The co-op bookstore for avid readers

LondonGrip Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

LondonGrip on X
User avatar

Londongrip is a wholly independent online venue, a cultural omnibus providing intelligent reviews of current shows and events & well-argued articles

4 books
Book Cover for: Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century, Youssef Daoudi

Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century

Youssef Daoudi
LondonGripLondonGrip

Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century: Charles Rammelkamp reviews a shocking and powerful graphic novel by Youssef Daoudi & Adrian Matejka: https://t.co/ru7lKlaapg https://t.co/Gxa4XxP0qN

Hardcover, 2023

$29.99Member price:$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Bright and Deadly Things, Lexie Elliott

Bright and Deadly Things

Lexie Elliott
LondonGripLondonGrip

Bright and Deadly Things. Review by Barbara Lewis. Lexie Elliott earned authority as an Oxford theoretical physicist and then a City banker before reinventing herself as a best-selling writer: https://t.co/V6YCG7eWM7 https://t.co/puiXXhMNGq

Hardcover, 2023

$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Aphorisms of Franz Kafka, Franz Kafka

The Aphorisms of Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka
LondonGripLondonGrip

The Aphorisms of Franz Kafka. Review by Alan Price. When you think of the name Franz Kafka those famous and familiar titles, The Trial, The Castle, America, In the Penal Colony and Metamorphosis are the first to be hung round the nervous neck of Franz: https://t.co/680RlUZMSr https://t.co/yl9X9XgLuc

Paperback, 2023

$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Complete Works of W. H. Auden: Poems, Volume II: 1940-1973, W. H. Auden

The Complete Works of W. H. Auden: Poems, Volume II: 1940-1973

W. H. Auden
LondonGripLondonGrip

The Complete Works of W. H. Auden. Review by Alan Price. I think we all want to be ‘especial.’ Princeton’s authoritative two volume edition of the poetry of W. H. Auden gives you his special lot: https://t.co/6T9ifta1EY https://t.co/6aG4JyDmtf

Hardcover, 2022

$65.00Member price:$40.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)