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
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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
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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
$110.00$85.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
The Diana Chronicles
Tina Brown
How would Diana have felt about Meghan Markle? On the 25th anniversary of Diana’s death, Tina Brown, author of "The Diana Chronicles" and founding editor in chief of The Daily Beast, gives us her take on that question, Diana's legacy and more. https://t.co/W2CEzbOze6
Paperback, 2008
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We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops, and Corruption
Justin Fenton
"We Own This City" is a six-part HBO adaptation of Justin Fenton's book that dramatizes the real-life 2017 scandal that engulfed the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force https://trib.al/6lIeLN5
Paperback, 2022
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Revenge: How Donald Trump Weaponized the Us Department of Justice Against His Critics
Michael Cohen
In an excerpt from his new book, “Revenge,” Michael Cohen describes the morning when the FBI walked into his life. https://t.co/gpn9nb5kYS
Hardcover, 2022
$32.50$16.25 + 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
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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
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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
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Mitchell’s classic 1936 novel Gone With The Wind will now come with a trigger warning. https://t.co/W6BDRsngAS
Paperback, 2011
$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book