Pamela Paul 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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Pamela Paul is an opinion columnist at the New York Times. Editor of The New York Times Book Review. All things books at the NYT. Host of the Book Review pod. Grumpy old man. New: 100 THINGS WE'VE LOST TO THE INTERNET

The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
On this week's Book Review podcast, @parul_sehgal, @jenszalai and I debate whether "The Great Gatsby" is a great novel, Fitzgerald vs. Hemingway and whether one should revisit literary opinions formed in junior high. https://t.co/awaM9ZG2b3
Paperback, 2004
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Black Radical: The Life and Times of William Monroe Trotter
Kerri K. Greenidge
We are honoring the winners of the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize tonight. Here is Kerri Greenidge, winner of the history prize for “Black Radical,” her biography of William Monroe Trotter. Congratulations to all! https://t.co/mifbyYQZpW
Hardcover, 2019
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Book announcement! Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You,” an illustrated book of affirmations to inspire readers, featuring illustrations by (swoon) Jonny Sun. Coming 10/23/18.
Hardcover, 2018
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Homeland Elegies
Ayad Akhtar
Two very thoughtful conversations on this week's podcast with my guests, @ayadakhtar, author of "Homeland Elegies," and incoming president of @PENamerica and @marclacey, editor of the National desk at The Times: https://t.co/8LDX7OF2tz
Paperback, 2021
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Presidents of War: The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times
Michael Beschloss
RT @BeschlossDC: Greatly honored by just-posted New York Times Book Review on my new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR by the esteemed historian Jay W…
Paperback, 2019
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead
Colson and Colm on this week's podcast: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/books/review/podcast-colson-whitehead-harlem-shuffle-colm-toibin-magician.html?campaign_id=0&emc=edit_bk_20210917&instance_id=0&nl=books®i_id=0&segment_id=0&te=1&user_id=a92c5b5c754103b124349f9961946e6e
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson
On this week's podcast, I got to talk to the brilliant @Isabelwilkerson about her new book, CASTE. Longtime listeners will remember what a fantastic guest she was on Michele Obama's BECOMING and her own previous book, THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS. https://t.co/FaRAON0zWZ
Paperback, 2023
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
Here is The New York Times obituary: Eric Carle, author of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar,’ dies at 91 https://t.co/IbtOSExhDK
Board Book, 1994
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
Suleika Jaouad
Chanel Miller reviews "Between Two Kingdoms" by Suleika Jaouad in The New York Times Book Review: https://t.co/NRQTe1dJzp
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally Rooney
You wouldn't have guessed it from last week's Rooneymania, but Sally Rooney's new novel wasn't even out until today. Here's Brandon Taylor's smart, sharp review of "Beautiful World Where Are You" from the cover of the NYTBR. https://t.co/dtS3unxwPI
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book