Restless Books Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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An independent, nonprofit publisher of international literature—fiction, nonfiction, and books for young readers. Home of the Prize for New Immigrant Writing.

Mud Sweeter Than Honey: Voices of Communist Albania
Margo Rejmer
Next Saturday! Join us for a conversation between MUD SWEETER THAN HONEY author Margo Rejmer and Restless prize winner @Ani_Gjika about how Rejmer, a newcomer to #Albania, worked to give voice to survivors of its communist regime. 11 am EST via Facebook: https://t.co/T0eChoH9Yo https://t.co/SOBHWLwFmE
Hardcover, 2021
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Linea Nigra: An Essay on Pregnancy and Earthquakes
Jazmina Barrera
TOMORROW! Join us for a @TLSBooksmith conversation between authors @gabrielawiener of NINE MOONS and @Jaztronomia of LINEA NIGRA about pregnancy and motherhood hosted by @booksmithtweets. Moderated by Rivka Galchen of RAT RULE 79. 12 pm EST via Zoom: https://t.co/vDm3VTEsKT https://t.co/UpjFrEhDJE
Paperback, 2023
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rat Rule 79: An Adventure
Rivka Galchen
TOMORROW! Join us for a @TLSBooksmith conversation between authors @gabrielawiener of NINE MOONS and @Jaztronomia of LINEA NIGRA about pregnancy and motherhood hosted by @booksmithtweets. Moderated by Rivka Galchen of RAT RULE 79. 12 pm EST via Zoom: https://t.co/vDm3VTEsKT https://t.co/UpjFrEhDJE
Paperback, 2021
$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Who Left the Light On?
Richard Marnier
We are thrilled to see WHO LEFT THE LIGHT ON (Restless Books 2018) win the 2023 Prix Albertine Jeunesse in the 3-5-year-old category! Congrats to Richard Marnier, Aude Maurel, and Emma Ramadan, and huge thanks to Villa Albertine! To get your copy, go to https://t.co/zfE8Wcbl7W. https://t.co/lXzIntBZnX
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Central
Virgilio Martinez
Tomorrow ‼️ At 5 pm Central / 8 pm Eastern, Priyanka Champaneri will be in conversation with author @tom_lin__ about her novel THE CITY OF GOOD DEATH, which won our 2018 Prize for New Immigrant Writing. Out in paperback now. Register via @belcantobooks: https://t.co/hekvBzIUou https://t.co/LacEPnPJej
Hardcover, 2016
$64.95$39.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Catch the Rabbit
Lana Bastasic
Dispatch from Instagram: SJP has selected Lana Bastašić’s CATCH THE RABBIT for her #andjustlikethat book club (!!!!!) https://t.co/MKGO7P30SO
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Life Sciences
Joy Sorman
This Sunday! LIFE SCIENCES author Joy Sorman will be in conversation with Catherine Lacey. They'll talk Sorman's new novel, the limited—and limiting—stories available in our literary canon, & writing fiction to break these patterns. With @albertinebooks: https://t.co/7S4bD69e51 https://t.co/sctzpVrzUi
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My Life at the Bottom: The Story of a Lonesome Axolotl
Linda Bondestam
Tomorrow at @thenordicmuseum! Meet Linda Bondestam (virtual), beloved author of MY LIFE AT THE BOTTOM, for a story time with your favorite axolotl 🪸 🫧 Free registration: https://t.co/OLPOnrgwtA https://t.co/8MiKybYxYv
Hardcover, 2022
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pina
Titaua Peu
"As autumn portends colder weather ahead, tropical islands on the other side of the globe can beckon." Read the terrific review of PINA by Titaua Peu tr. @J_Zuckerman written by @LanieTankard out now on @WovenTalePress. https://t.co/Qci1QaT0uZ https://t.co/fT5EX8hUGH
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Book of Form and Emptiness
Ruth Ozeki
Our brilliant author and advisory board member Ruth Ozeki was awarded the Women’s Prize for Fiction for her incredible novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness 🎉 Huge congratulations, @ozekiland! 💕💕 https://t.co/K6myIitNoZ
Paperback, 2022
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book