Melissa Faliveno 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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Melissa Faliveno is an essayist, editor, and teacher. author of TOMBOYLAND, work in @esquire, @parisreview, @bitchmedia, @lithub, SEX AND THE SINGLE WOMAN | creative writing asst. prof @UNC | rock/roll @selfhelpnyc

The Searcher
Tana French
@melissafebos Happy birthday, Mitch! You're probably all caught up on Tana French, but just in case: I recently read The Searcher and had a great time.
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Simple Passion
Annie Ernaux
@TheLincoln I feel you! But I recently dipped into Annie Ernaux for the first time with Simple Passion (which is super slim) and dug it!
Paperback, 2003
$12.95$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Night of the Living Rez
Morgan Talty
@TheBookMaven NIGHT OF THE LIVING REZ by Morgan Talty!
Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Only Good Indians
Stephen Graham Jones
@TheBookMaven @riverheadbooks The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones!
Out of stock

Blind Man's Bluff: A Memoir
James Tate Hill
Tonight! Super excited to talk with the ever-wonderful @JamesTateHill about his excellent memoir, BLIND MAN'S BLUFF, at @Malaprops in beautiful virtual Asheville at 7pm ET. Register here! https://www.malaprops.com/event/live-stream-james-tate-hill-presents-blind-mans-bluff-conversation-melissa-faliveno https://t.co/SMKB8Gooey
Hardcover, 2021
$25.95$12.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sex and the Single Woman: 24 Writers Reimagine Helen Gurley Brown's Cult Classic
Eliza Smith
SEX AND THE SINGLE WOMAN is out today from @HarperPerennial! Thrilled to have an essay in this stunner of an anthology alongside so many brilliant writers. Huge thanks to @thatelizasmith & @haleyaswanson for making it happen & inviting me to be part of it! https://bookshop.org/books/sex-and-the-single-woman-24-writers-reimagine-helen-gurley-brown-s-cult-classic/9780063071339
Paperback, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
This Body I Wore: A Memoir
Diana Goetsch
Thrilled to have this essay on queer time, coming out, and @DianaGoetsch's beautiful new memoir, THIS BODY I WORE, up at @autostraddle! Huge thanks to @KaylaKumari for the editorial brilliance and @vanessapamela for helping make the magic happen. https://www.autostraddle.com/in-our-own-time-queer-temporality-pride-and-diana-goetschs-this-body-i-wore/
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Little Fires Everywhere: Reese's Book Club: A Novel
Celeste Ng
@EMirengoff Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng and The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin!
Paperback, 2019
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Heretic: A Memoir
Jeanna Kadlec
Huge happy rooftop-shouting pub day to my dear friend @jeannakadlec and her brilliant debut memoir HERETIC, aka the book every queer Midwestern ex-evangelical kid has been waiting for their entire life. When I say I needed this book, I really mean it. Get yourself a copy, folks!
Out of stock

White Magic
Elissa Washuta
Happiest of book birthdays to WHITE MAGIC by @elissawashuta, an absolute stunner of an essay collection with which I am currently obsessed, out today from @Tin_House! https://t.co/eU4YtywRwM
Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book