Lori Rader-Day Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Hollow Kingdom
Kira Jane Buxton
I don't just read crime fic. Recently I discovered Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton and did I already mention I love funny books? This one is a horror novel but also funny, too, and charming. How did she do it? It's great.
Paperback, 2020
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry
I have recently read TWO modern romance novels (to use the industry term, I think?) by Emily Henry and would recommend them to you, too. Really good time with Book Lovers and People We Meet on Vacation. Very funny, which I respect as a talent. Funny is hard to write.
Paperback, 2021
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Writers & Lovers
Lily King
Another new-to-me author I finally read is Lily King. Have you read her? She's so good. I read Writers & Lovers first and then Euphoria, highly recommend both. I have more of her books to discover and that makes me happy.
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Lovers
Emily Henry
I have recently read TWO modern romance novels (to use the industry term, I think?) by Emily Henry and would recommend them to you, too. Really good time with Book Lovers and People We Meet on Vacation. Very funny, which I respect as a talent. Funny is hard to write.
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Euphoria
Lily King
Another new-to-me author I finally read is Lily King. Have you read her? She's so good. I read Writers & Lovers first and then Euphoria, highly recommend both. I have more of her books to discover and that makes me happy.
Paperback, 2015
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
Robert Kolker
One last new-to-me discovery, one more genre of work. I love nonfiction. I read two books by Robert Kolker this year and will be seeking out more... as he writes them. Fantastic writer. Hidden Valley Road and Lost Girls.
Paperback, 2021
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin
I read Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin and loved it! I don't even like games that much but I loved the relationships and the ups and downs over time of two friends who design games together.
Paperback, 2024
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
Kate Beaton
DUCKS by Kate Beaton is fantastic.
Hardcover, 2022
$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Orchid Thief
Susan Orlean
@bryonq Mountains Beyond Mountains, Tracy Kidder * The Orchid Thief, Susan Orlean * The Devil and Sherlock Holmes, David Grann * 84, Charring Cross Road, Helene Hanff * The Fiddler on the Subway, Gene Weingarten * The Murder Room, Michael Capuzzo *
Paperback, 2000
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Secret Identity
Alex Segura
Happy book launch day to @alex_segura for SECRET IDENTITY! https://t.co/Di2mf72br8
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book