Magic City Books 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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Magic City Books is a project of the nonprofit Tulsa Literary Coalition. In the heart of the Tulsa Arts District. Home of Booksmart Tulsa.

Battling the Big Lie: How Fox, Facebook, and the Maga Media Are Destroying America
Dan Pfeiffer
Have you gotten your ticket yet?? Tuesday June 21st @danpfeiffer of @PodSaveAmerica will be talking about his new book “Battling The Big Lie.” Each ticket comes with a copy of the new book! Don’t miss it! Tix at https://t.co/usRrTLHtS6 https://t.co/W9kMF3XOyK
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Interior Chinatown: A Novel (National Book Award Winner)
Charles Yu
Super excited to hear about @charles_yu’s INTERIOR CHINATOWN being adapted for TV by @TaikaWaititi. If you haven’t read it, GET TO IT! https://t.co/qVYdw1Bpsj
Paperback, 2020
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Hours
Michael Cunningham
Our beloved late Co-Founder CINDY HULSEY would have turned 63 today. She’s been gone over 4 years now, but her spirit lives on at MCB. “There is a beauty in the world, though it's harsher than we expect it to be.” –Michael Cunningham, The Hours (Cindy’s favorite book) https://t.co/ok8wUj3Cty
Paperback, 2000
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I Hold a Wolf by the Ears: Stories
Laura Van Den Berg
So excited to be “publishing” a new short story by @Lvandenberg on #quotecorner window. Story bookmarks free with purchase. And we love Laura’s latest collection, #iholdawolfbytheears from @fsgbooks. https://t.co/i0DssfIABO
Paperback, 2021
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Queen Charlotte: Before Bridgerton Came a Love Story That Changed the Ton...
Julia Quinn
BIG NEWS!!! We are teaming up with @Philbrook to bring in @bridgerton creator JULIA QUINN on 5/8! Space limited. Costumes encouraged! Tix on sale now. Each ticket includes a copy of QUEEN CHARLOTTE. https://t.co/Zw9cMVkl5B https://t.co/teFS4wDz7j
Paperback, 2024
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Calm and Normal Heart: Stories
Chelsea T. Hicks
So excited for this one! Chelsea is a superstar in the making. Join us for this celebration. “A Calm and Normal Heart’ is the book I've been waiting for— audacious, tender, and fiercely committed." —Louise Erdrich @bwhobson @ToniJens and @DeeshaPhilyaw couldn’t agree more! https://t.co/qsqNZXyOL6
Hardcover, 2022
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Let Me Be Frank: A Book about Women Who Dressed Like Men to Do Shit They Weren't Supposed to Do
Tracy Dawson
“A Book About Women Who Dressed Like Men to Do Shit They Weren't Supposed to Do.” https://t.co/tFJJfpaeki
Hardcover, 2022
$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cult Classic
Sloane Crosley
Tickets NOW ON SALE for our 6/18 event with SLOANE CROSLEY @circlecinema! Pick up a copy of #cultclassic. Stay for the 1977 feminist #cultfilm “Death Game.” Make a night of it. @askanyone Tix at https://t.co/Zhr66CYpwz https://t.co/EU05P6YcrG
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
You Never Know: Poems
Ron Padgett
No big deal. :) Did you know? Tulsa poet Ron Padgett wrote new poems specifically for the excellent Jarmusch film, “Paterson.” If you haven’t seen it, get on it! https://t.co/U0Qe2JtU7k
Paperback, 2002
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
SAVE THE DATE! 9/13/21. So excited to chat with SANDRA CISNEROS, the celebrated bestselling author of The House on Mango Street, about her beautiful new dual-language book, MARTITA, I REMEMBER YOU. Tickets on sale Monday, August 16. 10am. Book included. http://magiccitybooks.com. https://t.co/qDDP0WTkSv
Paperback, 1991
$12.95$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book