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Printers Row Lit Fest Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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The largest free outdoor literary event in the Midwest. The festival will take place on September 9 & 10, 2023.

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Book Cover for: Drop everything and read: Fairy tales for children about animals, Anonion Vu

Drop everything and read: Fairy tales for children about animals

Anonion Vu
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What book are you reading today for national Drop Everything And Read Day? Leave a comment or tag us in your post! #PRLF #PrintersRowLitFest #PrintersRow #Books #Literature #LitFest #PrintersRowChicago #Author #DEAR #DEARDay https://t.co/U6Ax3gAkQG

Paperback, 2021

$7.20$3.60 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Soul: A Chef's Culinary Evolution in 150 Recipes, Todd Richards

Soul: A Chef's Culinary Evolution in 150 Recipes

Todd Richards
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Todd Richards' 'Soul' details his 'culinary evolution' as a chef (come see his cooking demo at #prlf18!) → https://t.co/IQGnuY2S8R cc/ @ChefTRichards https://t.co/LqekJVKo7K

Hardcover, 2018

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: All the Dreams We've Dreamed: A Story of Hoops and Handguns on Chicago's West Side, Rus Bradburd

All the Dreams We've Dreamed: A Story of Hoops and Handguns on Chicago's West Side

Rus Bradburd
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Rus Bradburd - @RusBradburd - discusses his book, ALL THE DREAMS WE'VE DREAMED: A story of Hoops and Handguns on Chicago's West Side, with John Williams on @WGNRadio: https://t.co/s047x3uj0x https://t.co/7U8LZsa1e4

Paperback, 2020

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Washington, George Washington

Washington

George Washington
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Historian Ron Chernow, #PulitzerPrize winning author of Washington: A Life, once estimated that more than 900 books had been written about George Washington. That's alotta books. https://t.co/ehhQfqO6f6

Hardcover, 2016

$31.95$15.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: West Winging It: An Un-Presidential Memoir, Pat Cunnane

West Winging It: An Un-Presidential Memoir

Pat Cunnane
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Author Patrick Cunnane shares humorous tales with @WGNRadio's John Williams from his memoir, WEST-WINGING IT, about his six years working in the White House. https://t.co/SRXvhyaD0U

Paperback, 2018

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: King: A Life, Jonathan Eig

King: A Life

Jonathan Eig
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Author Jonathan Eig - @jonathaneig - reveals details about Muhammad Ali from his biography, ALI: A LIFE, on WGN-TV's Midday Fix: https://t.co/PvYACpy82z https://t.co/L0T7OdI0zI

Hardcover, 2023

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Unbound: Transgender Men and the Remaking of Identity, Arlene Stein

Unbound: Transgender Men and the Remaking of Identity

Arlene Stein
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Arlene Stein is a professor of sociology at Rutgers University and the author of "Unbound: Transgender Men and the Remaking of Identity." See Arlene Stein in conversation with Rebecca Makkai at #PRLF18 on June 9 @ 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm. Details and RSVP → https://t.co/osA6At3nQQ https://t.co/2YIKqvXJYR

Paperback, 2019

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Number One Chinese Restaurant, Lillian Li

Number One Chinese Restaurant

Lillian Li
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“I’ve been thinking about the privilege of likability. People don’t realize what it takes for a person to be in the world to be agreeable. I think we should take likability with a different grain of salt with different characters.” - Lillian Li, Number One Chinese Restaurant

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Book Cover for: The Grip of It, Jac Jemc

The Grip of It

Jac Jemc
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“What is more familiar than a home and then a home made strange, what could be more unnerving?” - Jac Jemc, The Grip of It #PRLF #PRLF18

Paperback, 2017

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: See What Can Be Done: Essays, Criticism, and Commentary, Lorrie Moore

See What Can Be Done: Essays, Criticism, and Commentary

Lorrie Moore
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She'll be signing her new book, SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE, in 15 minutes at Grace Place! #prlf18 https://t.co/SBoHVbcokZ

Paperback, 2019

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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