quillandquire 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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The Fake
Zoe Whittall
"As propulsive as The Fake is, Whittall serves damning satire beneath that smooth surface." writes Ryan Porter (@MrRyanPorter) in this starred review of Zoe Whittall's new novel. @HarperCollinsCa https://t.co/dl11CyDBs7 https://t.co/hAOwj7Su3T
Paperback, 2024
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Call Me Bill
Lynette Richards
Lynette Richards' debut graphic novel Call Me Bill is "engaging and never preachy, making points about gender expression and identity that fit naturally within the adventure," reviewer Rachel Rosenberg writes. https://t.co/uVpmeLrezo https://t.co/sym9yzG1yo
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Arboreality
Rebecca Campbell
Rebecca Campbell's Arboreality is "a startling novella-in-stories [that] anticipates the reformations of what one of Campbell’s stories calls the 'slow apocalypse,'" reviewer Brett Josef Grubisic (@BrettJGrubisic) writes. https://t.co/86ltwfp4nS https://t.co/yydVOHMDuN
Paperback, 2022
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Kinauvit?: What's Your Name? the Eskimo Disc System and a Daughter's Search for Her Grandmother
Norma Dunning
In Kinauvit?, Norma Dunning "reaches into the past to understand the story of her life, and assembles a rich and multifaceted history told, at long last, by the Inuit themselves," Michelle Cyca writes in this starred review. https://t.co/mLP0cOlhuK https://t.co/IBNPAJNO9C
Hardcover, 2023
$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Perfect Sushi
Emily Satoko Seo
The Perfect Sushi's "message is simple, powerful, and heartfelt, and the ending is a heartwarming moment of pure love.” writes Jaclyn Qua-Hiansen of Emily Satoko Seo's new picture book (Mique Moriuchi, illus.) https://t.co/CDBfNdNzFU @BarefootBooks https://t.co/sihoknVZCu
Hardcover, 2023
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy
Quinn Slobodian
In a starred review of Quinn Slobodian's forthcoming Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy @RaincoastBooks Matthew Behrens writes that this "meticulously researched" book is "a critical wake-up call." https://t.co/QwH0te9286 https://t.co/SOCXNuuD9U
Hardcover, 2023
$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Garden Wonders: A Guidebook for Little Green Thumbs
Sarah Grindler
“It’s sure to encourage kids to go outdoors and get their hands in the soil” writes Caitlyn Paxson in the review of Sarah Grindler's Garden Wonders: A Guidebook for Little Green Thumbs @NimbusPub https://t.co/S2KswJcA8W https://t.co/y3IB8XG5yL
Hardcover, 2023
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Morning Bell Brings the Broken Hearted
Jennifer Manuel
In Jennifer Manuel's The Morning Bell Brings the Broken Hearted @DMPublishers "we are given the outsider’s view through a reconciliation lens that focuses attention on the lingering legacy of residential schools and cultural genocide." https://t.co/1sGZJAN6at https://t.co/B4MghzAFLl
Paperback, 2023
$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In the Upper Country
Kai Thomas
Debut novelist Kai Thomas talked to Wanda Taylor (@wandawriting) about unearthing lesser-known histories in his first book, In the Upper Country. https://t.co/o226AbfZN7 https://t.co/LXiaQntiRq
Paperback, 2024
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Old Gods
Conor Kerr
“Kerr’s work is firmly grounded in the concrete while also celebrating the abstract, especially feelings such as love, whether it’s of other people, of dogs, or of the land.” Review of Conor Kerr's new poetry collection Old Gods. https://t.co/iIlfhgcVj0 @NightwoodEd #PoetryMonth https://t.co/pTusg4YHgW
Paperback, 2023
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book