LAT Entertainment Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Satanic Verses
Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie and the long shadow of 'The Satanic Verses' https://t.co/43jLETdbrJ
Paperback, 2008
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + 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/ww0sNVJV6r
Out of stock

Hatchet
Gary Paulsen
On school reading lists, Gary Paulsen's 'Hatchet' isn't just required, it's desired https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-10-19/teachers-librarians-pay-tribute-to-hatchet-author-gary-paulsen
Paperback, 2007
$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann
David Grann's most recent book, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” went into multiple printings, and is awaiting its theatrical release. In “The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder,” he has found not just a good but a great story: https://t.co/IMkvkdaeBJ
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
Claire Dederer
Our monsters, ourselves: Claire Dederer explains her sympathy for the canceled https://t.co/08R57l3twl
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir
Paul Newman
“The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man" draws on reams of interview transcripts rediscovered after Paul Newman's death. Here's how it came together. https://t.co/TfUtGRZlAe
Hardcover, Large Print, 2023
$35.99Member price:$35.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Pageboy: A Memoir
Elliot Page
Mark your calendar! Elliot Page joins the L.A. Times Book Club on June 8 at 7 p.m. at The Montalbán Theatre to discuss his debut memoir, “Pageboy.” Get tickets at https://t.co/KgeFko8x1m https://t.co/S8dKuAVtwy
Paperback, 2024
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Homesick
Jennifer Croft
After the success of "Homesick," @jenniferlcroft is working on a second book, a novel titled "Fidelity." She is also at work on another project — a translation of Tokarczuk’s Polish-language novel "The Books of Jacob," which runs 1,000 pages. https://t.co/UXKq4Qd3cX
Hardcover, 2019
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lapvona
Ottessa Moshfegh
Review: The putrid waste of Ottessa Moshfegh's new novel, 'Lapvona' https://t.co/NGDfSuhO9r
Paperback, 2023
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
One: The Gospel According to Mike
Michael Williams
Michael K. Williams book reveals he was 'one false move from having it all slip away' https://t.co/t4wRkn1ldY
Hardcover, 2012
$29.99Member price:$28.49 + Free shipping5% off