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Book Cover for: The Marauders: Standing Up to Vigilantes in the American Borderlands, Patrick Strickland

The Marauders: Standing Up to Vigilantes in the American Borderlands

Patrick Strickland
Melville HouseMelville House

The Marauders by @P_Strickland_ is now available! This real-life Western tells the story of how citizens in a small Arizona border town stood up to anti-immigrant militias and vigilantes https://www.mhpbooks.com/books/the-marauders/ https://t.co/HTwCgR7wJ2

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Book Cover for: The Last Songbird, Daniel Weizmann

The Last Songbird

Daniel Weizmann
Melville HouseMelville House

The Last Songbird is a gripping neo-noir novel that takes you on a thrilling journey through the dark underbelly of fame, love, and broken dreams. Join us as we dive into the captivating world of the Los Angeles music scene and unravel the secrets within. https://t.co/ckIMlaEDeP

Paperback, 2023

$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Storm Is Upon Us: How Qanon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything, Mike Rothschild

The Storm Is Upon Us: How Qanon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything

Mike Rothschild
Melville HouseMelville House

"A chilling overview of a movement that should arguably have no place in any healthy, well-educated society." @TelegraphBooks named THE STORM IS UPON US by @rothschildmd a best book of 2021 https://www.mhpbooks.com/books/the-storm-is-upon-us/

Paperback, 2022

$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Station Eleven: A Novel (National Book Award Finalist), Emily St John Mandel

Station Eleven: A Novel (National Book Award Finalist)

Emily St John Mandel
Melville HouseMelville House

Thanks for all the love, booksellers! "What if David Sedaris wrote Station Eleven mixed with The Time Traveler’s Wife? That’s how entertaining this book was." —@ParnassusBooks1 on @steve_toltz's Here Goes Nothing https://parnassusmusing.net/2022/05/04/may-staff-picks/

Paperback, 2015

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Oh God, the Sun Goes, David Connor

Oh God, the Sun Goes

David Connor
Melville HouseMelville House

COVER REVEAL! Oh God, The Sun Goes is a breathtaking debut that Jonathan Lethem calls "an indescribable marvel." Look for David Connor's heartbreaking prose to hit bookshelves in August! (and yes, that circle will be holographic, thanks for asking) https://t.co/z6LweFyaCA

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Book Cover for: Beyond Black, Hilary Mantel

Beyond Black

Hilary Mantel
Melville HouseMelville House

@GalleyBeggars Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel

Paperback, 2006

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Restoration England: Politics and Government 1660-1688, Robert M. Bliss

Restoration England: Politics and Government 1660-1688

Robert M. Bliss
Melville HouseMelville House

The Bloodless Boy is out in paperback! Author @robjlloyd wrote a piece for @CrimeReads about a series of bizarre & bloody experiments in Restoration England to celebrate the release! 📚🩸 #HistoricalFiction #books #paperback Read the full essay here: https://bit.ly/3RgXuUK

Paperback, 1985

$51.99Member price:$49.39 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: Night in Tehran, Philip Kaplan

Night in Tehran

Philip Kaplan
Melville HouseMelville House

Philip Kaplan, author of NIGHT IN TEHRAN, discusses how the characters came to him through the magic of the writing process, how sometimes the stories seem to write themselves, and more in @WritersDigest https://t.co/PkFkxtxxf2

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Book Cover for: Northern Heist, Richard O'Rawe

Northern Heist

Richard O'Rawe
Melville HouseMelville House

At long last, Ructions O'Hare returns in Goering's Gold, the thrilling sequel to Northern Heist by Irish author (and former IRA bank robber) Richard O'Rawe.  Like and RT for a chance to win the set! https://t.co/NTJfjPIbzP https://t.co/OeI1vZWexe

Paperback, 2022

$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: This Place That Place, Nandita Dinesh

This Place That Place

Nandita Dinesh
Melville HouseMelville House

Tonight @NYUTischSchool will host alumna Nandita Dinesh for a virtual book event for her debut novel This Place | That Place. Buy her book: https://t.co/weU3ooRYuK RSPV here: https://t.co/agBfDjVNlj

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