ReadingIsMagical 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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Light from Uncommon Stars
Ryka AokiReadingIsMagical@harikunzru Some faves: Sabrina and Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, Monsoon Mansion by Cinelle Barnes, A Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw, anything by Octavia Butler, Good Talk by Mira Jacob, + so many more!
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Portrait of a Thief
Grace D. LiReadingIsMagical@rhernandez416 The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe, Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd, and Portrait of a Thief by Grace D Li are some I loved recently!
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Monsoon Mansion: A Memoir
Cinelle BarnesReadingIsMagical@harikunzru Some faves: Sabrina and Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, Monsoon Mansion by Cinelle Barnes, A Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw, anything by Octavia Butler, Good Talk by Mira Jacob, + so many more!
Paperback, 2018
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle ZevinReadingIsMagical@rhernandez416 The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe, Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd, and Portrait of a Thief by Grace D Li are some I loved recently!
Paperback, 2024
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Swimmers
Julie OtsukaReadingIsMagical@bettinamak The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka, A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, and Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine are all amazing.
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Blackmail and Bibingka
Mia P. ManansalaReadingIsMagicalI am so excited to be in convo w/ @MPMtheWriter next TUESDAY 11/1 @ 8pm ET for a @Loyaltybooks virtual event! I LOVE Mia's books and can't wait to discuss her latest BLACKMAIL AND BIBINGKA! Join us! https://t.co/fdzmmx0Dqv @BerkleyPub #filtheshelves https://t.co/dzaFfZcjis
Paperback, 2022
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dead Collections
Isaac FellmanReadingIsMagical@theodorableteds A few suggestions: Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman, The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen, The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson Dawn by Octavia Butler, Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto and Ann Xu, and Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu are all amazing!!
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
Megan BannenReadingIsMagical@theodorableteds A few suggestions: Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman, The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen, The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson Dawn by Octavia Butler, Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto and Ann Xu, and Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu are all amazing!!
Paperback, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Sympathizer: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
Viet Thanh NguyenReadingIsMagical@SerenaPuang So many fantastic recs! I don't think I saw these yet, but def recommend How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C. Pam Zhang, The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen, Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen. Someone else said this but def America Is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo!
Paperback, 2016
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How to Read Now: Essays
Elaine CastilloReadingIsMagicalOne of the many reasons why I recommend How to Read Now by Elaine Castillo to everyone! https://t.co/LoeYaiADSs
Hardcover, 2022
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book