Rebecca Foster 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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Book reviews @BookBrowse, @ForewordReviews, @TheTLS, @WasafiriMag and more. Assoc. ed. of @BookmarksMag. Freelance proofreader and book blogger. American in UK.
Homesick
Jennifer CroftRebecca FosterHOMESICK by Jennifer Croft is one of the books from the #WomensPrize longlist that I was most intrigued by. Thanks so much to @CharcoPress for sending a copy. #bookpost https://t.co/CGtBq6LOOb
Hardcover, 2019
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In the Quaker Hotel
Helen TookeyRebecca Foster@david_gange Recent collections I'd recommend that have nature themes: Thorpeness by Alison Brackenbury, Like a Tree, Walking by Vahni Capildeo, Honorifics by Cynthia Miller, and In the Quaker Hotel by Helen Tookey. (Three of those are from @Carcanet and the other from @NineArchesPress.)
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Haven
Emma DonoghueRebecca FosterToday's #bookpost is courtesy of @RedDoorBooks and @alicemaydewing @picadorbooks. Raining Sideways is out now. Haven by Emma Donoghue comes out on 18 August. Thank you! https://t.co/JxmOmVSxlJ
Paperback, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Malibu Rising: A Read with Jenna Pick
Taylor Jenkins ReidRebecca FosterMalibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid wins Goodreads Best Historical Fiction of the year award 😂
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Long Goodbye
Meghan O'RourkeRebecca Foster@EleanorFranzen One of my specialities 🤓 Seconding Gawande and Kalanithi. Also: Nothing to Be Frightened Of, Julian Barnes; The Iceberg, Marion Coutts; Heaven's Coast, Mark Doty; A Tour of Bones, Denise Inge; The Long Goodbye, Meghan O'Rourke; The Violet Hour, Katie Roiphe.
Paperback, 2012
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Waiting for the Last Bus: Reflections on Life and Death
Richard HollowayRebecca Foster@EleanorFranzen I've got more! You asked for theological in particular, which brings to mind Waiting for the Last Bus by Richard Holloway. A few more favourites are Dear Life by Rachel Clarke, Body of Work by Christine Montross, and The Bright Hour by Nina Riggs.
Paperback, 2019
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Outer Hebrides: The Western Isles of Scotland, from Lewis to Barra
Mark RoweRebecca FosterHaving just returned from a holiday on the Outer Hebrides, I'm finding this suspenseful novel set off the west coast of Scotland the perfect read! Thanks to @Bookywookydooda for the #bookpost. The Wilderness by Sarah Duguid comes out from @TinderPress on 21 July. https://t.co/ETXMBMKVS7
Paperback, 2020
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Night Ship
Jess KiddRebecca FosterMany thanks to @Canongate for a proof copy of #TheNightShip by Jess Kidd, coming out on 11 August. I loved Things in Jars and can't wait to get stuck into her new one for the #blogtour! #bookpost https://t.co/jUtW2yITPu
Paperback, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Overstory
Richard PowersRebecca FosterBewilderment by Richard Powers is out today in the UK. As environmentally conscious as The Overstory, but with a more intimate scope, it's a book of feral beauty. On the Booker shortlist; one of my books of the year. I recently reviewed it for @BookBrowse: https://www.bookbrowse.com/mag/reviews/index.cfm/ref/pr276928 https://t.co/JkxigMb7JV
Paperback, 2019
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Constructing a Nervous System: A Memoir
Margo JeffersonRebecca FosterThank you to @GrantaBooks @FMcMAssociates for a copy of Constructing a Nervous System by Margo Jefferson, currently shortlisted for the @RathbonesFolio; and The Irish Pages Press and @midascampaigns for Phantom Gang by Ciaran O'Rourke, from the @dylanthomprize longlist. #bookpost https://t.co/6yUxNksyLF
Paperback, 2023
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book