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Substack 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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Book Cover for: The Amateur Gourmet: How to Shop, Chop, and Table Hop Like a Pro (Almost), Adam D. Roberts

The Amateur Gourmet: How to Shop, Chop, and Table Hop Like a Pro (Almost)

Adam D. Roberts
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In the latest in our Reading Room series, Adam Roberts of The Amateur Gourmet Newsletter (@amateurgourmet) shares favorite publications to read on Substack https://t.co/elGs7sE8t4

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Book Cover for: The Media's Role in Defining the Nation: The Active Voice, David Copeland

The Media's Role in Defining the Nation: The Active Voice

David Copeland
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In this week’s episode of The Active Voice podcast, @hamishmcKenzie talks @jessicadefino_ about the ravages of beauty culture, her struggles as a journalist in the age of social media, and the ageism of ‘Instagram face’ https://t.co/XDkncKKpvC

Hardcover, 2009

$179.10$154.10 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: This Is 18, Jessica Bennett

This Is 18

Jessica Bennett
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.@jessicabennett, a contributing editor at The New York Times, author of Feminist Fight Club and This Is 18, and journalism educator at NYU, writes about women, culture, politics and whatever else sends her down a rabbit hole. https://t.co/8ZvEo5aBoP

Hardcover, 2019

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Great British Bake Off: How to Avoid a Soggy Bottom: And Other Secrets to Achieving a Good Bake, Gerard Baker

The Great British Bake Off: How to Avoid a Soggy Bottom: And Other Secrets to Achieving a Good Bake

Gerard Baker
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The truth about The Great British Bake Off In his new Substack, baker and author @TheBoyWhoBakes lifts the lid on everything you wanted to know about the world’s favorite baking show https://t.co/AEuarbGIQs

Hardcover, 2013

$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Rest Room, Kimberly a. McKenzie

The Rest Room

Kimberly a. McKenzie
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Today we’re reading The Rest Room—a podcast and publication by @natashalipman with a new view on living with chronic illness. Read more: https://t.co/H10sn1er0G

Paperback, 2015

$9.56$4.78 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Dinner: A Love Story: It All Begins at the Family Table, Jenny Rosenstrach

Dinner: A Love Story: It All Begins at the Family Table

Jenny Rosenstrach
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"Most memorable Substack" for @amateurgourmet is Dinner: A Love Story by Jenny Rosenstrach (@dinnerlovestory): https://t.co/a92POdnFTp

Hardcover, 2012

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Fleabag: The Scriptures, Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Fleabag: The Scriptures

Phoebe Waller-Bridge
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"The Fleabag actress talks Substack, reuniting with Phoebe Waller-Bridge for a new project, and her new Netflix show, Unstable." https://t.co/7ctZsfRxf3

Hardcover, 2019

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Community: Salad Recipes from Arthur Street Kitchen, Hetty McKinnon

Community: Salad Recipes from Arthur Street Kitchen

Hetty McKinnon
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"Inspired by my community, I have decided to bite the bullet, and launch paid subscriptions." Congratulations, Hetty Lui McKinnon, for a remarkable launch! https://t.co/91SCDsBXil

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Book Cover for: Calvin and Hobbes, Bill Watterson

Calvin and Hobbes

Bill Watterson
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Wisdom: Cartoons What is the lifespan of creativity? Thomas J Bevan’s account of the career of Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson finds answers to these questions in his life, work, and philosophy. Read: https://t.co/iey6J0DsXb

Paperback, 1987

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: How to Cure a Ghost: Poems, Fariha Róisín

How to Cure a Ghost: Poems

Fariha Róisín
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"How To Cure A Ghost, the title of Fariha Róisín’s book as well as her newsletter, illustrates a simple metaphor in recovering from trauma. The things we heal from – they are ghosts." Read more: https://t.co/odpeutnh32

Paperback, 2019

$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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