The Common 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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Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony DoerrThe CommonHave you heard that Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr is participating in our 2022 Postcard Auction? Now is your chance to bid on and win a handwritten note from the author of ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE and CLOUD CUCKOO LAND! https://t.co/zGgNYI1tZp https://t.co/3aQc6V7Yvt
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Station Eleven: A Novel (National Book Award Finalist)
Emily St John MandelThe CommonEmily St. John Mandel (@EmilyMandel) is the acclaimed author of STATION ELEVEN and THE GLASS HOTEL! If you love her work, we have good news. There's still time to bid on her handwritten note in our 2021 Author Postcard Auction. Learn more and bid here: https://t.co/9AZsr3kglo https://t.co/YWeoP7xNjX
Paperback, 2015
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Crossroads
Jonathan FranzenThe CommonJonathan Franzen, author of six novels, most recently Crossroads, and five works of nonfiction, including The Comfort Zone, is one of the authors featured in our 2022 Postcard Auction! Bid now! https://t.co/9ib5R5GEKD https://t.co/RZu8Oe8SvV
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Stardust
Neil GaimanThe CommonLooking for gifts for your family members in the upcoming holidays? Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself), author of Neverwhere, Stardust, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book, is an esteemed writer of children’s literature! You can bid for a postcard from him here: https://t.co/jAlT4kXUkP https://t.co/SlJJkoNbdm
Paperback, 2021
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Present Tense Machine
Gunnhild ØyehaugThe Common"She becomes consumed by thoughts about the power of language." Read Olga Zilberbourg's (@bowlga) review of Present Tense Machine by Gunnhild Øyehaug below. https://t.co/2ArlPGfwJ5
Paperback, 2023
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Souvenir Museum: Stories
Elizabeth McCrackenThe CommonDid you hear? Our 2022 Author Postcard Auction is now open for bidding! Enter for a chance to win a personalized note from award-winning writer @elizmccracken , author of short-story collection The Souvenir Museum! https://t.co/4BFnpfsRiu https://t.co/1xz6u4jBfC
Paperback, Large Print, 2021
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Malibu Rising: A Read with Jenna Pick
Taylor Jenkins ReidThe CommonDid you love Taylor Jenkins Reid (@tjenkinsreid)’s Malibu Rising? Today is your chance to join in on the auction fun and place your bid on a handwritten postcard from her. Treat yourself this holiday season: https://t.co/On7CbYrUNv https://t.co/wIsOxXJWPT
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness
Claire Vaye WatkinsThe CommonIt is the final hours of our postcard auction! ICYMI, Claire Vaye Watkins (@penguinrandom), author of Battleborn, Gold Fame Citrus, and I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, is one of the authors offering a personal note to the highest bidder. https://t.co/SyZ61Q5Hmf https://t.co/FOhGhPJ6bS
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Less
Andrew Sean GreerThe CommonTWO MORE DAYS to bid on a personalized note from Andrew Sean Greer in our 2022 Author Postcard Auction! The author of LESS and LESS IS LOST will write a note just for YOU! Personalized postcards also make great gifts. Don't miss a chance to bid: https://t.co/afQaUpKvon https://t.co/CpCjjv63oX
Paperback, 2018
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Olive, Again
Elizabeth StroutThe CommonLAST DAY TO BID! Looking for a holiday gift for an avid reader? Bid now for the chance to win a handwritten letter from Elizabeth Strout (@LizStrout), author of Olive, Again and Oh, William! https://t.co/vdX01rpJ8t https://t.co/J7TVdU60sE
Paperback, 2020
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book