MaryLauraPh Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Oh lord, I’m crying laughing. Which — actually, I think this book is precisely for when you need to laugh while crying? Thank you, @katecbowler, for this. I love it all, especially your words.

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Here’s what I said about it on the back cover, and I stand by it: Margaret Renkl has the mind of a naturalist and the soul of a poet. Let this magnificent devotional be your eye-opening, heart-expanding daily companion, and it will change how you see the world.

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@ErikaSwyler A relatively new one that's high on the feel-good scale is Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting (that's the US title; in the UK it's The People on Platform Five) by Clare Pooley. It's a delight!

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At Ocean Vuong's readings, his mom positioned her chair so she could watch people watching him. She'd say, "I don’t know what you’re saying, but I can see how their faces change when you speak.” ❤️ I loved TIME IS A MOTHER. Profile by @nicolesjchung: https://t.co/4fjVaXq2k8

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It feels like this is the story Dani has been building toward all these years: a parabolic family drama about the way certain moments echo through time. I’ll never stop thinking about it. ✨🔥✨

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This is a good one to read while poolside or on a flight or otherwise lucky enough to have some uninterrupted time... Don’t expect to set it down until you find out what happened to the missing kid(s) from this old-money family who run a summer camp. Atmospheric and haunting and thrilling.

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“Family life to me is like the emotional on-ramp to a text, for any reader. That gives you your access into the book.” The new spot for @Rumaan's eerie, pitch-perfect LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND starts airing on @npt8 this weekend. Read our full conversation: https://t.co/qBxfHOvxQ8

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Currently sitting in the very last row of a plane and taking a break from reading @pronounced_ing’s upcoming Our Missing Hearts only to say: it’s fabulous. Just started but it’s reminding me a bit of Gish Jen’s The Resisters. Thanks for keeping me company, Celeste!

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Make your Monday less Monday-ish by ending it on a fun note! Join @jenniferweiner and me for a conversation about friendship, family, beaches we have loved -- and of course, her latest novel, THAT SUMMER. Get tix here: https://www.rjjulia.com/event/virtual-jennifer-weiner-summer-conversation-mary-laura-philpott https://t.co/ycOChAC9c7

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Currently sitting in the very last row of a plane and taking a break from reading @pronounced_ing’s upcoming Our Missing Hearts only to say: it’s fabulous. Just started but it’s reminding me a bit of Gish Jen’s The Resisters. Thanks for keeping me company, Celeste!