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Martha Anne Toll (on Blue Sky as marthaannetoll) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Martha Anne Toll is an author and book critic. THREE MUSES, Petrichor Prize, Gotham Bk Prize Finalist/wds @NPRBooks @bookworld @lithub @ElectricLit @CatapultStory+. Social justice CEO. IG @marthatoll she/her

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Book Cover for: Serenade: A Balanchine Story, Toni Bentley

Serenade: A Balanchine Story

Toni Bentley
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I am gaga over Bentley’s most recent book, Serenade, part memoir and part history lesson about Balanchine’s most iconic ballet, told from the standpoint of a ballerina onstage. I can’t do it justice here, just please read it.

Paperback, 2024

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Thistlefoot, Gennarose Nethercott

Thistlefoot

Gennarose Nethercott
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Every once in a while, a novel leaps off the pile with so many surprises and delights that you can’t put it down. I love Jewish history, and fairy tales, and lyric prose, and compelling characters. GennaRose Nethercott (@grnethercott)’s Thistlefoot contains all of this. https://t.co/4A8WMMX1KC

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Afrominimalist's Guide to Living with Less, Christine Platt

The Afrominimalist's Guide to Living with Less

Christine Platt
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Christine Platt, aka "The Afrominimalist", is a wonderful writer and more importantly, an amazing human being. Her book, THE AFROMINIMALIST's GUIDE TO LIVING WITH LESS, is full of great information from supporting Black businesses to minimalist tips that work. #author https://t.co/lTa4AQ957O

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor E. Frankl

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl
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From Viktor E. Frankl's searing memoir Man’s Search for Meaning. Frankl was a psychiatrist who survived the Holocaust and the murder of his entire family. He wrote extensively, and as a psychiatrist plumbed the experience to help victims of trauma #inspiration #holocaust https://t.co/tk7oACkTcG

Paperback, 2006

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Tiny Upward Shove, Melissa Chadburn

A Tiny Upward Shove

Melissa Chadburn
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An accomplished debut novel that will grab readers by the collar and shake them out of complacency. It is a shouted remembrance to those silenced by misogyny, racism, and violence, but it is also fantastic literature, penned by a writer with tremendous heart and skill.

Paperback, 2023

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Constructing a Nervous System: A Memoir, Margo Jefferson

Constructing a Nervous System: A Memoir

Margo Jefferson
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Writing in an experimental style to highlight her injuries and observations, Jefferson’s book is a disturbing account of the reality of racism in America.

Paperback, 2023

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Blithedale Canyon, Michael Bourne

Blithedale Canyon

Michael Bourne
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My interview with debut author Michael Bourne was just released on @Bloom_site today. Bourne’s first novel, Blithedale Canyon is a humorous, at times serious, and always compelling read.

Paperback, 2022

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Yellow House: A Memoir (2019 National Book Award Winner), Sarah M. Broom

The Yellow House: A Memoir (2019 National Book Award Winner)

Sarah M. Broom
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I just wanna give a huge shout out to @wildandincolor @Milkweed_Books who just won a @macfound genius award. I’ve been his fan for a long time and wrote about him in this review of @sarahmbroom’s gorgeous book.

Paperback, 2020

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Blithedale Canyon, Michael Bourne

Blithedale Canyon

Michael Bourne
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My interview with debut author @bournewriter was just released on @Bloom_site today. Bourne’s first novel, Blithedale Canyon is a humorous, at times serious, and always compelling read.

Paperback, 2022

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm, Laura Warrell

Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm

Laura Warrell
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Laura Warrell’s debut novel Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm is a luxuriant dive into the world of jazz and love.

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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