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Book Cover for: Neuromancer, William Gibson

Neuromancer

William Gibson
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RT @ElevatedBliss: William Gibson is one of my fave authors. I'm currently re-reading Neuromancer. He was ahead of his time. A legend. htt…

Paperback, 2000

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Women Talking, Miriam Toews

Women Talking

Miriam Toews
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Women Talking “provokes profound despair, unspeakable rage, and a guttural, screaming empathy for the characters who speak within it,” wrote @caseyplett. Here’s the full review of Miriam Toews’s novel from #TheWalrusArchive: https://t.co/VMWzEbG9TW #Oscars2023 #Oscars95

Paperback, 2020

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Dead Mom Walking: A Memoir of Miracle Cures and Other Disasters, Rachel Matlow

Dead Mom Walking: A Memoir of Miracle Cures and Other Disasters

Rachel Matlow
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Congratulations to @RachelMatlow on the launch of their book Dead Mom Walking: A Memoir of Miracle Cures and Other Disasters, out today! Take a look at part of their mom’s alternative-healing journey in this piece from a few years back: https://t.co/8y9vnWPtDm cc: @PenguinCanada

Paperback, 2022

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Five Little Indians, Michelle Good

Five Little Indians

Michelle Good
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Five Little Indians by Michelle Good was the must-read fiction book last year, and she won The Amazon First Novel Award for her novel about the criss-crossing lives of residential-school survivors struggling to overcome the trauma they endured. https://t.co/y0L0azIYNL

Paperback, 2020

$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Loser, Thomas Bernhard

The Loser

Thomas Bernhard
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“As my final concert approached, I quit without notice, like the hero of Thomas Bernhard’s novel The Loser who abandons music on realizing he would never ‘play as well as Glenn Gould.’”—@JRPatterson9 on why so many promising players quit early. https://t.co/3LNuiERzKA

Paperback, 2006

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Esther the Wonder Pig: Changing the World One Heart at a Time, Steve Jenkins

Esther the Wonder Pig: Changing the World One Heart at a Time

Steve Jenkins
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From #TheWalrusArchive: "Steve Jenkins narrates Esther the Wonder Pig and, in the book, comes off as self-deprecating, sentimental, and unabashedly corny. In person, however, both he and Walter are thoughtful and clearly devoted to their work." https://t.co/IM58ueGnb0

Paperback, 2017

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: In the Upper Country, Kai Thomas

In the Upper Country

Kai Thomas
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In Kai Thomas' debut novel, In the Upper Country (@PenguinCanada), the fates of two unforgettable women intertwine in this sweeping, powerful novel set at the terminus of the Underground Railroad. https://t.co/qvPvh6Unjc. #AmazonFNA 7/8 https://t.co/uB5GByXtDA

Paperback, 2024

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Avenue of Champions, Conor Kerr

Avenue of Champions

Conor Kerr
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WATCH Conor Kerr, one of the six finalists for the 2022 @amazonca First Novel Award, talk about his book Avenue of Champions (@NightwoodEd). Listen to Conor share more about his novel and what he’s reading now: https://t.co/OPrifjtY8P #AmazonFNA

Paperback, 2022

$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Deep Dive, Sara Herrnstadt Crosby Msw

The Deep Dive

Sara Herrnstadt Crosby Msw
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🎙 The Deep Dive: @karmicangel is in conversation with @tajjaisen about her new book, Some of my Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service. 🎧 LISTEN HERE: https://t.co/YrKqyjPyGz https://t.co/t1oPS4GBlW

Paperback, 2021

$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance, Jesse Wente

Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance

Jesse Wente
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In an excerpt from his book “Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance,” @jessewente shows the power and importance of Indigenous storytelling. #TruthandReconciliationDay #TheWalrusArchive https://t.co/lD5PHYrzuy

Paperback, 2022

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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