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Overseas Press Club Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier, Ian Urbina

The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier

Ian Urbina
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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
Book Cover for: Bring Back Our Girls: The Untold Story of the Global Search for Nigeria's Missing Schoolgirls, Joe Parkinson

Bring Back Our Girls: The Untold Story of the Global Search for Nigeria's Missing Schoolgirls

Joe Parkinson
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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
Book Cover for: Assignment China: An Oral History of American Journalists in the People's Republic, Mike Chinoy

Assignment China: An Oral History of American Journalists in the People's Republic

Mike Chinoy
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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
Book Cover for: Undaunted: How Women Changed American Journalism, Brooke Kroeger

Undaunted: How Women Changed American Journalism

Brooke Kroeger
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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
Book Cover for: The Perfect Police State: An Undercover Odyssey Into China's Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future, Geoffrey Cain

The Perfect Police State: An Undercover Odyssey Into China's Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future

Geoffrey Cain
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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
Book Cover for: Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong, Louisa Lim

Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong

Louisa Lim
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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