Sarah Johnson 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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Sarah Johnson is an author and book reviewer. Librarian @EIU, reader's advisor, reference book author. I edit the Historical Novels Review and review historical fiction for Booklist & my blog. NBCC/ALA/INFJ
Sin Eater
Megan CampisiSarah JohnsonReview of Megan Campisi's Sin Eater, a thrilling Elizabethan-era novel, and Q&A with the author: https://t.co/J5oOFMnl35 #histfic @AtriaBooks https://t.co/CHGffQ6i9S
Paperback, 2021
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Godmersham Park: A Novel of the Austen Family
Gill HornbySarah JohnsonReview of Godmersham Park by @GillHornby, which looks at the Austen family from the viewpoint of governess Anne Sharp: https://t.co/jn8O39kt2r @Pegasus_Books @Austenprose #histfic https://t.co/htXGYqpWdY
Hardcover, 2022
$26.95Member price:$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Unnatural Creatures: A Novel of the Frankenstein Women
Kris WaldherrSarah JohnsonUnnatural Creatures by @kriswaldherr takes a fresh, revelatory look at three female characters from Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein: https://t.co/wKRS8F04Kq #histfic https://t.co/zwCwJ8OXFn
Paperback, 2022
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Book of Jeremiah: A Novel in Stories
Julie ZuckermanSarah JohnsonUncovering little-known chapters in history through family lore, an essay by @JBZuckerman, author of The Book of Jeremiah (out today): https://t.co/VivK4z50Gy #histfic @Press53 https://t.co/PRmXw5JzbG
Paperback, 2019
$17.95Member price:$16.16 + Free shipping10% off
The Northern Reach
W. S. WinslowSarah JohnsonW. S. Winslow visits coastal small-town Maine across the 20th century in The Northern Reach: https://t.co/H0AAC4Lvbs @FlatironBooks #histfic https://t.co/7YrJhWVQzl
Paperback, 2022
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Trackers
Charles FrazierSarah JohnsonFrazier is in top form for his fifth novel, which traverses America in its portrait of contrasting Depression-era lives. The locales feel period-authentic, and the writing hums with spectacular word-images.
Paperback, 2024
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Next Ship Home: A Novel of Ellis Island
Heather WebbSarah JohnsonInterview with @msheatherwebb about her engrossing new book The Next Ship Home: A Novel of Ellis Island, set in the early 20th c: https://t.co/pzpYqIngV1 @HFVBT @Sourcebooks https://t.co/EX7o4E8hYv
Paperback, 2022
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Frankenstein
Mary ShelleySarah JohnsonUnnatural Creatures by @kriswaldherr takes a fresh, revelatory look at three female characters from Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein: https://t.co/wKRS8F04Kq #histfic https://t.co/zwCwJ8OXFn
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The Sea Queen
Linnea HartsuykerSarah JohnsonReview of The Sea Queen by Linnea Hartsuyker, a novel of war, alliances, love, and vengeance set in Viking-era (9th-century) Norway: https://t.co/TdRpEyDXfc https://t.co/dv23tTCe4M
Hardcover, 2018
$27.99Member price:$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Last Grand Duchess: A Novel of Olga Romanov, Imperial Russia, and Revolution
Bryn TurnbullSarah JohnsonGreat discussion last night about Bryn Turnbull's The Last Grand Duchess, her new novel about Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, over at Step into the Story. Many thanks to @BarbaraTannerW1, @ReneeRyanBooks, and @DonnaAlward for inviting me! https://www.facebook.com/1101475531/videos/785846409056403/ #histfic
Paperback, 2022
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book