The Daily Beast Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison
Forty-two books in total—including the Bible, a graphic novel adaptation of 'The Diary of Anne Frank,' 'The Bluest Eye' by Toni Morrison, and 'Gender Queer: A Memoir' by Maia Kobabe—were taken from a Texas school's shelves. https://t.co/WsngZF84NV
Paperback, 2007
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath
Bill Browder
Moscow’s most wanted man, Bill Browder, reveals what makes the Russian president tick in his new book, “Freezing Order” https://t.co/k0eUnNTp36
Paperback, 2023
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America
Maggie Haberman
"Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America," an upcoming book by @maggieNYT, is set to be released next Tuesday. The 607-page peek inside the Trump circus tent makes clear one thing: It was even dumber than we knew. https://t.co/aGYR9ah1QA
Hardcover, 2022
$32.00Member price:$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Journal
General Assembly
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is gearing up to jump into the race for president with a message sharply contrasting that of former President Donald Trump, sources told the Wall Street Journal. https://t.co/EKnu4rvY6Q
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The Louvre Abu Dhabi: A World Vision of Art
Jean-François Charnier
Prominent curator Jean-François Charnier was officially charged this week with supplying charged false provenance information about artworks in the Louvre Abu Dhabi. https://t.co/jVNOKy0ZSs
Hardcover, 2019
$110.00Member price:$85.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Ulysses: Second Edition
James Joyce
For exactly a century, Dublin has been probably the most famously walkable city in the world, and the novel "Ulysses" by James Joyce is kind of the guidebook https://t.co/nu23G34mPL
Paperback, 2022
$12.95Member price:$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Daisy Jones & the Six: Reese's Book Club
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Denise Wingate, the woman behind 'Daisy Jones & The Six's' irresistible period looks spoke to @beastobsessed to discuss her exhaustive research process, her love for Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel and Martin Scorsese’s role in the show’s costumes. https://t.co/rDgF937UJo
Paperback, 2020
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Academy and the Award: The Coming of Age of Oscar and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Bruce Davis
EXCLUSIVE: In the epilogue to his book "The Academy and the Award: The Coming of Age of Oscar and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences," Bruce Davis writes about the future of the Academy Awards. https://t.co/r5qp64GJdu
Hardcover, 2022
$40.00Member price:$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Billion Years: My Escape from a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology
Mike Rinder
In this exclusive excerpt from his riveting memoir “A Billion Years,” former Church of Scientology senior exec Mike Rinder writes about the lengths the church went to to keep their Hollywood celebs happy—especially Tom Cruise and John Travolta. https://t.co/aXv7QhuTyk
Paperback, 2024
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas
A lawsuit recently filed in Virginia Beach attempted to ban two books for obscenity: 'Gender Queer' by Maia Kobabe and 'A Court of Mist and Fury' by Sarah J. Maas. But the trial ended in dismissal. https://t.co/kwONzeJ3s9
Paperback, 2020
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book