Penina Roth 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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Curator of @FranklinParkBK Reading Series in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Contributing editor @lithub. franklinparkreadingseries@gmail.com

The Netanyahus
Joshua Cohen
Huge congrats to @FranklinParkBK Reading Series star Joshua Cohen on winning the #Pulitzer in Fiction for The Netanyahus! https://t.co/xvBEZ7CHIw
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The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts
Soraya Palmer
@TheBookMaven Excited to read Soraya Palmer's The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts! #FridayReads
Hardcover, 2023
$27.00Member price:$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Hernan Diaz
Huge congrats on their #Pulitzer wins to @FranklinParkBK Reading Series stars Hernan Diaz (Fiction, for Trust) and @huahsu (Nonfiction, Stay True) and to all the other winners and finalists!!! https://t.co/IjEXdpZQcN
Paperback, 2023
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Deliver Me
Elle Nash
@smswrites A wide range of novels from @unnamedpress: UNDERJUNGLE, James Sturz (August); KILL FOR LOVE, Laura Picklesimer (September); DELIVER ME, Elle Nash (October); UPCOUNTRY, Chin-Sun Lee (November); and WEAK IN COMPARISON TO DREAMS, James Elkins (November).
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Kill for Love
Laura Picklesimer
@smswrites A wide range of novels from @unnamedpress: UNDERJUNGLE, James Sturz (August); KILL FOR LOVE, Laura Picklesimer (September); DELIVER ME, Elle Nash (October); UPCOUNTRY, Chin-Sun Lee (November); and WEAK IN COMPARISON TO DREAMS, James Elkins (November).
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Brother Where Art Thou
Anita Oswald
Agreed—there are so many great lines in this film! Excited to host a star of O, Brother Where Art Thou?, Tim Blake Nelson, on Monday at the @FranklinParkBK Reading Series, in celebration of his debut novel City of Blows! https://t.co/aAOT9KWVYo
Paperback, 2022
$10.99Member price:$9.89 + Free shipping10% off
The Girls in Queens
Christine Kandic Torres
Some weekend cheer: Our bookish friend Nico is enjoying @christinekandic's debut novel The Girls in Queens! #FridayReads https://t.co/7l35AVBmQH
Paperback, 2023
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Desire Lines
Cary Alan Johnson
Huge pub week congrats to Cary Alan Johnson, who'll be joining us Monday at the @FranklinParkBK Reading Series in celebration of his debut novel Desire Lines! Check out his thought-provoking new piece on Black queer literature at @lithub: https://t.co/BpzHrsok05
Paperback, 2022
$21.00Member price:$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion
Bushra Rehman
Huge pub day congrats to @WriterBushra, who'll be joining us at the @FranklinParkBK Reading Series this Monday to celebrate her gorgeous new novel Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion! Love this list she compiled for @ElectricLit of books set in Queens by writers of color: https://t.co/UGbyBZ7pJO
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Moon Witch, Spider King
Marlon James
Had a blast celebrating the paperback release of @MarlonJames5’s 🌓Moon Witch, Spider King🕷️at the @FranklinParkBK Reading Series! Mega thanks to Marlon, @nycnovel, @albomike, Moriel Rothman-Zecher, @sarahbridgins and @jareddnlfagen for their phenomenal readings! @riverheadbooks https://t.co/3uyA6wStEO
Paperback, 2023
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book