Ron Charles 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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Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner
Toni MorrisonRon CharlesThis week's Books newsletter: • The new war against Toni Morrison's "Beloved" • Shakespeare like you've never heard him • Powerful stories about the struggles of new mothers • Authors pitch in for the USO • A magical auction of magic books And more: https://t.co/BPRisYeXFZ
Paperback, 2004
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle ZevinRon CharlesIf you haven’t jumped over a barrel since “Donkey Kong,” you may be reluctant to read Gabrielle Zevin’s immersive new novel about video game designers. But don’t worry, you don’t have to wear a VR headset to enjoy “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/06/28/gabrielle-zevin-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-book-review/?tid=ss_tw
Paperback, 2024
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Julia
Sandra NewmanRon CharlesExcept for one extraordinary scene, everything Newman does takes place within the confines of that grim original story. Somehow, she has stuck her tweezers into Orwell’s bottle and rebuilt the ship pointing the other way.
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Small Things Like These (Oprah's Book Club)
Claire KeeganRon CharlesAt the opening of Small Things Like These, one immediately senses that Keegan is breathing something vital into the season’s most cherished tales, until, as gently as snow falling, her little book accrues the unmistakable aura of a classic.
Hardcover, 2021
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Mark TwainRon CharlesThere is, apparently, no statute of limitations on spoilers. Today, a Gentle Reader takes us to task for incidentally revealing the endings of Mark Twain’s “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” and Leo Tolstoy's “War and Peace.” https://t.co/vDopclahhE
Paperback, 1972
$10.00$5.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Someone Like Us
Dinaw MengestuRon CharlesIt was obvious from the start that Dinaw Mengestu was adding something extraordinary to American literature....Once again, Mengestu has driven us along a path we never knew existed to a place we all recognize.
Hardcover, 2024
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony DoerrRon Charles"The artificial convolutedness of 'Cloud Cuckoo Land' is not enough to confer any additional depth on Anthony Doerr’s simple, belabored theme, a theme that thumps through the novel insisting that every character kneel in reverent submission." https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/anthony-doerr-cloud-cuckoo-land-review/2021/09/27/7cf7adea-1f9f-11ec-8200-5e3fd4c49f5e_story.html
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Stone Yard Devotional
Charlotte WoodRon CharlesFounded on the same rock of introspection that anchors the Gilead series...Stone Yard Devotional not only stays aloft but soars... A strange sense of engagement with these pages gives way to sheer gratitude for the chance to be in the presence of such restraint and wisdom.
Hardcover, 2025
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Harlem Shuffle
Colson WhiteheadRon Charles"Harlem Shuffle," by Colson Whitehead, debuts at No. 1 on the Indie bookstore bestseller list. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/colson-whitehead-harlem-shuffle-review/2021/09/13/66576a40-1328-11ec-bc8a-8d9a5b534194_story.html
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Olga Dies Dreaming
Xochitl GonzalezRon CharlesThe year is off to a very good start! Xochitl Gonzalez’s "Olga Dies Dreaming" is terrific. https://t.co/VG5IuNTC0f
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book