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Spectrum Culture Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara
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#ToParadise is a bold diversion from her sophomore novel, A Little Life, while still maintaining a rich, emotional depth paired with a strong political eye. #HanyaYanagihara https://buff.ly/3s7ajqe https://t.co/QSYVXdVXi2

Paperback, 2016

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: My Phantoms, Gwendoline Riley

My Phantoms

Gwendoline Riley
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The British writer examines a family through awkward conversations and hard-to-sit-through anecdotes. #MyPhantoms #GwendolineRiley https://t.co/XOMjk7pama https://t.co/ylYr5MotS3

Paperback, 2022

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Line in the World: A Year on the North Sea Coast, Dorthe Nors

A Line in the World: A Year on the North Sea Coast

Dorthe Nors
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The quest for self-knowledge and the drive to cast light on the dark waters that nourish @DortheNors' roots drive A Line in the World, a personal, poetic and achingly beautiful mixture of travelogue and memoir. https://t.co/ij36ZfJl0r https://t.co/DnF8tfg5bt

Paperback, 2022

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton

Birnam Wood

Eleanor Catton
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A taut, thoughtful examination of generational conflict and environmental activism. #BirnamWood #EleanorCatton https://t.co/eyCKKnTmTz https://t.co/J9lGLfa95x

Paperback, 2024

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: We All Want Impossible Things, Catherine Newman

We All Want Impossible Things

Catherine Newman
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#CatherineNewman shines the most when she is talking about what it means to be a parent, a skill she no doubt perfected when writing her earlier books. #WeAllWantImpossibleThings https://t.co/6h4GGv81kJ https://t.co/7cgz98hx2c

Paperback, 2023

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Book of Goose, Yiyun Li

The Book of Goose

Yiyun Li
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Two kids in a small French village trick the world in a funny, lovely saga. #TheBookOfGoose #YiyunLi https://t.co/UsgVyWYTXx https://t.co/n3wJfS0oW0

Paperback, 2023

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Lincoln Highway, Amor Towles

The Lincoln Highway

Amor Towles
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While the prose is enjoyable and the story is put together so expertly that the novel can be fairly considered “hard to put down,” there is something inherently regressive in the way the plot is composed. #TheLincolnHighway https://buff.ly/3tCDMbo https://t.co/HTpc6tSJCc

Paperback, 2023

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Faith, Hope and Carnage, Nick Cave

Faith, Hope and Carnage

Nick Cave
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Faith, Hope and Carnage is an essential read not only for fans of @nickcave, but for anyone interested in the artistic process, coping with grief and questioning the existence of God. https://t.co/CxE1wnwXh0 https://t.co/P49o6KzSx4

Hardcover, 2022

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Beasts of 42nd Street, Preston Fassel

Beasts of 42nd Street

Preston Fassel
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An homage to seedy ‘70s New York as well as a paean to physical media, @PrestonFassel’s book immerses you among people you don’t want to meet in places you don’t want to visit; yet it’s thoroughly compelling. #BeastsOf42ndStreet https://t.co/RCmZ39gmX7 https://t.co/YNA4jJeck5

Paperback, 2023

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Winter Work, Dan Fesperman

Winter Work

Dan Fesperman
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A veteran genre novelist practicing his craft can really be a wonder. @DanFesperman #WinterWork https://t.co/hvEpvc8Wed https://t.co/Gl872AmlO5

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book