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

Charles Dickens - The Village Coquettes: "There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast."
Charles Dickens
“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
The Daughter of Time
Josephine Tey
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
Dracula
Bram Stoker
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
The Incendiaries
R. O. Kwon
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
Dracula
Stoker Bram
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
Neverworld Wake
Marisha Pessl
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
Destroy All Monsters: The Last Rock Novel
Jeff Jackson
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
Men Explain Things to Me Updated Edition
Rebecca Solnit
#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