WBUR 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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The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey ChaucerWBURThis stage adaptation of Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Wife of Bath” story from “The Canterbury Tales” centers on the life of Alvita, a working woman married multiple times. https://t.co/Azxuaqdtcz
Paperback, 2003
$11.00Member price:$5.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ephemera: A Memoir
Briana LoewinsohnWBURREVIEW: Briana Loewinsohn's graphic novel, 'Ephemera,' presents a fully developed internal, and external, landscape without leaning heavily on words. It's a sophisticated exploration of the weight adults carry around. https://t.co/HPSp8li2Dh
Hardcover, 2023
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Moby Dick
Herman MelvilleWBURThe 25-hour reading of Herman Melville's seafaring tome returns in person to the New Bedford Whaling Museum for the first time since the pandemic began. https://t.co/bzLiZb3KfU
Paperback, 2011
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
Michelle ObamaWBURIn her new memoir, 'The Light We Carry,' former First Lady Michelle Obama shares her philosophy on the relationships we have with our partner, our family and ourselves. 'You have to evolve with it,' she says. https://t.co/XJSCo9nX2K
Paperback, 2024
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Station Eleven: A Novel (National Book Award Finalist)
Emily St John MandelWBURAudiobooks to make your summer road trip fly by: 🗣️ “Wow, No Thank You.: Essays” by Samantha Irby 🗣️ “The Last Black Unicorn” by Tiffany Haddish 🗣️ “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel https://wbur.fm/3NEIeii
Paperback, 2015
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fahrenheit 451
Ray BradburyWBURESSAY: "The censorship is transforming Florida into the dystopian society of Ray Bradbury’s novel, "Fahrenheit 451," where new ideas are not tolerated and books are hunted and burned," writes H. L. M. Lee. https://t.co/pB9GM5YEHd
Paperback, 2012
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Passing
Nella LarsenWBURFiction recommendations for your next book club pick, from @biTRACIal: 📕 "Sula" by Toni Morrison 📙 "Home Fire" by Kamila Shamsie 📘 "Exit West" by Mohsin Hamid 📗 "Passing" by Nella Larsen https://t.co/C4SaZgT6gy
Paperback, 2003
$15.00Member price:$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Peanuts: The Gang's All Here!: Two Books in One
Charles M. SchulzWBURCharles Schulz, the creator of "Peanuts," passionately believed in girls' and women's sports. Arguably the most popular cartoonist of his day, he used his platform to promote Title IX. https://t.co/dEJTiaF1Ce
Paperback, 2020
$14.99Member price:$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Bluest Eye
Toni MorrisonWBURPlump with pain, the story of a little Black girl's desire for blue eyes amid trauma and racism still finds a way to center love and compassion in Lydia R. Diamond's stage adaption of Toni Morrison’s "The Bluest Eye" at the @huntington https://wbur.fm/3gqBaHj
Paperback, 2007
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hot Dog: (Winner of the 2023 Caldecott Medal)
Doug SalatiWBURThis year's awards went to "Hot Dog," by Doug Salati, which is about an overheated pup who finds his calm on a trip to the beach; and "Freewater," by Amina Luqman-Dawson, about two enslaved children finding freedom. https://t.co/zvzGOZIvAs
Hardcover, 2022
$20.99Member price:$19.94 + Free shipping5% off