Terry McMillan 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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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

Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead
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
All Over But the Shoutin': A Memoir
Rick Bragg
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
If I Had Two Wings: Stories
Randall Kenan
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
Heads of the Colored People: Stories
Nafissa Thompson-Spires
HEADS OF THE COLORED PEOPLE (stories) by Nafissa Thompson-Spires
Paperback, 2019
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Hand I Fan With
Tina McElroy Ansa
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
Emily, Alone
Stewart O'Nan
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
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Anne Lamott
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
The Sentence
Louise Erdrich
"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
Black Folk Could Fly: Selected Writings by Randall Kenan
Randall Kenan
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
Hell of a Book: National Book Award Winner
Jason Mott
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