
Doireann NĂ GhrĂofa
My favorite kind of book is slim prose written by poets: --A Ghost In The Throat by Doireann nĂ GhrĂofa --On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong --The Meadow by James Galvin --Upstream by Mary Oliver --Poet Warrior by Joy Harjo What else falls into this category?
Paperback, 2021
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book