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Book Cover for: The Only One Left, Riley Sager

The Only One Left

Riley Sager
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Wow! An unforgettable, sold-out evening with @riley_sager + @RuthWareWriter in Harrisburg! Thanks to everyone who made the trip to celebrate ‘The Only One Left’ and ‘Zero Days’.📚🥳 https://t.co/SyLrohsyID

Hardcover, 2023

$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us, Cole Arthur Riley

This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

Cole Arthur Riley
Midtown ScholarMidtown Scholar

Reminder! This Thursday 2/2 at 7pm, meet NYT bestselling author @blackliturgist and theologian @DruHart in Harrisburg for the paperback launch of Riley's new book, 'This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us.' Details: https://t.co/6OSnLnV9Cy https://t.co/2mysrUu6ie

Paperback, 2023

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America, Carol Anderson

The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America

Carol Anderson
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On Tuesday 6/22 at 7pmET, join @ProfCAnderson and @igorvolsky for a live-stream conversation and Q&A on Anderson's new work, The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America, out now from @BloomsburyPub. Signed copies now available. Register here: https://www.midtownscholar.com/calendar/2021/6/22/an-evening-with-carol-anderson-the-second https://t.co/3BLPw0XRCA

Paperback, 2023

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Map Into the World, Kao Kalia Yang

A Map Into the World

Kao Kalia Yang
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Congrats to @kaokaliayang for winning the Minnesota Book Award for her new picture book, A Map Into the World! We can't wait to host her this Thursday 5/28 @ 7pm ET via live-stream as she delivers a presentation on the power of stories. Sign up here: https://t.co/TVtLgEz4Dw

Hardcover, 2019

$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk, and the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky, Andrew D. Kaufman

The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk, and the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky

Andrew D. Kaufman
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Reminder: Tonight at 7pmET, join @andrewdkaufman and @ThereseFowler for a live-stream discussion on Kaufman's new book, The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk, and the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky. Out now from @riverheadbooks. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jXcTSSxnTyS57sELEVUHJw https://t.co/8Md5TU96jl

Paperback, 2022

$24.00Member price:$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Prom Mom, Laura Lippman

Prom Mom

Laura Lippman
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On Thursday, 8/3 at 7pm, join NYT bestselling authors @LauraMLippman + @SarahPekkanen in Harrisburg for a conversation + signing on their new novels, 'Prom Mom' (Lippman) and 'Gone Tonight' (Pekkanen). This event is free + open to the public: https://t.co/eRHox2hQZc https://t.co/LT9lVnWbdL

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Family Upstairs, Lisa Jewell

The Family Upstairs

Lisa Jewell
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This Thursday at 1pm ET, don't miss bestselling authors @lisajewelluk and @MeganLMiranda in conversation on Jewell's new book, 'The Family Upstairs,' out this week in paperback from @AtriaBooks. To register for this free live-stream, click here 👇 https://t.co/eYu3Ybjipv

Paperback, 2020

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Peach State: Poems, Adrienne Su

Peach State: Poems

Adrienne Su
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This Tuesday 3/23 @7pmET, join poets @AdrienneSu and @aimeenez for the live-stream book launch of Su's new collection of poetry from @UPittPress, PEACH STATE. 📚🍊 Signed copies now available! Register for free here: https://t.co/Ra7CROuyVC https://t.co/DldQexMpKH

Paperback, 2021

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Every Human Intention: Japan in the New Century, Dreux Richard

Every Human Intention: Japan in the New Century

Dreux Richard
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On Wednesday 2/24 @7pmET, join investigative reporter Dreux Richard and author @JowhorIle for a virtual conversation on Richard's new work, Every Human Intention: Japan in the New Century. Registration is free, signed copies now available for pre-order: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AUNWiWyJSEGYGzihkxS4fQ https://t.co/5LAnSmmk2x

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Book Cover for: King: A Life, Jonathan Eig

King: A Life

Jonathan Eig
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On Tuesday, May 23rd at 7pm, join @jonathaneig + @DruHart in Harrisburg for a conversation + signing on Eig's landmark new biography of MLK, 'King: A Life.' This event is free and open to the public. Details here: https://t.co/WGWVHGUaIh https://t.co/NRbDvaosz0

Hardcover, 2023

$35.00Member price:$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book