NBC New York 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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I Need a New Butt!
Dawn McMillanNBC New YorkThe assistant principal at an elementary school was fired last week after he read the children's book "I Need a New Butt!" to a second-grade class — a move he plans to appeal http://4.nbcny.com/Qqsow8L
Paperback, 2014
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Arrival: Gay Romance in a Post Apocalyptic Dystopian Society
H. J. PerryNBC New YorkKaty Perry’s arrival at the coronation has inspired several memes on social media, including a moment captured on camera where the singer struggled to find her seat for the ceremony that has since gone viral. https://t.co/u7NDxJFDbg
Paperback, 2018
$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Bluest Eye
Toni MorrisonNBC New YorkIn a 4-3 vote, the Wentzville School board voted to pull Toni Morrison's first book, "The Bluest Eye" from every district school's library. http://4.nbcny.com/6pFtzxZ
Paperback, 2007
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Where the Crawdads Sing: Reese's Book Club
Delia OwensNBC New YorkThe author of the best-selling book “Where the Crawdads Sing” is reportedly wanted for questioning by Zambian authorities about possibly witnessing a deadly shooting in the 1990s, just as the film version of her blockbuster novel hits theaters http://4.nbcny.com/PHMFX50
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist, Vol. 20
Kazuki TakahashiNBC New York"Yu-Gi-Oh!" creator Kazuki Takahashi was identified after police in another part of Okinawa contacted the coast guard Thursday, saying a rented car had been found abandoned on a beach https://t.co/p1rJbO0pNp
Paperback, 2007
$7.95$3.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Faces
David Alex JonesNBC New YorkInfowars host Alex Jones filed for personal bankruptcy protection as he faces nearly $1.5 billion in court judgments over conspiracy theories he spread about the Sandy Hook school shooting. https://t.co/7yowoP82sB
Paperback, 2015
$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Legacy
V. G. WalkerNBC New YorkPaul Walker's legacy lives on through his family. https://t.co/tkadrNvLjY
Paperback, 2015
$5.78$2.89 + Free shipping50% off your first book
8: A Song for the Peach Tree In My Master's Garden
Christopher M. StruckNBC New YorkIt's been two weeks since the driver of a speeding car struck four people and killed 67-year-old Lynn Christopher and left 8-year-old Jacob Butler in a coma — and with the police not having made any arrests yet, the family is still waiting for answers https://t.co/Fl3gnOm7HC
Paperback, 2021
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Stone Maidens
Lloyd Devereux RichardsNBC New YorkLloyd Devereux Richards wrote the novel “Stone Maidens” 11 years ago. This year, his daughter’s viral TikTok helped it go number one on Amazon. https://t.co/b3aKdyQwLG
Paperback, 2012
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Run, Rose, Run
James PattersonNBC New YorkDolly Parton has just released her first novel, “Run, Rose, Run” with author James Patterson along with a companion album. http://4.nbcny.com/oaRmleY
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book