Micro 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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Some of My Best Friends: And Other White Lies I've Been Told
Tajja Isen
"I honestly retreated from memoir for some time. Coming back to it for this book, it was really about finding the right voice." We have @tajjaisen in conversation w/ @ReneauGlow @lithub about her collection "Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service." https://t.co/MdyvQyCyHp
Paperback, 2024
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Turnout: A Read with Jenna Pick
Megan Abbott
Christmas but make it creepy? Yes, please! Listen to our recent interview with @meganeabbott on her Nutcracker centered new thriller "The Turnout" this holiday season. @lithub/@lithubradio https://t.co/cwveKa1EOt
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beware the Woman
Megan Abbott
The amazing @meganeabbott has a new book out, "Beware the Woman." Revisit our interview with her @lithub (and anywhere you enjoy your podcasts!) to get hyped for her next page-turner! https://t.co/cwveKa1EOt
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Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me
Ada Calhoun
"I could not turn my way out of this moment. I had to do something completely different. And it was totally different than any other book I’ve done before." @adacalhoun talks w/ @mm_kaufman on her book "Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me" @lithub https://t.co/r6Vmgd6mTh
Hardcover, 2022
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir
Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Help us wish @ingrid_rojas_c a huge congratulations--her memoir The Man Who Could Move Clouds is a @nationalbook 2022 Finalist! Learn more about Ingrid and this incredible book with our recent interview with her and @dyl_evers on @lithub. https://t.co/dwyaarLNhe
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Wild Swan
Michael Cunningham
Our first piece in this week's ep @lithub is an incantation for the average folk, the ones who don’t attract curses. Or do they? Written by Michael Cunningham and featured in his collection "A Wild Swan" from @MacmillanUSA, it’s called “Dis.Enchantment.” https://t.co/3fuz5EIXlq
Paperback, 2016
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story
Grant Faulkner
"It's interesting that the short form is actually more mimetically kind of pure or true than a longer work, which really is more contrived and shaped into a story." @grantfaulkner author of “The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story” 💕 @NaNoWriMo https://t.co/IsM0p6UjDZ
Paperback, 2023
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Lake Isle of Innisfree: The Song of Wandering Aengus
William Butler Yeats
Our third piece in our Lates/Greats ep on @lithub/@lithubradio, and curated by @mm_kaufman, is “The Song of Wandering Aengus” by William Butler Yeats, read by @rvtrousdale! Find out what brings you to the hazel wood...🌳🎣🔥🌞🌑 https://t.co/RNxEwuxWjJ
Paperback, 2018
$11.95$5.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Hard Times: The First 40 Years
Matt Saincome
“Diverse Scene Welcomes Second White Woman,” writes Krissy Howard for The Hard Times @REALpunknews. Of course, all the guys driven to punk shows by their mothers have something to say about it. Our third and final comedy piece on our latest ep @lithub! https://t.co/fbtccJOcav
Paperback, 2019
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Violin Conspiracy: A Novel (Good Morning America Book Club)
Brendan Slocumb
Coming at you tomorrow @lithub for Micro szn 4, our own @mm_kaufman in conversation with the author of "The Violin Conspiracy" @Brendan_slocumb! You're gonna love this one--the Micro team is wild about his reading voice. Stay tuned! https://t.co/jcmt5z3bNQ
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book