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Pete's Reading Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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For over 20 years, Brooklyn's premier reading series, every 3rd Thursday of the month at @petescandystore. Currently hosted by @temim & @briangresko

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Book Cover for: Neruda on the Park, Cleyvis Natera

Neruda on the Park

Cleyvis Natera
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Thursday night, @petescandystore is the place to be, when @CleyvisNatera (NERUDA ON THE PARK) @anarasong (LITTLE RABBIT) & @drovarela (THE TOWN OF BABYLON) take the stage to read, along w hosts @vanjchan & @briangresko. Books provided by @greenlightbklyn 7:30pm, 709 Lorimer, BK https://t.co/qbkLUNAGiq

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Red Zone: A Love Story, Chloe Caldwell

The Red Zone: A Love Story

Chloe Caldwell
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Tonight! After the rain, join us for readings by @elainehsiehchou (DISORIENTATION) @chantalvjohnson (POST-TRAUMATIC) & Chloe Caldwell (THE RED ZONE)! Hosted by @vanjchan & @briangresko, w books provided by @greenlightbklyn @petescandystore 7:30pm, 709 Lorimer St, BK https://t.co/mJrPXKxiZJ

Paperback, 2022

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Justine, Forsyth Harmon

Justine

Forsyth Harmon
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Tonight!! We’re thrilled to welcome @mayhewbergman (HOW STRANGE A SEASON) @SonofBaldwin (THE PROPHETS) & Forsyth Harmon (JUSTINE) to the stage of @petescandystore, along w hosts @vanjchan & @briangresko 7:30pm, 709 Lorimer St, BK https://t.co/MeU7F26ZdN

Hardcover, 2021

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Counterfeit, Kirstin Chen

Counterfeit

Kirstin Chen
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Thanks to our audience for packing the house last night! And to readers @kirstin_chen (COUNTERFEIT), @joshriedel (PLEASE REPORT YOUR BUG HERE), & Ryan Lee Wong (WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON) for your words and presence 🙏🏼❤️ https://t.co/wjoJqxPfbL

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: If I Had Your Face, Frances Cha

If I Had Your Face

Frances Cha
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🎉 Congrats @katiekitamura for making the 2021 National Book Award Longlist for Fiction! 🎉 Come hear Katie read from her novel INTIMACIES at our next event, Thursday, October 21st at 7:30pm, with fellow superstars @Frances_H_Cha (IF I HAD YOUR FACE) & @KristenRadtke (SEEK YOU)

Paperback, 2021

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Whore of New York: A Confession, Liara Roux

Whore of New York: A Confession

Liara Roux
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Hope you can join us on Thursday, November 18th, 7:30pm, for a 🔥🔥🔥 night of readings featuring @tracysoneill (QUOTIENTS), @QuillingIt (MADE IN CHINA), & @LiaraRoux (WHORE OF NEW YORK), hosted by the dynamic literary duo @vanjchan & @briangresko *proof of vax required* https://t.co/hO8kF02Rf0

Paperback, 2021

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Vanishing Half: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel), Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)

Brit Bennett
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Tomorrow night, BK’s longest running reading series returns, with @britrbennett (THE VANISHING HALF) @mhbertino (PARAKEET) & @lrsphm (POP SONG), host @briangresko & special guest @saralippmann; 7:30PM at @petescandystore *proof of vax required, via photo or NYS Excelsior app* https://t.co/MI3auBPbw2

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Town of Babylon, Alejandro Varela

The Town of Babylon

Alejandro Varela
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Thursday night, @petescandystore is the place to be, when @CleyvisNatera (NERUDA ON THE PARK) @anarasong (LITTLE RABBIT) & @drovarela (THE TOWN OF BABYLON) take the stage to read, along w hosts @vanjchan & @briangresko. Books provided by @greenlightbklyn 7:30pm, 709 Lorimer, BK https://t.co/qbkLUNAGiq

Paperback, 2024

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Work Wife, Alison B. Hart

The Work Wife

Alison B. Hart
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So thrilled for THE WORK WIFE, by series co-founder Alison B. Hart, and check out this gorgeous cover!! 🥰 https://t.co/AlxvccD4Di

Hardcover, 2022

$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Edge Case, YZ Chin

Edge Case

YZ Chin
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Join us Thursday night, at 7:30pm, when novelists @yz_chin (EDGE CASE), @abmcelroy1 (THE ATMOSPHERIANS), & Meredith Westgate (THE SHIMMERING STATE) light up the stage of @petescandystore, with hosts @vanjchan & @briangresko *proof of vax required, via photo or NYS Excelsior app* https://t.co/hCidVoezck

Paperback, 2022

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book