Overseas Press Club 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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The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier
Ian Urbina
The OPC applauds @ian_urbina with @NewYorker, in collaboration with The Outlaw Ocean Project, for winning the Joe and Laurie Dine Award for reporting on secretive prisons that keep migrants out of Europe. Acceptance speech: https://t.co/TMBbmyDfXc #OPCAwards83
Paperback, 2020
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bring Back Our Girls: The Untold Story of the Global Search for Nigeria's Missing Schoolgirls
Joe Parkinson
Tonight we honor author @JoeWSJ and @drewhinshaw and publisher @HarperCollins for winning the Cornelius Ryan Award for “Bring Back Our Girls: The Untold Story of the Global Search for Nigeria’s Missing Schoolgirls.” Watch the speech here: https://t.co/HVdAS26cEG #OPCAwards83
Paperback, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Assignment China: An Oral History of American Journalists in the People's Republic
Mike Chinoy
On Thursday, 3/23, join the OPC for a book night with former CNN correspondent @mikechinoy to discuss “Assignment China – An Oral History of American Journalists in the People’s Republic” w/ other "China Hands" and experts - RSVP here: https://t.co/oaGEJnqGNH
Paperback, 2023
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Undaunted: How Women Changed American Journalism
Brooke Kroeger
On June 16 at 4pm EST, @FPANewYork will host an online talk with @brookekroeger on her book #Undaunted, which explores the careers of standout women reporters and the struggle for women’s rights. Read more and RSVP: https://t.co/PLRoeDlUAm https://t.co/p1S6ttBMsc
Hardcover, 2023
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Perfect Police State: An Undercover Odyssey Into China's Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future
Geoffrey Cain
Congrats again to @geoffrey_cain and PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group for the Citation for Excellence (runner-up) in the Cornelius Ryan category for “The Perfect Police State” https://t.co/r7t2Cv4tX6 #OPCAwards83
Hardcover, 2021
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong
Louisa Lim
Congrats again to @limlouisa and publisher @riverheadbooks for getting the Citation for Excellence (runner-up) in the Cornelius Ryan category for “Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong.” https://t.co/o9YqLZlA5R #OPCAwards84
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book