The Millions 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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Olga Dies Dreaming
Xochitl Gonzalez
Xochitl Gonzalez discusses her debut novel, Olga Dies Dreaming, and how her years working as a wedding planner prepared her to write a novel. https://t.co/BZymF5MpH1 https://t.co/Olarmr2Awh
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
This Close to Okay
Leesa Cross-Smith
Looking for your next great read this month? Don’t miss This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith, Milk, Blood, Heat by Dantiel W. Moniz, and No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood. https://themillions.com/2021/02/february-preview-the-millions-most-anticipated-this-month-3.html?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com
Paperback, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Log Off: Digital Detox for the Extremely Online
Sammy Nickalls
“It's all about intentionality—that’s really the core of digital minimalism.” Sammy Nickalls discusses Log Off with Sophia Stewart. https://t.co/9wn2ht0UQ6 https://t.co/Sjjw141uzP
Diary, 2022
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Philosophy of Modern Song
Bob Dylan
"These are a fan’s notes rather than a songwriter’s secrets." Scott Peeples reviews 'The Philosophy of Modern Song' by Bob Dylan. https://t.co/lMz3cyhGxc
Hardcover, 2022
$45.00$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead
Colson Whitehead shares how he found his voice for his latest novel, Harlem Shuffle, and how it has evolved over time. https://themillions.com/2021/09/colson-whiteheads-voice-is-here-to-stay.html?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com https://t.co/vRT9Q25NAG
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lapvona
Ottessa Moshfegh
This Spring our most anticipated reads includes Learning to Talk by Hilary Mantel, Avalon by Nell Zink, and Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh. https://t.co/N54sVHgvmj
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally Rooney
Sally Rooney discusses her third novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You, and the books that provided a basis for her observational, haunting prose. https://themillions.com/2021/08/standing-in-the-doorway-with-sally-rooney.html?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com https://t.co/BCWvSVKBle
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Middlemarch
George Eliot
RT @HLAHSV: If George Eliot is your brand of vodka (and she's definitely ours), this is a fascinating take on Middlemarch... https://t.co/G…
Paperback, 2003
$12.00$6.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
No Longer Human
Osamu Dazai
"No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai was a brutal, dark, and frantic novel that chimed a little too perfectly with my charcoaled soul.” @timothyslane https://themillions.com/2021/12/a-year-in-reading-tim-lane.html?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com https://t.co/dVLTbvPu4A
Hardcover, 2022
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ was published 98 years ago today. “THE GREAT GATSBY as a ‘literary treasure' . . . is so much less than what the novel actually is – which is something both gorgeously and impeccably wrought.” https://t.co/9MlWHhWmXs
Paperback, 2004
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book