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Terry McMillan Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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I write novels. I try to live honestly and not selfishly. Though sometimes I fail. Will try harder. For speaking engagements: https://t.co/XeAm02LPhy

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Book Cover for: Harlem Shuffle, Colson Whitehead

Harlem Shuffle

Colson Whitehead
Terry McMillanTerry McMillan

Colson Whitehead on ‘Harlem Shuffle’ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/books/review/podcast-colson-whitehead-harlem-shuffle-colm-toibin-magician.html?smid=tw-share

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: All Over But the Shoutin': A Memoir, Rick Bragg

All Over But the Shoutin': A Memoir

Rick Bragg
Terry McMillanTerry McMillan

Read anything by Rick Bragg, but these are my favs: THE PRINCE OF FROGTOWN, AVA'S MAN, and ALL OVER BUT THE SHOUTIN'. He is in a class all by himself.

Paperback, 1998

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: If I Had Two Wings: Stories, Randall Kenan

If I Had Two Wings: Stories

Randall Kenan
Terry McMillanTerry McMillan

Randall Kenan was a brilliant writer. And friend. Seeing him on the cover of the NYTBR this morning shook me at my core. Read LET THE DEAD BURY THE DEAD. Stories. Magic. He was one of our best. Still is. Can't wait to read his selected writings:BLACK FOLK COULD FLY. #RandallKenan

Paperback, 2021

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Heads of the Colored People: Stories, Nafissa Thompson-Spires

Heads of the Colored People: Stories

Nafissa Thompson-Spires
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HEADS OF THE COLORED PEOPLE (stories) by Nafissa Thompson-Spires

Paperback, 2019

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Hand I Fan With, Tina McElroy Ansa

The Hand I Fan With

Tina McElroy Ansa
Terry McMillanTerry McMillan

Read any novel by Tina McElroy Ansa. My favorites are THE HAND I FAN WITH and UGLY WAYS. But don't stop there.

Paperback, 1997

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Emily, Alone, Stewart O'Nan

Emily, Alone

Stewart O'Nan
Terry McMillanTerry McMillan

Reading: EMILY, ALONE by Stewart O'Nan. He can sure tell a compelling story. Learn a lot. #Happy2023 Everybody!

Paperback, 2011

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, Anne Lamott

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Anne Lamott
Terry McMillanTerry McMillan

BIRD BY BIRD (Some Instructions on Writing and Life) by Anne Lamott [Excellent] Rely on it.

Paperback, 1995

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Sentence, Louise Erdrich

The Sentence

Louise Erdrich
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"Books contain everything worth knowing except what ultimately matters." Louise Erdrich ("The Sentence")

Paperback, 2022

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Black Folk Could Fly: Selected Writings by Randall Kenan, Randall Kenan

Black Folk Could Fly: Selected Writings by Randall Kenan

Randall Kenan
Terry McMillanTerry McMillan

Randall Kenan was a brilliant writer. And friend. Seeing him on the cover of the NYTBR this morning shook me at my core. Read LET THE DEAD BURY THE DEAD. Stories. Magic. He was one of our best. Still is. Can't wait to read his selected writings:BLACK FOLK COULD FLY. #RandallKenan

Paperback, 2023

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Hell of a Book: National Book Award Winner, Jason Mott

Hell of a Book: National Book Award Winner

Jason Mott
Terry McMillanTerry McMillan

HELL OF A BOOK is a hell of a book. I know why Jason Mott won the National Book Award for fiction. And I'm not even funished. Briliant. I love it when men use words like music and break your heart.

Paperback, 2022

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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