Weekend Edition 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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A Sick Day for Amos McGee: (Caldecott Medal Winner)
Philip C. SteadWeekend EditionPicture This: "A Sick Day for Amos McGee" finally has a sequel. Author Philip Stead and illustrator Erin Stead talked about "Amos McGee Misses the Bus" and the journey they took to get where they are now 🐘 https://t.co/ZhefSDmmnz
Hardcover, 2010
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A First Time for Everything
Dan SantatWeekend EditionEighth grade was awkward for author Dan Santat. A school trip abroad changed that. Santat put his story on paper in his new graphic novel "A First Time for Everything." Learn more about how Santat's eighth-grade journey shifted his life here: https://t.co/XolzH9R4ln https://t.co/q8cXQysSBG
Paperback, 2023
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Wings of Ebony
J. ElleWeekend EditionOur guest on today's show, @djolder, is also recommending 'Wings of Ebony' by J. Elle. He calls it, "an incredible debut about a young woman who is learning terrible and amazing things about the magical legacy of her family." https://t.co/0ZxywKtune
Hardcover, 2021
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Take My Hand
Dolen Perkins-ValdezWeekend EditionDolen Perkins-Valdez (@Dolen) joins us to talk about her new novel, "Take My Hand," which fictionalizes a 1973 involuntary sterilization case, and about why she's drawn to history as a novelist. https://t.co/RVHvYCidHG
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony DoerrWeekend EditionAnthony Doerr On The Spark That Inspired 'Cloud Cuckoo Land' https://t.co/t3CdZ6rL7H
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Now Is Not the Time to Panic
Kevin WilsonWeekend EditionNobody panic!! @nprscottsimon is talking to Kevin Wilson about his new book, "Now Is Not the Time to Panic" Everybody stay calm! https://t.co/ADnfFouWEk
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The World and All That It Holds
Aleksandar HemonWeekend Edition@aleksandarhemon’s “The World and All That It Holds” tells an epic story of love, war, and how one continues on after immense hardship. Listen to Hermon’s conversation with @scottsimonnpr to learn more. https://t.co/NapHXuKxx5
Paperback, 2024
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century
Dana StevensWeekend Edition@dannyhensel recommends, "Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century."🎥 https://t.co/TpR0JonWLm
Paperback, 2023
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Hacienda
Isabel CañasWeekend EditionA woman marries a rich man. But what happened to his first wife? And why is his home so cold, so creepy? NPR's @ayesharascoe talks with author @isabelcanas_ about her debut novel, "The Hacienda," which is out now! https://www.npr.org/2022/05/01/1095809202/a-new-bride-finds-something-supernatural-with-her-rich-husband-in-the-hacienda https://twitter.com/isabelcanas_/status/1518947215447838720
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Perfect Nanny
Leila SlimaniWeekend EditionBarrie Hardymon (@bhardymon), books editor at Weekend Edition, picks out some other-worldly books for 2018. One is "The Perfect Nanny" by Leila Slimani. Barrie says, "You can't unread it... It absolutely murdered me, this book."
Paperback, 2018
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book