UC Berkeley Library Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Of Women and Salt
Gabriela GarciaUC Berkeley LibraryIt’s #HispanicHeritageMonth! The @UCBerkeley Library has a book list to celebrate the occasion, with picks including: 📕 “Of Women and Salt” by @GabiMGarcia 📕 “¡Hola Papi!” by @jpbrammer 📕 “Thrown in the Throat” by @bengarciapoet ⏩ http://ucberk.li/hispanic-heritage-month-2021 @doe_lit https://t.co/K39TcBKoyH
Paperback, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Beverly ClearyUC Berkeley Library“If you don’t see the book you want on the shelf, write it.” Happy Birthday to the iconic @UCBerkeley alum who gave us beloved children’s stories like "Beezus and Ramona" and "The Mouse and the Motorcycle." Beverly Cleary, today is for you! 💫📚 https://t.co/19tB7k0YWL
Hardcover, 2021
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Thrown in the Throat
Benjamin GarciaUC Berkeley LibraryIt’s #HispanicHeritageMonth! The @UCBerkeley Library has a book list to celebrate the occasion, with picks including: 📕 “Of Women and Salt” by @GabiMGarcia 📕 “¡Hola Papi!” by @jpbrammer 📕 “Thrown in the Throat” by @bengarciapoet ⏩ http://ucberk.li/hispanic-heritage-month-2021 @doe_lit https://t.co/K39TcBKoyH
Paperback, 2020
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions
Daniel WallaceUC Berkeley LibraryPoet Amanda Gorman urged us to “lift our gazes” to what stands before us. 🌟 That inspired this year’s Summer Reading List, featuring: ✅ “Big Fish” by Daniel Wallace ✅ “The Flick” by Annie Baker ✅ “Gutted” by Justin Chin ✅ MORE! ⏩ http://ucberk.li/cal-week-2021 #CalWeek https://t.co/fKG7qaKddc
Paperback, 2012
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
An American Sunrise: Poems
Joy HarjoUC Berkeley LibraryIt’s #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth. To celebrate Native American voices, the @UCBerkeley Library put together a book list including: 🌅 “An American Sunrise” by @JoyHarjo 🤲 “Carry” by @ToniJens 🖤 “My Heart Is a Chainsaw” by @SGJ72 ⏩ http://ucberk.li/nahm-2021 #NAHM https://t.co/rHgQRkvdcb
Paperback, 2020
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land
Toni JensenUC Berkeley LibraryIt’s #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth. To celebrate Native American voices, the @UCBerkeley Library put together a book list including: 🌅 “An American Sunrise” by @JoyHarjo 🤲 “Carry” by @ToniJens 🖤 “My Heart Is a Chainsaw” by @SGJ72 ⏩ http://ucberk.li/nahm-2021 #NAHM https://t.co/rHgQRkvdcb
Paperback, 2021
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Black Girls Must Be Magic
Jayne AllenUC Berkeley LibraryLooking for a great read? 📖 Here are 9 books to read for #BlackHistoryMonth (and beyond), including: 🍂 “Take My Hand” by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 🌲 “Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute” by Talia Hibbert ✨ “Black Girls Must Be Magic” by Jayne Allen ⏩ https://t.co/MmV5vuVjYB https://t.co/ZvXe5SFA2M
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gutted
Justin ChinUC Berkeley LibraryPoet Amanda Gorman urged us to “lift our gazes” to what stands before us. 🌟 That inspired this year’s Summer Reading List, featuring: ✅ “Big Fish” by Daniel Wallace ✅ “The Flick” by Annie Baker ✅ “Gutted” by Justin Chin ✅ MORE! ⏩ http://ucberk.li/cal-week-2021 #CalWeek https://t.co/fKG7qaKddc
Paperback, 2006
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Flick
Annie BakerUC Berkeley LibraryPoet Amanda Gorman urged us to “lift our gazes” to what stands before us. 🌟 That inspired this year’s Summer Reading List, featuring: ✅ “Big Fish” by Daniel Wallace ✅ “The Flick” by Annie Baker ✅ “Gutted” by Justin Chin ✅ MORE! ⏩ http://ucberk.li/cal-week-2021 #CalWeek https://t.co/fKG7qaKddc
Paperback, 2014
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book