The Pantagraph Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
Agatha Christie
"Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express" runs through April 22 at Illinois State University. Check out John D. Poling's review of the play: https://t.co/U7HwGcGy5N
Out of stock

The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
"The Handmaid's Tale" has never been burned, as far as author Margaret Atwood knows, but has often been subjected to bans or attempted bans. https://pantagraph.com/entertainment/books/a-burn-proof-edition-of-the-handmaids-tale-is-up-for-auction/article_78d84b78-ed5f-5a64-99cd-a1be2eb78da9.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_Pantagraph
Paperback, 1998
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Open: An Autobiography
Andre Agassi
In 2002, Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi to win his 14th Grand Slam title and the U.S. Open for the fifth time. See more sports moments from this date: https://t.co/5TuRPwFh92
Paperback, 2010
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Moonwalk: A Memoir
Michael Jackson
The new, splashy Broadway musical about Michael Jackson is going to moonwalk across America next year, kicking off in Chicago on July 15, 2023. https://t.co/5UoStwAQil
Hardcover, 2009
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Uncle Tom's Cabin: Or, Life Among the Lowly
Harriet Stowe
In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential novel about slavery, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” was first published in book form. https://t.co/sU5iLTxcI3
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James: Faith That Works
John A. Stewart
Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Martin Sheen, Martha Stewart, John Landis, John C. McGinley, Lisa Ann Walter, James Hetfield, Ed Roland, Isaiah Washington and https://t.co/V1oVxIVuyu
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Matilda
Roald Dahl
Also coming this week: "Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical" and a free stream of "A Charlie Brown Christmas." https://t.co/trj3tK0KWL
Paperback, 2007
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Plane Crazy
Sabine Hargreaves
In 1928, the Walt Disney cartoon character Mickey Mouse made his debut in the silent animated short “Plane Crazy.” https://pantagraph.com/news/archives/today-in-history-may-15/collection_ad67c12f-0e36-5985-8b0c-40e9f776e698.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_Pantagraph
Paperback, 2010
$14.49$7.24 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Circle
Dave Eggers
“The mass destruction of books by school boards is an unconscionable horror, and the freethinking young people of South Dakota shouldn’t be subjected to it," "The Circle" author Dave Eggers said. https://t.co/cL9JSypkxS
Hardcover, 2019
$29.40$14.70 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Coal Miner's Daughter
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn, the "Coal Miner's Daughter" whose frank songs about Appalachian womanhood made her a pillar of country music, has died at age 90. https://t.co/f3pgKvTa9X
Paperback, 2021
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book