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Vanessa Hua Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Vanessa Hua is a journalist and author. FORBIDDEN CITY | A RIVER OF STARS| DECEIT AND OTHER POSSIBILITIES| Rona Jaffe| @sfchronicle @nytimes & elsewhere | @NEAarts Fellow| Teach @WWCasheville MFA

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Book Cover for: Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden, Camille T. Dungy

Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden

Camille T. Dungy
Vanessa HuaVanessa Hua

A fascinating @booksaremagicbk conversation between Camille T. Dungy and Robin Wall Kimmerer -- what she has to learn from the plants and animals and what thrives and where they gather. Pick up SOIL: THE STORY OF A BLACK MOTHER'S GARDEN now! https://t.co/RL6AFcSLh0 https://t.co/a4eQatUMWz

Hardcover, 2023

$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Ashton Hall, Lauren Belfer

Ashton Hall

Lauren Belfer
Vanessa HuaVanessa Hua

Happy Book Birthday @LaurenBelfer -- it was wonderful to meet you last week and I'm so excited to read ASHTON HALL! https://t.co/OPRWOEQmYU

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Counterfeit, Kirstin Chen

Counterfeit

Kirstin Chen
Vanessa HuaVanessa Hua

Love this novel, love @kirstin_chen -- excited to celebrate tomorrow @Booksmith! Everyone, get the book of the summer (and beyond!)

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Forbidden City, Vanessa Hua

Forbidden City

Vanessa Hua
Vanessa HuaVanessa Hua

Honored that FORBIDDEN CITY is included! 9 books to get started on if you're looking to decolonise your bookshelves this year https://t.co/DzkdPiRcjv

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Matrix, Lauren Groff

Matrix

Lauren Groff
Vanessa HuaVanessa Hua

Happy book birthday, @legroff! 🎂Excited to read MATRIX https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lauren-groff-matrix-w-jia-tolentino-registration-167761909387 @booksaremagicbk

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Rainbow Rainbow: Stories, Lydi Conklin

Rainbow Rainbow: Stories

Lydi Conklin
Vanessa HuaVanessa Hua

Happy book birthday @lydiaconklin @bnrittenhouse -- RAINBOW RAINBOW is magnificent!

Paperback, 2023

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming, Ava Chin

Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming

Ava Chin
Vanessa HuaVanessa Hua

@rgay Rita Chang Eppig' DEEP AS THE SKY, RED AS THE SEA. Ava Chin's MOTT STREET, Dominic Lin ALL THE RIGHT NOTES, Kathryn Ma's CHINESE GROOVE

Hardcover, 2023

$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea, Rita Chang-Eppig

Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea

Rita Chang-Eppig
Vanessa HuaVanessa Hua

@rgay Rita Chang Eppig' DEEP AS THE SKY, RED AS THE SEA. Ava Chin's MOTT STREET, Dominic Lin ALL THE RIGHT NOTES, Kathryn Ma's CHINESE GROOVE

Hardcover, 2023

$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath
Vanessa HuaVanessa Hua

Looking forward to @LeeKravetz’sTHE LAST CONFESSIONS OF SYLVIA P tracks the psychologist, the rival, the mad poet, the professor, the lover, and the bonds that inspired Sylvia Plath to write The Bell Jar! https://bookshop.org/books/the-last-confessions-of-sylvia-p/9780063139992

Paperback, 2005

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club, Celeste Ng

Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club

Celeste Ng
Vanessa HuaVanessa Hua

A great conversation between @pronounced_ing and @rokwon about OUR MISSING HEARTS! Hosted off site by @Booksmith Pick up a copy https://t.co/xLCbHi6lYN or your favorite local bookstore https://t.co/TdX7qRWtZ4

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book