The Boston Globe 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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The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne
Ron CurrieThe Boston GlobeIn Babs, a Franco-American crime boss who also happens to be a devoted grandmother, Currie has written one of those characters you never knew you needed until she appeared on the page. A Shakespearean drama in hardscrabble Maine, this is an addictive and unforgettable read.
Hardcover, 2025
$29.00Member price:$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Home Food: 100 Recipes to Comfort and Connect: Ukraine - Cyprus - Italy - England - And Beyond
Olia HerculesThe Boston GlobeThe release of @Olia_Hercules's latest cookbook, "Home Food," coincides with the war devastating her country. Soon after the invasion, she announced the formation of #CookForUkraine, which asks cooks and chefs to make dinners with donations to charity. https://t.co/DJmqOZRUD9
Paperback, 2024
$26.95Member price:$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Wild Robot: Volume 1
Peter BrownThe Boston Globe‘The Wild Robot’ wins Massachusetts Children’s Book Award https://trib.al/JPFvij4
Paperback, 2020
$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mark Twain
Ron ChernowThe Boston GlobeComprehensive, enthralling ... Flows like the Mississippi River, its prose propelled by Mark Twain’s own exuberance.
Hardcover, 2025
$45.00Member price:$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
You Are Not a Before Picture: How to Finally Make Peace with Your Body, for Good
Alex LightThe Boston GlobeAlex Light’s ‘You Are Not a Before Picture’ celebrates loving the body you’re in https://t.co/4UAci7EMpG
Paperback, 2025
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Bluest Eye
Toni MorrisonThe Boston GlobeIn ‘The Bluest Eye’ at the @huntington, the challenge of capturing Toni Morrison’s powerful debut novel. https://t.co/CChf1BOG2C
Paperback, 2007
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Little Women
Louisa May AlcottThe Boston Globe‘Little Women’ musical to be performed by theater group Louisa May Alcott and her sister founded https://t.co/riyfyDgjPs
Hardcover, 2014
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Doctor Sleep
Stephen KingThe Boston GlobeIn ‘Doctor Sleep,’ Stephen King gave me the gift of resurrected fear. Thanks? https://t.co/1Q15SDmBca
Paperback, 2014
$21.00Member price:$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
Imani PerryThe Boston Globe“South to America” by Imani Perry and “The Urge” by Carl Erik Fisher made the Globe’s list for best nonfiction books. https://t.co/sy9QqbTVah
Paperback, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Robert CooperThe Boston GlobePatriots owner Robert Kraft a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame 2023 class https://t.co/aOdAaAe1gO
Hardcover, 2019
$34.22Member price:$17.11 + Free shipping50% off your first book