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Marisha Pessl Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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NYT Bestselling Author of Night Film, Special Topics in Calamity Physics, Neverworld Wake. Would-be detective, art lover, and curious human.

8 books
Book Cover for: Charles Dickens - The Village Coquettes: "There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.", Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens - The Village Coquettes: "There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast."

Charles Dickens
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“There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.” Happy 207th Birthday to one of my favorite writers of all time, #CharlesDickens ✨ What’s your favorite Dickens novel? https://t.co/DY8L9WetjH

Paperback, 2017

$10.24Member price:$5.12 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Daughter of Time, Josephine Tey

The Daughter of Time

Josephine Tey
Marisha PesslMarisha Pessl

There’s no doubt Josephine Tey’s enigmatic writing has influenced many — myself included. I’m making my way through “The Daughter of Time” 🕵🏻‍♀️ What are you #currentlyreading? #WriterCrushWednesday #WCW https://t.co/6rkGytQJLP

Paperback, 1995

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Dracula, Bram Stoker

Dracula

Bram Stoker
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I wonder if Bram Stoker suffered from carpal tunnel after writing all of Dracula by hand... 🧛‍♂️ #TBT https://t.co/jXiQEhat13

Paperback, 2003

$11.00Member price:$5.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Incendiaries, R. O. Kwon

The Incendiaries

R. O. Kwon
Marisha PesslMarisha Pessl

My final #WriterCrushWednesday of the year goes out to @rokwon, the author of one of my favorite novels of 2018, #TheIncendiaries. Who was your 2018 writer crush? #WCW https://t.co/PD4zKHPEvC

Paperback, 2019

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Dracula, Stoker Bram

Dracula

Stoker Bram
Marisha PesslMarisha Pessl

I wonder if Bram Stoker suffered from carpal tunnel after writing all of Dracula by hand... 🧛‍♂️ #TBT https://t.co/jXiQEhat13

Paperback, 2017

$20.88Member price:$10.44 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Neverworld Wake, Marisha Pessl

Neverworld Wake

Marisha Pessl
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Excited to debut the Turkish edition of #NeverworldWake. The book will be available April 1st, 2019 through Dogan publishing. (The title is a literal translation of the original and the tag line reads, "Five friends. Only One Will Survive.") Happy reading 🖤 https://t.co/ZhVTXkDv8q

Paperback, 2020

$14.99Member price:$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Destroy All Monsters: The Last Rock Novel, Jeff Jackson

Destroy All Monsters: The Last Rock Novel

Jeff Jackson
Marisha PesslMarisha Pessl

With prose as cool as Rat Pack-era Sinatra and as sad as Lou Reed singing about a perfect day, it was hard to put down Destroy All Monsters by Jeff Jackson (@deathoflit). Read my full review on @nytimesbooks: https://t.co/uMU3lU4M9n

Paperback, 2018

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Men Explain Things to Me Updated Edition, Rebecca Solnit

Men Explain Things to Me Updated Edition

Rebecca Solnit
Marisha PesslMarisha Pessl

#RebeccaSolnit, a delightfully idiosyncratic writer (who is the genius responsible for the term “mansplaining”) is my #WriterCrushWednesday pick this week 🖤 (And if you haven’t read her piece, “Men Explain Things to Me,” what are you doing with your life?) #WCW https://t.co/79GhbX9M6B

Paperback, 2015

$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book