W. Eric Martin 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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Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony DoerrW. Eric MartinBook #16 for 2022: Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr. My wife took this out of the library, read it, and said, "You'd love this. You need to read it now." But I was finishing the previous book and we couldn't renew the library book as others had reserved it, then by chance... https://t.co/J0OZO3iMBC
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper LeeW. Eric MartinI've also read The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon (2001); A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole (1981); and To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee (1961), so apparently I should read 2021's The Night Watchman, by Louise Erdrich to stay consistent.
Paperback, 2005
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Sculptor
Scott McCloudW. Eric MartinBook #50 of 2022: The Sculptor, by Scott McCloud I took this book out of the library months ago, then returned it without reading — after which my wife was like, "Wait, you didn't read it? I did, and I really want to see what you think about a main part of the story." https://t.co/Cg37vKALz1
Hardcover, 2022
$35.99$18.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sleeping While Standing
Taki SomaW. Eric MartinBook #46 of 2022: Sleeping While Standing, by Taki Soma Yet another graphic novel available to me courtesy of the wonderful Wake County library system. https://t.co/O5E957dTnm
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick
Matt HaigW. Eric MartinBook #8 in 2022: Matt Haig's The Midnight Library, a self-help fairy tale that plays out exactly how you think it will from the revelation of the book's hook: The main character is dying and visits an infinite library that allows them to inhabit their life in alternate universes. https://t.co/H4sJN60oJV
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Night Watchman
Louise ErdrichW. Eric MartinI've also read The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon (2001); A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole (1981); and To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee (1961), so apparently I should read 2021's The Night Watchman, by Louise Erdrich to stay consistent.
Paperback, 2021
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Look Again
Elizabeth A. TrembleyW. Eric MartinBook #11 of 2023: Look Again, by Elizabeth A. Trembley Even if (like me) you haven't seen Rashomon, you probably know the essence of that movie: Multiple people see a murder and describe it in contradictory ways, leading you to wonder what really happened. https://t.co/XWqtHpAehH
Paperback, 2022
$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Book of Imaginary Beings: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Jorge Luis BorgesW. Eric MartinBook #14 of 2023: The Book of Imaginary Beings, by Jorge Luis Borges This is yet another book that I've owned for decades, probably acquiring it in my CA days in the early 1990s, and I've just now read it for the first time. I finally helped it fulfill its purpose. https://t.co/pDvTQ13dMr
Paperback, 2006
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Amen Corner
James BaldwinW. Eric MartinBook #35 of 2022: The Amen Corner, by James Baldwin This is one of three books I regretted picking up recently at a little library since I'm trying to reduce the number of books I own, but I'm also trying to read from a broader range of authors than young Eric favored, so... https://t.co/IhjwlRw09t
Paperback, 2010
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Everything Is Flammable
Gabrielle BellW. Eric MartinBook #54 of 2022: Everything Is Flammable, by Gabrielle Bell Another pick-up from the @WakeGOV library, with this being a year in the life of the author and her relationship with her mother. https://t.co/rjUQenqJdI
Hardcover, 2017
$25.95$12.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book