ShelfByShelf 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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Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
I’m embarrassed that I waited this long to read Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison but it is SO GOOD!!
Hardcover, 1994
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar: Screenplay
Geoffrey Boyer
It’s embarrassing how much I want to dress like Jamie Dornan in Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar.
Out of stock

On Swift Horses
Shannon Pufahl
@MediumSizeMeech @svershbow I’m sure you’ve already read Garth Greenwell, whose work is very queer and sexy. Recent queer historical novel I Iiked was On Swift Horses by Shannon Pufahl, which didn’t get as much notice. Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis, The Air You Breathe by Frances De Ponts Peeples, too.
Paperback, 2020
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Jobs for Girls with Artistic Flair
June Gervais
Posted my little review for Jobs For Girls With Artistic Flair over on Instagram—thought it was charming and a great read for the end of summer! https://t.co/4HDrPGncWj
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
Akwaeke Emezi
Posted a review of You Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty over on Instagram! Basically I loved it. Super messy and steamy and compelling. Def recommend! https://t.co/LGGRacW9Hr
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Swimmers
Julie Otsuka
I started off 2022 by reading The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka (thanks to @AAKnopf for the ARC) and it will probably be in my top ten of the year—I know it’s early to say that, but it’s a book that reminded me of why I love to read. https://t.co/mFYkbHXzAQ
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
On the Rooftop
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
Started On The Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, and yes it’s wonderful! I will forever and always be obsessed with her work! https://t.co/NWChJl2SwM
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Memorial: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)
Bryan Washington
Accidentally re-read both Memorial by Bryan Washington AND Real Life by Brandon Taylor in very quick succession and phew when I tell you I am CRYING
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
This Time Tomorrow
Emma Straub
Tomorrow is a very happy pub day for Emma Straub’s latest, This Time Tomorrow!! I’ll be posting about it on Instagram then, but thought I’d share a day early for the Twitter people! Thanks so much to @riverheadbooks for sending!! https://t.co/k28hWrycBo
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It
Greg Marshall
Spent the afternoon reading to my pup while she recovers from her little grape scare. She does seem to be enjoying Greg Marshall’s memoir, LEG! https://t.co/JBYrVwobnh
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book