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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

27 books
Book Cover for: Sin Eater, Megan Campisi

Sin Eater

Megan Campisi
Sarah JohnsonSarah Johnson

Review 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

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Godmersham Park: A Novel of the Austen Family, Gill Hornby

Godmersham Park: A Novel of the Austen Family

Gill Hornby
Sarah JohnsonSarah Johnson

Review 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

$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Unnatural Creatures: A Novel of the Frankenstein Women, Kris Waldherr

Unnatural Creatures: A Novel of the Frankenstein Women

Kris Waldherr
Sarah JohnsonSarah Johnson

Unnatural 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

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Book of Jeremiah: A Novel in Stories, Julie Zuckerman

The Book of Jeremiah: A Novel in Stories

Julie Zuckerman
Sarah JohnsonSarah Johnson

Uncovering 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

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Northern Reach, W. S. Winslow

Northern Reach

W. S. Winslow
Sarah JohnsonSarah Johnson

W. 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

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Trackers, Charles Frazier

The Trackers

Charles Frazier
Sarah JohnsonSarah Johnson

Frazier 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

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Next Ship Home: A Novel of Ellis Island, Heather Webb

The Next Ship Home: A Novel of Ellis Island

Heather Webb
Sarah JohnsonSarah Johnson

Interview 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

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Frankenstein

Mary Shelley
Sarah JohnsonSarah Johnson

Unnatural 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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Book Cover for: The Sea Queen, Linnea Hartsuyker

The Sea Queen

Linnea Hartsuyker
Sarah JohnsonSarah Johnson

Review 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

$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Last Grand Duchess: A Novel of Olga Romanov, Imperial Russia, and Revolution, Bryn Turnbull

The Last Grand Duchess: A Novel of Olga Romanov, Imperial Russia, and Revolution

Bryn Turnbull
Sarah JohnsonSarah Johnson

Great 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

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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