Sarah Layden 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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Mysteries of Pittsburgh
Michael Chabon“You work in the library, right?...Who’s the Girl Behind Bars?” “Who?” “By the elevators on the ground floor. A window. Bars. There’s a girl in there.” “You must mean Phlox.” “Phlox? Her name is Phlox? There are girls named Phlox?” The Mysteries of Pittsburgh – Michael Chabon https://t.co/skonOWspzD
Paperback, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
People from Bloomington
Budi DarmaCongratulations to @TiffTsao, translator of Budi Darma's fascinating book, PEOPLE FROM BLOOMINGTON. I wrote about Darma's stories last summer for @The_Millions https://t.co/6SP1qOckk8 https://t.co/YqjX2sV9Ou
Paperback, 2022
$14.00Member price:$7.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Demon Copperhead
Barbara KingsolverMy #FridayReads is Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. And last Friday it was Bewilderment by Richard Powers, one of the best/most heartbreaking books I've read this year.
Paperback, 2024
$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Keeper: Soccer, Me, and the Law That Changed Women's Lives
Kelcey ErvickTHE KEEPER by @KelceyErvick is a fabulous graphic memoir not just about soccer but also teammates, gender roles, Title IX, making art, nostalgia, and so much more. Read it & sign up for her newsletter on making art, which is always an interesting read. https://t.co/UzrUAkijJZ
Paperback, 2022
$29.00Member price:$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Invisible Art of Literary Editing
Bryan FurunessThank you @libartsiupui for including The Invisible Art of Literary Editing (@BloomsburyAcad) as an example of Research & Community in our school. Co-authored with Bryan Furuness at @butleru. https://t.co/EfsCfXAGcT
Paperback, 2023
$21.95Member price:$21.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
The Country Girls
Edna O'BrienInteresting book pairing: Bono's Surrender and Fintan O'Toole's We Don't Know Ourselves. Edna O'Brien's The Country Girls trilogy up soon. I have a theme, and that theme is Ireland.
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The Invisible Art of Literary Editing
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Hardcover, 2023
$68.00Member price:$68.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Bewilderment
Richard PowersDemon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver and Bewilderment by Richard Powers seem to share a conversation, & have so much to say about life and children and the environment and pharmaceuticals and class. Recommend both. #amreading #novels #fiction #FridayReads https://t.co/zwkD05Kmwh
Paperback, 2022
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Olga Dies Dreaming
Xochitl Gonzalez@annehelen Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
Paperback, 2023
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Truth & Beauty: A Friendship
Ann PatchettAnn Patchett’s These Precious Days is like a long conversation with a friend, my friend Ann, whom I’ve never met. When she mentioned her other books, especially Truth & Beauty, I nodded, Yes, I remember when you told me about those people and that time.
Paperback, 2005
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book