Literary Arts 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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Taylor Before and After
Jennie EnglundAnnouncing the 2022 Oregon Book Award Winners: congratulations to @englund_jennie, winner of the 2022 Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children’s Literature for Taylor Before and After! (@SquareFishBooks) 2/10 https://t.co/XOHmMpYeS2
Paperback, 2021
$23.99Member price:$11.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tom Lake
Ann PatchettWe're excited to announce a special event with award-winning author Ann Patchett (of @ParnassusBooks1)! Join us on September 7 to celebrate her forthcoming novel Tom Lake. Tickets at the $85 level include a copy of the book! Learn more: https://t.co/PHSH5LrBr6 https://t.co/RI10h1MJto
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
oh orchid o'clock
Endi Bogue HartiganJoin us tonight to celebrate the launch of oh orchid o’clock by Endi Bogue Hartigan (@EndiHartigan)! She'll be joined in reading & conversation by Brazilian poet Flávia Rocha. Join us: https://t.co/kBUamqSpTb https://t.co/5OcCvzpeTl
Paperback, 2023
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sleep Donation
Karen RussellWe're big fans of our friends at @OregonSymphony so it's a joy to bring you this special #PDXBookFest podcast episode of #LitArchiveProject. The incredible creative chair @gabrielkahane speaks with author Karen Russell (Sleep Donation). Listen now: https://t.co/2ZuHJvTFty https://t.co/Jt2GrcetQ9
Paperback, 2020
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Vanishing Half: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)
Brit BennettToday at noon, hear @britrbennett on @OPBTOL speaking with students at Grant High School about her book The Vanishing Half (a #1 @nytimes best-seller published by @riverheadbooks). We're looking forward to this talk! Tune in to @OPB Radio or stream online: https://audioplayer.opb.org/opb https://t.co/iFNXrHqMHt
Paperback, 2022
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations
Mira JacobThere's only two months until the culminating event of #EverybodyReads 2022, a lecture by @mirajacob on Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations! We hope you'll join us on March 10 at 7:30 p.m. for a brilliant talk. Get tickets now: https://literary-arts.org/event/everybody-reads-2022-mira-jacob/ @MultCoLib @pdxlibrarylove https://t.co/Xke4cVMSOa
Paperback, 2020
$22.00Member price:$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel WilkersonThe #PDXBookFest team has organized three BOOK AS TICKET events to support indie book sales. @Powells is our partner! When you purchase a copy of Caste at Powell's, you will be registered to attend a conversation with the book's author @Isabelwilkerson and @viet_t_nguyen. https://t.co/yNsQ5rz0cF
Paperback, 2023
$21.00Member price:$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Lincoln Highway
Amor TowlesTonight on @OPB at 7, we're thrilled to share a truly excellent talk by @amortowles from this February on his latest novel, The Lincoln Highway. We're so excited to share this with you. Tune in tonight or subscribe to The Archive Project podcast! https://t.co/vt0iICi5PD https://t.co/tQKqD2geaA
Paperback, 2023
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dark Harvest: New and Selected Poems, 2001-2020
Joseph MillarIn 3 weeks on 12/7, @MaxineScates and Joseph Millar will have a virtual reading and discussion celebrating their latest poetry collections, My Wilderness and Dark Harvest. We're so excited for this free event, and hope you'll join us! Learn more and RSVP: https://t.co/hD7l4IiMmu
Paperback, 2021
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Night Abraham Called to the Stars: Poems
Robert BlyTonight's #LitArchiveProject rebroadcasts poet Robert Bly, who passed away on Nov. 21 at 94. Bly shared selected poems during his 2006 visit to Portland for Poetry Downtown. Tune in to @OPB Radio at 7 p.m., or subscribe to The Archive Project podcast. https://t.co/pkDmQeCbbd https://t.co/iUo74GrrSK
Paperback, 2022
$15.99Member price:$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book