Michelle Hoover (she/her) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Michelle Hoover (she/her) on XMad traveler & author THE QUICKENING & BOTTOMLAND @NEAArts Fellow @GrubWriters @novelincubator head honcho Crazy maker of #7amNovelist

Honorable Mention
Robert N. MacomberSo happy to share that my mother's debut, which I published for her during the pandemic as she suffered a # of health issues, has been awarded HONORABLE MENTION by the WRITER'S DIGEST Self-Published Book Awards for a MainStream/Literary Novel. I'm so proud of her! #litgoodnews https://t.co/a93HAUWHz1
Paperback, 2009
$12.95Member price:$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
This Is Happiness
Niall WilliamsFrom Niall Williams GORGEOUS This is Happiness: "... Story was the stuff of life, & to realise you were inside one allowed you to sometimes surrender to the plot, to bear a little easier the griefs & sufferings & to enjoy more fully the twists that came along the way." #amreading
Paperback, 2021
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Continent That Once Was Thought Not to Exist: Antartica
Lee DeangeloWonderful to see @writerhenriette 's newest novel featured on @lithub! An adventure in Antartica anyone? Check out the excerpt: https://t.co/n1FTpaK0Tj. And her book launch is tonight at @HarvardBooks . Congrats Henriette! I hope folks eat the book up. I know I'm eager to.
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The Society of Shame
Jane RoperHow did @janeroper upend her writing process when she got in a slump? The final product: THE SOCIETY OF SHAME. We also talk finding your story by giving your protagonist the worst possible version of what they think they want. https://t.co/O0pcrFtcWB @GrubWriters #writingadvice https://t.co/CMLAZNgmyo
Paperback, 2024
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
An Unseemly Wife
E. B. MooreWriters Who Debut at 60+ Lot's more could be added to this list, but lookie here! The @NovelIncubator's own E.B. Moore (AN UNSEEMLY WIFE) & our sister program, the Memoir Incubator's wonderful @edoloresjohnson's SAY I'M DEAD. #amwriting https://t.co/8ozhrlNg5T
Paperback, 2014
$22.00Member price:$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Last Beekeeper
Julie Carrick DaltonThe storm blew over just in time! Excited to see @juliecardalt tonight at @PorterSqBoston @GrubWriters for the Boston launch of THE LAST BEEKEEPER & @rachelbarenbaum will be interviewing her! #WritingCommunity #bostonwriters #booklaunch https://t.co/iDypJppXMJ https://t.co/fVANYQBOAI
Hardcover, 2023
$27.99Member price:$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts
Matt BellWriting a novel? Feed your inspiration & spark new ideas about going at it w @mdbell79's REFUSE TO BE DONE. I'll introduce a discussion of his method with Matt himself at @GrubWriters's new space w @PorterSqBoston in the Seaport on 3/23. Get your tickets: https://t.co/6UuuiQugvT
Paperback, 2022
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Matrix
Lauren GroffStrangely, I think this describes my everyday writing experience to a T (thank you Lauren Groff) "By this small stub of light with the eyes of rats shining green at her from the deeper dark, she writes." —from THE MATRIX #amwriting
Paperback, 2022
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Bone People
Keri HulmeWe've lost writer Keri Hulme. If you haven't read THE BONE PEOPLE, you're missing a stunning experience: https://t.co/n4NwlnmfdL
Paperback, 1986
$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Forbidden City
Vanessa HuaOn the 7am Novelist: @vanessa_hua discusses the 1st pages of Forbidden City, how she stuck to her instincts about her prologue, her reminiscent narrator, & how to handle directly addressing (& challenging) your reader. https://t.co/C6N19Pfzay @GrubWriters #writingadvice #podcast https://t.co/RjuArr6r7M
Paperback, 2023
$22.00Member price:$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book