Lucy Carson 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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City Under One Roof
Iris Yamashita
A very happy publication day to @IrisYamashita for her debut novel, CITY UNDER ONE ROOF! Move over, locked-room mysteries… the locked-city mystery is here! This is the ultimate winter suspense adventure. So happy it’s out in the world! Cc @BerkleyPub https://t.co/eaxHhFEXle
Paperback, 2024
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Brood
Jackie Polzin
Congratulations to the wonderful Jackie Polzin, who WON the @latimesbooks Prize for First Fiction! This is the second award for her stunning novel BROOD, and we’re over the moon! 🎉🍾🥂 https://t.co/wG8Mj0To98
Paperback, 2022
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lakewood
Megan Giddings
Having loved THE WOMEN WHO COULD FLY, I’m going backwards and diving into LAKEWOOD because I am now a huge Megan Giddings fan! If you haven’t read her before, Halloween (or anytime) is a good moment to start. https://t.co/HPX9h29nzT
Paperback, 2021
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity
Josh Sundquist
Happy Book Birthday to @JoshSundquist whose pseudo-scientific, always funny, often poignant exploration of FAME is out in the world today from @LittleBrownYR ! Go grab your copy of SEMI-FAMOUS, which is fascinating and timely for all ages. https://twitter.com/TheNovl/status/1549401616796745729
Hardcover, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Stranger Care: A Memoir of Loving What Isn't Ours
Sarah Sentilles
Today on the TFA blog, @marintakikawa explores the question, "How Do You Write Love?" with a deep dive into two recent titles: STRANGER CARE by @SarahSentilles and ONE TWO THREE by @Laurie_Frankel 💞 http://www.friedrichagency.com/blog/2021/8/19/writinglove
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great Glorious Goddamn of It All
Josh Ritter
Having my coffee this morning in the company of @joshritter on @CBSThisMorning ! They shot this magical interview among the towering trees of Idaho, where his new novel THE GREAT GLORIOUS GODDAMN OF IT ALL takes place 💓 https://t.co/UH6yGKC450
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Oh William!
Elizabeth Strout
RT @BookWorld: Elizabeth Strout’s ‘Oh William!’ is yet another dazzler @randomhouse @LizStrout https://t.co/Bl16yYVWoX
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Little Women: OR Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy
Louisa M. Alcott
If you can believe it, this big-hearted, compulsively readable novel by @Laurie_Frankel (out in hardcover TODAY from @HenryHolt!) has shades of both Erin Brockovich & Little Women. Your summer TBR is incomplete without it! 💚💛🧡 (Photo by bookishbadassthings on Instagram) https://t.co/yAgBwQ9ogM
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Nightcrawling
Leila Mottley
“Juneteenth Babies” by the incomparable @leila_mottley is a story not to be missed. 👇👇👇 And next year, Leila’s debut novel, NIGHTCRAWLING, will be published by @AAKnopf @BloomsburyBooks and many others around the world. https://t.co/PpcZwrgvLK
Hardcover, 2022
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Booth
Karen Joy Fowler
This is a particularly fun “By the Book” and I love that he is currently reading Karen Joy Fowler’s BOOTH! via @NYTimes https://t.co/XXdDJc4MzP
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book