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Miriam Halberstam Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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43 books
Book Cover for: Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus
Miriam HalberstamMiriam Halberstam

“Although sometimes I think the animals we consider animals are far more advanced than the animals we are but don’t consider ourselves to be.” #SundaySentence from Lessons in Chemistry by ⁦@BonnieGarmus⁩. Loved this novel so. https://t.co/1FKxNWFLPb

Hardcover, 2022

$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Hotel Nantucket, Elin Hilderbrand

The Hotel Nantucket

Elin Hilderbrand
Miriam HalberstamMiriam Halberstam

I was number eleventy thousand on the library hold list for The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand and it recently arrived but are you allowed a summer beach read in the fall, what are the rules?? Anyway, the book is a delight. #amreading #FridayReads https://t.co/hTFfqmUTWP

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai

The Great Believers

Rebecca Makkai
Miriam HalberstamMiriam Halberstam

“If you learned new details about someone who was gone, then he wasn’t vanishing.” #SundaySentence from The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

Paperback, 2019

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Poet's Dog, Patricia MacLachlan

The Poet's Dog

Patricia MacLachlan
Miriam HalberstamMiriam Halberstam

@RoganBarbara @BlueWillowBooks The Poet’s Dog, by Patricia MacLachlan, is wonderful and probably works for both those ages. It came out about five years ago so you might be familiar. A book I’ve kept.

Paperback, 2018

$5.99$2.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Wrong Place Wrong Time, Gillian McAllister

Wrong Place Wrong Time

Gillian McAllister
Miriam HalberstamMiriam Halberstam

@Wordbender2 Feel this. I was lucky to read several great books recently - Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister; Varina Palladino’s Jersey Italian Love Story by Terri-Lynne DeFino; and The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise by Colleen Oakley.

Hardcover, 2022

$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Thank You for Listening, Julia Whelan

Thank You for Listening

Julia Whelan
Miriam HalberstamMiriam Halberstam

Looking forward to reading Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan. #FridayReads https://t.co/TUVfvml0BF

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Matchmaker's Gift, Lynda Cohen Loigman

The Matchmaker's Gift

Lynda Cohen Loigman
Miriam HalberstamMiriam Halberstam

Okay, fine, I decided to read The Matchmaker’s Gift by ⁦Lynda⁩ Cohen Loigman instead and wow is it wonderful. https://t.co/v4pjL2CKxy

Paperback, 2023

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, Anne Lamott

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Anne Lamott
Miriam HalberstamMiriam Halberstam

@MaeneSigne Hmm, maybe Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. :)

Paperback, 1995

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times, Michelle Obama

The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

Michelle Obama
Miriam HalberstamMiriam Halberstam

This was pure joy. Oprah Winfrey interviewing Michelle Obama about her book, The Light We Carry. ⁦@netflix⁩ https://t.co/R0ytpCCaO0

Paperback, 2024

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin
Miriam HalberstamMiriam Halberstam

“How quickly you go from being the youngest to the oldest person in a room, she thought.” #SundaySentence from Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Paperback, 2024

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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