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Book Cover for: The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick, Matt Haig

The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick

Matt Haig
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"If people are sick of talking about Plath, maybe it’s because she doesn’t give us the ending we want." Savannah Marciezyk (@savs_thoughts) on "The Bell Jar," "The Midnight Library," and female suicide narratives. https://lithub.com/all-our-possible-lives-on-sylvia-plath-matt-haig-and-the-female-suicide-narrative/

Paperback, 2023

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Ulysses: Second Edition, James Joyce

Ulysses: Second Edition

James Joyce
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To the two people who found their way to Lit Hub by searching “James Joyce Ulysses rude bits”: welcome.

Paperback, 2022

$12.95Member price:$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Amy Foster, Joseph Conrad

Amy Foster

Joseph Conrad
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"Perhaps the most elusive and yet powerful character in the story is language itself. 'Amy Foster' is a lament of being lost in tongue." @hishamjmatar reconsiders Joseph Conrad's story of exile. https://t.co/9Z9DK4pKjY

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Book Cover for: Bambi, Felix Salten

Bambi

Felix Salten
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"Both the English translation of 'Bambi' and Disney’s animated film, which appeared 14 years later, have done Felix Salten a disservice." https://t.co/Q7VlxycmRo

Paperback, 2024

$8.99Member price:$8.09 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Aesop's Fables, Aesop

Aesop's Fables

Aesop
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"Some animals have become so entwined with their fictional, human-like characters that for many people they’ve become one and the same." @JoWimpenny on the lasting impact of Aesop's fables. https://t.co/b7PNxOcvAm

Paperback, 2025

$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, Claire Vaye Watkins

I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness

Claire Vaye Watkins
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"You must remember that this was real. Real hooves, real sparks." Read an excerpt from Claire Vaye Watkins' new novel, "I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness." https://t.co/PxAWdd6WAx

Paperback, 2022

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Reminders of Him, Colleen Hoover

Reminders of Him

Colleen Hoover
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Though the reminders are painful, she never wants to forget. Reminders of Him is a heartbreaking yet hopeful novel from #1 NYT bestselling author Colleen Hoover with over 60K 5-star reviews. https://t.co/yDYo5EwRYd [sponsored] https://t.co/9MkMg2hH8b

Paperback, 2022

$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Books of Jacob, Olga Tokarczuk

The Books of Jacob

Olga Tokarczuk
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"As for sins, well, he knows more about them than anyone. Sins get written on the human body like on parchment." Read an excerpt from Olga Tokarczuk's new novel, "The Books of Jacob," translated by @jenniferlcroft. https://lithub.com/the-books-of-jacob/

Paperback, 2023

$21.00Member price:$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Equality Is a Struggle: Bulletins from the Front Line, 2021-2025, Thomas Piketty

Equality Is a Struggle: Bulletins from the Front Line, 2021-2025

Thomas Piketty
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This collection offers a unique chance to read [Piketty’s] first drafts on the pressing issues of the day: the seemingly global political lurch rightward, the brutal violence in Ukraine and Gaza, and China’s ascendance.

Hardcover, 2025

$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Normal People, Sally Rooney

Normal People

Sally Rooney
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“Sally Rooney, who we all knew to be a great novelist, turned out to be a wonderful screenwriter also.” @lennyabrahamson on adapting "Normal People." https://lithub.com/lenny-abrahamson-on-adapting-sally-rooneys-normal-people-for-tv/

Paperback, 2020

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book