Today, Explained Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Where the Crawdads Sing: Reese's Book Club
Delia OwensToday, ExplainedDelia Owens’s bestseller "Where the Crawdads Sing" (now also a movie) tells the story of possible murder. @TheAtlantic's @JeffreyGoldberg says it parallels a real-life killing in Zambia that Owens and her family are connected to. https://t.co/DExhCGu8dZ
Paperback, 2021
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Pelosi
Molly BallToday, ExplainedDemocrats vote on new leadership this week, meaning Nancy Pelosi is out. @Time’s Molly Ball (@mollyesque) explains why the country might really miss her. https://t.co/vxKT35qytU
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
J. D. VanceToday, ExplainedLiberals turned to J.D. Vance’s book to better understand Donald Trump’s victory. Now the “Hillbilly Elegy” author is turning to Trump to try and win the Republican primary in Ohio’s Senate race. @howardwilkinson of Cincinnati's @917wvxu helps explain. https://open.spotify.com/episode/21jsMqReMDm2hEb3QjTLqW?si=cf40a7059b9e46e8
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Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War Possible
Douglas FarahToday, ExplainedUS officials are sending the “Merchant of Death” — a notorious arms dealer named Viktor Bout — back to Russia in exchange for WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release. @farah_douglas explains. https://t.co/MEuj8CWP3G
Paperback, 2008
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book