Literary Hub Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick
Matt Haig
"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
Ulysses: Second Edition
James Joyce
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
Amy Foster
Joseph Conrad
"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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Bambi
Felix Salten
"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
Aesop's Fables
Aesop
"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
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness
Claire Vaye Watkins
"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
Reminders of Him
Colleen Hoover
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
The Books of Jacob
Olga Tokarczuk
"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
Equality Is a Struggle: Bulletins from the Front Line, 2021-2025
Thomas Piketty
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
Normal People
Sally Rooney
“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