The Writers Grotto Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Your Turn: How to Be an Adult
Julie Lythcott-Haims
So happy to see dear Grotto friends @RaiseAnAdult and @devislaskar on this May Bay Area Book List from the always generous @MegWClayton! Congrats Devi on the release of your latest novel CIRCA and Julie on the paperback of YOUR TURN: How to Be an Adult. Thanks, @baynewsmatters! https://t.co/HcCvb8Y8bi
Paperback, 2022
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Chimerica
Anita Felicelli
Photos from last night’s book launch for LIKE WATER AND OTHER STORIES by @sfgrotto member Olga Zilberbourg @bowlga and CHIMERICA by @AnitaFelicelli. Wonderful reading & event hosted by @WTAWPress @peg_a_pursell 🧡💙 Order books here: https://www.wtawpress.org/shop https://t.co/e80Yw1yhzQ
Paperback, 2019
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Brave in the Water
Stephanie Wildman
We're also big fans of Stephanie Wildman, Jenni Feidler Aguilar, Dante, and BRAVE IN THE WATER. Congrats @SWildmanSF. https://t.co/wzWDOgK39K
Hardcover, 2021
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Chinese Groove
Kathryn Ma
For your #readinglist: We're thrilled that @Kathryn_E_Ma's forthcoming second novel THE CHINESE GROOVE (@CounterpointLLC) received this starred @KirkusReviews! https://t.co/l4NqGStQHF https://t.co/9nao8nNT1t
Hardcover, 2023
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs, and Revolution in the Americas
Roberto Lovato
The Grotto's own Roberto Lovato's @robvato brilliant book "Unforgetting" is called out in the @nytimes for National Hispanic Heritage Month as a book that blends memoir with exhaustive reporting. Pick up your copy today at a local bookstore. https://www.nytimes.com/article/latino-books.html?smid=em-share
Paperback, 2021
$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
60 Days to a Greener Life: Ease Eco-Anxiety Through Joyful Daily Action
Heather White
Excellent #savetheplanet tips here. ALSO don't miss @dianakapp author of GIRLS WHO GREEN THE WORLD @booksonthepark on April 22nd, Earth Day with Heather White author of ONE GREEN THING, and @chriscolin3000 author of OFF: THE DAY THE INTERNET DIED. https://t.co/8VeN9xir7N https://t.co/j9vUFYpays
Paperback, 2024
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
One Long Listening: A Memoir of Grief, Friendship, and Spiritual Care
Chenxing Han
And our brilliant @meetingfaith interviews @chenxing_han re One Long Listening: A Habit of Love, A Memoir of Offering Care. #BABF2023 https://t.co/a9dgQMlggs
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Oxford Bookworms Library: The Joy Luck Club: Level 6: 2,500 Word Vocabulary
Amy Tan
"It’s a universal tale that naturally leads to self-reflection and conversations about the changing relationship between mothers and daughters, and the choices we make, good and bad, early in life and late, which determine our identity." —Amy Tan, author of THE JOY LUCK CLUB
Paperback, 2008
$11.00$5.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Some Days the Bird
Heather Bourbeau
We're still cheering for @HFBourbeau and Anne Casey on the publication of their powerful new poetry collection SOME DAYS THE BIRD from Beltway Editions. Full details here: https://t.co/uLKw58bNHy https://t.co/T2PgwOJEUt
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Circa
Devi S. Laskar
So happy to see dear Grotto friends @RaiseAnAdult and @devislaskar on this May Bay Area Book List from the always generous @MegWClayton! Congrats Devi on the release of your latest novel CIRCA and Julie on the paperback of YOUR TURN: How to Be an Adult. Thanks, @baynewsmatters! https://t.co/HcCvb8Y8bi
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book