Tom Beer 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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Editor in chief @kirkusreviews, @bookcritics member, former books & travel editor @newsday. Ask me what I’m reading.

Pig Years
Ellyn Gaydos
Friends, please listen to this episode of the podcast with Ellyn Gaydos, author of PIG YEARS. It’s a good one 🐖 https://t.co/ozJyn1vPXS
Paperback, 2024
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gayl Jones: The Language of Voice and Freedom in Her Writings
Casey Clabough
I was a guest on the Fully Booked podcast this week and had the privilege of talking about a new book by the remarkable #GaylJones, SONG FOR ALMEYDA & SONG FOR ANNINHO. It’s a companion to her 2021 novel PALMARES, and you really need to read them both. http://ow.ly/99hl50IAMmm https://t.co/0C2ilxJBwx
Paperback, 2008
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Homeland Elegies
Ayad Akhtar
HOMELAND ELEGIES is a start-to-finish thrill to read. It was a genuine pleasure to talk with @ayadakhtar about how he conceived and constructed this powerhouse novel: https://t.co/thUMujXBqO
Paperback, 2021
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
Michelle Obama
.@KirkusReviews weighs in on THE LIGHT WE CARRY, the new book by @MichelleObama, out today. https://t.co/uG8PQ5M3Ni
Paperback, 2024
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Early Morning Riser
Katherine Heiny
RT @KirkusReviews: A new novel by @katherine_heiny is always a mood enhancer. We cheered ourselves up discussing EARLY MORNING RISER, out n…
Hardcover, Large Print, 2021
$38.95$19.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Swimmers
Julie Otsuka
@GavinWoltjer Just started Julie Otsuka’s THE SWIMMERS 🏊♀️
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
South Riding
Winifred Holtby
@HeerJeet But many of them available in the U.S. (but please tell me where to find Winifred Holtby’s South Riding on this side of the pond).
Paperback, 2011
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club: A Novel
Celeste Ng
I had the pleasure of speaking with @pronounced_ing about her new novel, OUR MISSING HEARTS, and how she came to to write dystopian fiction. (Hint: She followed the example of @MargaretAtwood.) https://t.co/AY1RitSYHX
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bear: Amazing Facts & Pictures
Pam Louise
I’ve just binged a delightful new podcast, 🇺🇸ACROSS THE POND🇬🇧, in which hosts @LoriFeathers & @samjordison discuss books from the US and UK perspectives. Amis, Ishiguro, and a bizarre (but intriguing) novel called BEAR by Marian Engel. https://t.co/V4AmqYcWXx #podcasts
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How Beautiful We Were
Imbolo Mbue
RT @bookcritics: Former NBCC President @TomBeerBooks interviewed Imbolo Mbue about her new novel, "How Beautiful We Were," for @KirkusRevie…
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book