Slate 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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A Tree or a Person or a Wall: Stories
Matt BellSlateCatch up on Future Tense Fiction stories from Ysabelle Cheung, Matt Bell, Cat Rambo, and more. https://t.co/yG4E5Qql6t
Paperback, 2016
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Biography of X
Catherine LaceySlate"The FBI has told me they’re essentially empty threats, but I suppose it’s the worst possible reaction you could expect from a book’s publication, isn’t it?" https://t.co/hWgkQj6Ys8
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Birnam Wood
Eleanor CattonSlateThe novel's name comes from Macbeth, and no one gets off scot-free. https://t.co/L7k05zejTM
Paperback, 2024
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
Julia CameronSlateOn this week’s Working podcast, The Artist’s Way author Julia Cameron discusses her hugely influential creative techniques, including morning pages and artist dates. https://t.co/u2lnNz1v6c
Paperback, 2016
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner
Toni MorrisonSlateToni Morrison’s Beloved contains one of the most haunting death scenes in literature. Sethe’s murder of her children acts as the unforgettable fulcrum on which the masterpiece hinges. https://t.co/B3mDHU1OTx
Paperback, 2004
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I Dream of Dinner (So You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes: A Cookbook
Ali SlagleSlateOn this week’s episode of Working, Ali Slagle talks about designing recipes for the New York Times and her new book, I Dream of Dinner (so You Don’t Have To). https://t.co/bcGunSCkfK
Hardcover, 2022
$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Trial
Richard North PattersonSlateRichard North Patterson has declared himself a victim of “literary apartheid.” But maybe something else is going on. https://t.co/HFnP6gOkw3
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Little Astronaut
J. Hope SteinSlateOn this week’s episode of Working, poet J. Hope Stein discusses her obsession with words and line-breaks and shares the process behind her latest collection, Little Astronaut. https://t.co/pryuqccItb
Hardcover, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Cruelty Is the Point: The Past, Present, and Future of Trump's America
Adam SerwerSlateOn the latest #AWord, Atlantic writer @AdamSerwer joins us to discuss his collection of essays, "The Cruelty Is The Point", and where America finds itself before, during, and after Trump. Stream it on @ApplePodcasts: https://t.co/TO5VE8RGwE https://t.co/YoZKPN1UUo
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Alex HaleySlateThe discovery that Alex Haley fabricated Martin Luther King’s criticisms of Malcolm X is a shocking revelation. But it isn’t the first time the author’s work has come under fire. Listen to this ep. of One Year: 1977 on Roots and the saga of Alex Haley: https://t.co/zoxqWssKvn
Paperback, 2016
$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book