Sunday Times Culture Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles
The author of A Gentleman in Moscow is back - but has Amor Towles lost his way in his new novel? @PatriciaNicol attempts to navigate The Lincoln Highway. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-lincoln-highway-by-amor-towles-review-a-novel-with-a-bumpy-often-misdirected-course-h0shtmg8q
Paperback, 2019
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
Colson Whitehead has returned with a pulpy noir about a Harlem jewel heist. A surprise from the author of The Underground Railroad? Not really, says Sunday Times reviewer Johanna Thomas-Corr. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/harlem-shuffle-by-colson-whitehead-review-pulpy-noir-from-the-author-of-the-underground-railroad-hpwdxx7cb
Paperback, 2018
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr
Pulitzer-winner Anthony Doerr champions the printed word in a new novel. But are his morals enough to make us read on, asks @HoumanBarekat https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cloud-cuckoo-land-by-anthony-doerr-review-9nn5wr329
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally Rooney
Sally Rooney has done it - she’s straight to the top of the charts in the Sunday Times Bestsellers list, with 46,065 copies of Beautiful World, Where Are You flying off the shelves in a week. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-sunday-times-bestsellers-list-books-reads-authors-writers-wtf0fg8v7
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
An operatic revival of Margaret Atwood’s hit has an urgent message, says @jessicaduchen https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-dystopian-opera-the-handmaids-tale-could-not-be-more-timely-vptwvl2jw
Paperback, 1998
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Matrix
Lauren Groff
Her 2015 novel was chosen by Obama as his favourite of the year. Now Lauren Groff (@legroff) is back - and she’s gone medieval. Watch out for the rats. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/matrix-by-lauren-groff-review-an-obama-favourite-novelist-goes-medieval-9n0qr9j5b
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy
Readers just can’t get enough of Charlie Mackesy. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse has been in the charts for 115 weeks, the longest run since digital records began. Read the full Sunday Times bestsellers list here. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-sunday-times-bestsellers-list-books-reads-authors-writers-wtf0fg8v7
Hardcover, 2019
$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Real Life
Brandon Taylor
Booker-longlisted fiction reviews: Real Life by Brandon Taylor and Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/at-a-glance-booker-longlisted-fiction-p7fgnlhw0
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Klara and the Sun: A GMA Book Club Pick
Kazuo Ishiguro
Our paperback of the week is Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro - check out the full 2022 list for all our recommendations https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-paperback-books-2022-nrclgkpxm
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Burnt Sugar
Avni Doshi
Booker-longlisted fiction reviews: Real Life by Brandon Taylor and Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/at-a-glance-booker-longlisted-fiction-p7fgnlhw0
Paperback, 2022
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book