Library of Congress 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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The Prophets
Robert Jones JrLibrary of CongressLIVE with Q&A: @britrbennett, author of “The Vanishing Half," and Robert Jones Jr. (@SonofBaldwin), author of “The Prophets," discuss their new books with @lachristensen on Sept. 22 at 5 pm ET. https://www.loc.gov/events/2021-national-book-festival/item/event-401835/live-conversation-with-brit-bennett-and-robert-jones-jr/2021-09-22/?loclr=twloc #NatBookFest https://t.co/LY8XqE44Q1
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher StoweLibrary of CongressToday in History: Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" begins serial publication, 1851 #otd #tih https://t.co/8e2krQVgyv https://t.co/lplPKpqQXi
Paperback, Mass Market, 1982
$6.99$3.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Coal Miner's Daughter
Loretta LynnLibrary of CongressFrom Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, to the @opry & the hearts of country music fans everywhere, Loretta Lynn is immortalized by her relatable but trailblazing music. On the #NatRecRegistry, she's represented by her autobiographical hit, "Coal Miner's Daughter." https://t.co/s74j25OCRf https://t.co/jsQOzR7P2F
Paperback, 2021
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Vanishing Half: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)
Brit BennettLibrary of CongressLIVE with Q&A: @britrbennett, author of “The Vanishing Half," and Robert Jones Jr. (@SonofBaldwin), author of “The Prophets," discuss their new books with @lachristensen on Sept. 22 at 5 pm ET. https://www.loc.gov/events/2021-national-book-festival/item/event-401835/live-conversation-with-brit-bennett-and-robert-jones-jr/2021-09-22/?loclr=twloc #NatBookFest https://t.co/LY8XqE44Q1
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Magic Fish: (A Graphic Novel)
Trung Le NguyenLibrary of CongressUP NEXT at 2 pm ET: @Trungles answers your questions and discusses his book “The Magic Fish." Join the virtual festival: https://2021.nationalbookfestival.com/teen/?session_id=session078&loclr=twloc More from the National Book Festival: https://www.loc.gov/events/2021-national-book-festival/schedule/?loclr=twloc&loclr=twloc #NatBookFest https://t.co/Rg2obgoaCh
Paperback, 2020
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Louisiana: European Explorations and the Louisiana Purchase
Library of CongressLibrary of CongressThe Library was pleased to host lunch Wednesday for French President @EmmanuelMacron & bipartisan members of Congress for a discussion of climate change & biodiversity. The Library also curated a display of French & American history, including a draft of the Louisiana Purchase. https://t.co/C40LXi42Ct
Paperback, 2014
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Little Women
Louisa May AlcottLibrary of CongressToday in History: Louisa May Alcott born, 1832, on same date as father Amos (1799), father of the "Little Women" #otd #tih https://t.co/j2nEw2N12l https://t.co/UaMJcX4Z2L
Hardcover, 2014
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Leaves Of Grass: Including Sands At Seventy .... Good-bye My Fancy .... A Backward Glance O'er Travel'd Roads
Walt WhitmanLibrary of CongressWalt Whitman was born on this day in 1819. The Library holds the largest number of his materials in the world, including drafts, notes, letters & poetry. Of special note is a page from the original manuscript of the 1st edition (1855) of "Leaves of Grass." https://t.co/O9YuFo5ZLv https://t.co/pbFnj5CTW2
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American Cookery
Amelia SimmonsLibrary of CongressAs American as apple pie! Only four 1st edition copies are known to exist of "American Cookery," the first cookbook written by an American & published in the U.S. (1796). The Library has one. Little is known about the author, Amelia Simmons. https://t.co/AVOxIQKIJd #PiDay #PieDay https://t.co/vqrdlTqPfw
Paperback, 1996
$9.95$4.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Notebooks and Unpublished Prose Manuscripts: Volume V: Notes
Walt WhitmanLibrary of CongressWalt Whitman was born on this day in 1819. The Library holds the largest number of his materials in the world, including drafts, notes, letters & poetry. Of special note is a page from the original manuscript of the 1st edition (1855) of "Leaves of Grass." https://t.co/O9YuFo5ZLv https://t.co/pbFnj5CTW2
Paperback, 2007
$45.00$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book