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Penina Roth Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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

26 books
Book Cover for: The Netanyahus, Joshua Cohen

The Netanyahus

Joshua Cohen
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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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Book Cover for: The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts, Soraya Palmer

The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts

Soraya Palmer
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@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
Book Cover for: Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner), Hernan Diaz

Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

Hernan Diaz
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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
Book Cover for: Deliver Me, Elle Nash

Deliver Me

Elle Nash
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@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
Book Cover for: Kill for Love, Laura Picklesimer

Kill for Love

Laura Picklesimer
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@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
Book Cover for: Brother Where Art Thou, Anita Oswald

Brother Where Art Thou

Anita Oswald
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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
Book Cover for: The Girls in Queens, Christine Kandic Torres

The Girls in Queens

Christine Kandic Torres
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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
Book Cover for: Desire Lines, Cary Alan Johnson

Desire Lines

Cary Alan Johnson
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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
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Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion

Bushra Rehman
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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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Book Cover for: Moon Witch, Spider King, Marlon James

Moon Witch, Spider King

Marlon James
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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