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Book Cover for: Harlem Shuffle, Colson Whitehead

Harlem Shuffle

Colson Whitehead
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#ClipOfTheDay: “It’s not all fun, you know, the usual terror of writing a book.” Colson Whitehead talks about his new novel, Harlem Shuffle, and how he gave himself permission to write a heist story @Waterstones. https://t.co/svPOvPntVK https://t.co/ooXiLyAGzs

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison
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#DailyNews: The finalists for this year’s @PENamerica Literary Awards have been revealed; four books, including Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, have been banned by a school board in Missouri; Futter leads @CeladonBooks as Raab moves within @MacmillanUSA. https://t.co/1LI5CyzwWV https://t.co/mbGiV2Xbls

Paperback, 2007

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Lady Chatterley's Lover, D. H. Lawrence

Lady Chatterley's Lover

D. H. Lawrence
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#ClipOfTheDay: Watch the trailer for Lady Chatterley’s Lover, a new film adaptation of the 1928 novel of the same name by D. H. Lawrence starring Emma Corrin and Jack O’Connell and premiering in December on @netflix. https://t.co/EwzezM7Lq0 https://t.co/sGIx8jEsCu

Hardcover, 2010

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Passing, Nella Larsen

Passing

Nella Larsen
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#ClipOfTheDay: Watch the trailer for Passing, a film written and directed by Rebecca Hall and starring Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson, based on the celebrated 1929 novel of the same name by Nella Larsen. https://t.co/V4gR9m7YVc https://t.co/O3ps7JK8I7

Paperback, 2003

$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Family Chao, Lan Samantha Chang

The Family Chao

Lan Samantha Chang
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“It took me more than a year to put aside my fear of attempting it.” Happy #pubday to Lan Samantha Chang, whose third novel, The Family Chao, is out now @wwnorton. She answered our #TenQuestions: https://t.co/JDlJoe54yR https://t.co/1htniG40bT

Hardcover, Large Print, 2022

$32.99$16.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara
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#ClipOfTheDay: In this @Waterstones video, BBC arts correspondent Rebecca Jones interviews Hanya Yanagihara and the cast of the stage adaptation of her novel A Little Life, directed by Ivo Van Hove. https://t.co/3oXjEOH0oX https://t.co/WT0M5W1vmv

Paperback, 2016

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Angel of History, Rabih Alameddine

The Angel of History

Rabih Alameddine
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#ClipOfTheDay: @rabihalameddine discusses the themes and motifs present in his award-winning novel, The Angel of History, with poet Kamelya Omayma Youssef in this @ArabAmericanMus interview. https://t.co/2z62iEsQL6 https://t.co/fklTCtCKFm

Paperback, 2017

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Hundred Waters, Lauren Acampora

The Hundred Waters

Lauren Acampora
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“These characters have been in my head for so long that they seem more real to me than some people.” @LaurenAcampora’s novel The Hundred Waters is out now from @groveatlantic. In today’s #TenQuestions she discusses how the novel evolved: https://t.co/qa3OYDxDVl https://t.co/BXSlbvQe8G

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: No One Crosses the Wolf: A Memoir, Lisa Nikolidakis

No One Crosses the Wolf: A Memoir

Lisa Nikolidakis
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#WritersRecommend: “I believe curiosity is the opposite of fear, so if unmotivated, I work at fostering (often reigniting) my curiosity about the story I want to tell,” says @lisanikol, author of No One Crosses the Wolf: A Memoir (@LittleABooks). https://t.co/nTMlrJlvLD https://t.co/O2Om2RTS8S

Paperback, 2022

$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club: A Novel, Celeste Ng

Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club: A Novel

Celeste Ng
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“I realized this book was calling to me,” says @pronounced_ing (Celeste Ng) about her third novel, Our Missing Hearts (@penguinpress), in “Ravenous With Story,” a profile by Renée H. Shea. Read more: https://t.co/SR8XTRRJRc https://t.co/3U3qmWJgga

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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