Left Bank Books Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Healing Hearts and Minds: A Holistic Approach to Coping Well with Congenital Heart Disease
Tracy Livecchi
Join us for a happy hour meet & greet & signing with @TracyLivecchi! She'll sign Healing Hearts and Minds: A Holistic Approach to Coping Well with Congenital Heart Disease. Join us at Pi Pizzeria @ 5pm and help us celebrate Tracy! Details here: https://t.co/HJsysppjKi https://t.co/uGI2vrWHWQ
Paperback, 2023
$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lake Success
Gary Shteyngart
ALSO ON SALE TODAY: #BookFestSTL welcomes bestselling, award-winning author Gary @Shteyngart for an afternoon of wit, wine, and a discussion of his forthcoming novel, LAKE SUCCESS, 3pm on 9/22 at @Baritaliastl! Tickets at http://left-bank.com/shteyngart. https://t.co/pq69P66Pz7
Paperback, 2019
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr
Friends, we need your help! Anthony Doerr's Cloud Cuckoo Land is a beautiful & redemptive novel about stewardship. It's a book for book lovers, a "celebration of books, the power & possibilities of reading." -- Marcel Theroux, NYT We're working on something to celebrate ↓↓↓ https://t.co/FNAegSMWdh
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Happy Hour
Marlowe Granados
LBB welcomes debut novelist & filmmaker @marlowetatiana who will discuss her "amusingly mischievous debut," Happy Hour, on 9/8. Granados will be in conversation w/ award-winning director & author @sanditan. Order your copy to support authors & indies! https://fb.me/e/AxQ6yvzC https://t.co/jJWrTTbQvz
Paperback, 2021
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Universe Disrupted
Eric Von Schrader
RSVP TODAY for a chat with #EricVonSchrader that STL natives, locals &fans will enjoy as he discusses #AUniverseDisrupted, a novel that takes you through the city you know and parts you never imagined! Join us 9/21 @7 PM CT, in person or virtually! RSVP: https://t.co/21NJSM2R8C https://t.co/IDEMzmOKAf
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Wings of Ebony
J. Elle
We welcome young adult novelist J. Elle, who will discuss her new fantasy novel, "Wings of Ebony," on our Facebook Live Page at 7pm CT on March 31. J. Elle will be in conversation with bestselling writer @Karnythia. @simonschuster https://fb.me/e/1cuvbk7rs https://t.co/XPj4nvhO90
Hardcover, 2021
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT Up New York, 1987-1993
Sarah Schulman
Join us for an evening with brilliant queer activist & writer @SarahSchulman to discuss #LetTheRecordShow! As an #ActUp participant she'll reveal how they helped influence policies during the Aids Pandemic. See you in-store or virtually 2/27 @7PM CT Deets-https://t.co/iYTPXdqN3W https://t.co/VfeNGwrsgP
Paperback, 2022
$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change
Maggie Smith
LBB & Saint Louis Poetry Center welcome award-winning poet & bestselling author of Keep Moving & Good Bones @maggiesmithpoet who will discuss and read from her new collection Goldenrod on July 27. Smith will be in conversation w/ STL poet @danalevinpoet! https://fb.me/e/1viYLI7ac https://t.co/9j6CLmHdrs
Hardcover, 2020
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lurkers
Sandi Tan
Left Bank Books welcomes film director and novelist @sanditan, who will discuss her new book, "Lurkers," on our Facebook Live Page at 7pm CT on April 12. Tan will be in conversation with St. Louis author @KeaMarieWilson. https://fb.me/e/1e9yPgPyZ https://t.co/kzmuSkbhTh
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Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead
TONIGHT @ 7PM CT - IN PERSON & ONLINE! Award-winning author @colsonwhitehead joins LBB at @ZACKonLocust for an evening of discussion w/ @notjadedpunk about Harlem Shuffle, a gloriously entertaining novel of heists & shakedowns in 1960s Harlem. More info: http://left-bank.com/event/colson-whitehead-harlem-shuffle https://t.co/B7VdmehTGW
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book