L.A. Times Books Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Breathing Fire: Female Inmate Firefighters on the Front Lines of California's Wildfires
Jaime Lowe
Journalist and author Jaime Lowe discusses âBreathing Fire: Female Inmate Firefighters on the Front Lines of Californiaâs Wildfiresâ with Times columnist Erika D. Smith. Tune in to join this live-streaming L.A. Times Book Club conversation. https://t.co/Z2iu7zk0ja
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ripe
Sarah Rose Etter
How Silicon Valley, Sylvia Plath and a killer work ethic inspired a novel like no other https://t.co/EmYxAHSVs0
Out of stock

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
Remembering "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" author Eric Carle đ https://t.co/lt2RXelBK3
Board Book, 1994
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino flips with the script with 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' novel https://t.co/9mpmJjMN6N
Paperback, Mass Market, 2021
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pageboy: A Memoir
Elliot Page
Video: Watch Elliot Page discuss 'Pageboy' at the L.A. Times Book Club https://t.co/qAboxcw3u7
Paperback, 2024
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Friends Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing
Matthew Perry
Matthew Perry not only regrets insulting Keanu Reeves in his new book â heâs pulling Reevesâ name out of future editions of âFriends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,â Perryâs memoir of his long struggle with substance abuse and addiction. https://t.co/ThPjeAFmYI
Hardcover, Large Print, 2022
$36.99$18.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times
Azar Nafisi
These books kill tyrants: Azar Nafisi on Putin and how to 'Read Dangerously' https://t.co/A3qQWkfJZq
Hardcover, 2022
$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club
Celeste Ng
Why Celeste Ng calls her new novel, 'Our Missing Hearts,' 'scarily real' https://t.co/4UVgBB6oix
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Didn't We Almost Have It All: In Defense of Whitney Houston
Gerrick Kennedy
'In Defense of Whitney Houston': How author Gerrick D. Kennedy reframes the diva story https://t.co/aJuay2nyQF
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin
Gabrielle Zevinâs âTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrowâ is very popular, so of course she needed to stop by the Los Angeles Times photo and video studio at @latimesfob to answer some very important questions. https://t.co/m77dbHNpMy
Paperback, 2024
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book