Laurie Abkemeier Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Literary Agent at DeFiore & Company | books, hiking, sandwiches, BLM | I consider *experience* experience. she/her. Portrait by @KatieVaz

My Monticello: Fiction
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
RT @NYPLRecommends: @jocelynjohnson Congratulations! My Monticello: Fiction by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson is one of @NYPL's 2021 #BestBooks for…
Paperback, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Gift: How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World
Lewis Hyde
DIRECT "has shades of E.F. Schumacher’s Small Is Beautiful and Lewis Hyde’s The Gift, flavored with Christopher Mims’s Arriving Today—[@ProfKateJudge's] argument shines when her material is tied to immediate and growing economic trends." https://t.co/OlR1MN7cxO via @stratandbiz
Paperback, 2019
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Neverland: A Fantasy Role-Playing Setting
Andrew Kolb
"...a really phenomenal work of art." NEVERLAND by @kolbisneat DnD Fantasy Setting Review by Questing Beast https://t.co/wjXHM7XK6Y via @YouTube
Hardcover, 2020
$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
When Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Pre-order the book, register for the event, and celebrate the launch of WHEN WOMEN INVENTED TELEVISION by @jmkarmstrong https://t.co/DsvtQsjjmH
Hardcover, 2021
$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Revelations
Erik Hoel
Congrats to THE REVELATIONS author @erikphoel and my wonderful colleague @adamschear! https://t.co/kyNqzD01Ub
Paperback, 2022
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed about How and What We Buy
Christopher Mims
DIRECT "has shades of E.F. Schumacher’s Small Is Beautiful and Lewis Hyde’s The Gift, flavored with Christopher Mims’s Arriving Today—[@ProfKateJudge's] argument shines when her material is tied to immediate and growing economic trends." https://t.co/OlR1MN7cxO via @stratandbiz
Hardcover, 2021
$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics as If People Mattered
Schumacher
DIRECT "has shades of E.F. Schumacher’s Small Is Beautiful and Lewis Hyde’s The Gift, flavored with Christopher Mims’s Arriving Today—[@ProfKateJudge's] argument shines when her material is tied to immediate and growing economic trends." https://t.co/OlR1MN7cxO via @stratandbiz
Paperback, 1993
$14.22$7.11 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lakes: Their Birth, Life, and Death
John Richard Saylor
If you're planning to spend time near a lake this holiday weekend, listen to John Richard Saylor talk about LAKES: Their Birth, Life and Death on @WGVUPublicMedia https://t.co/MkoWisikqC
Hardcover, 2022
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss
Mary-Frances O'Connor
The Best Books on Grief to Comfort a Grieving Friend, via @OprahDaily "For those who want to understand what’s happening to them and why grief is so confounding, [THE GRIEVING BRAIN by @doctormfo] is a fascinating and comforting read." https://t.co/q4Cd5fQgNT
Hardcover, 2022
$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload
Cal Newport
This interview is a great peek inside the life of Cal Newport, as well as a smart discussion of his new book, A WORLD WITHOUT EMAIL. https://t.co/8938zgEhut
Hardcover, 2021
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book