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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Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family
Rabia ChaudryWeekend EditionFood is a great unifier that can bring people and family together. @rabiasquared spoke to NPR’s @ayesharascoe about her love of food and her struggle with her weight growing up as a Pakistani-American in her new memoir “Fatty Fatty Boom Boom" https://t.co/a4mTueIKQV
Paperback, 2023
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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
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Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals: A Cookbook
Melissa ClarkWeekend EditionNPR's @ayesharascoe visits the home of #Food writer @MelissaClark to talk and cook! Clark is out with a new book of recipes, promising minimal fuss (and dirty dishes). It's called "Dinner in One" https://t.co/Bfky6oLRBE
Hardcover, 2022
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Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance
John WatersWeekend EditionDirector #JohnWaters has written his first novel -- "Liarmouth: A Feel Bad Romance." It's something of a caper, and a love letter to an ever-changing Baltimore. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?live=1&storyId=1095085479
Paperback, 2023
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Peanuts: The Gang's All Here!: Two Books in One
Charles M. SchulzWeekend EditionCharles Schulz was close friends with Billie Jean King and his daily cartoon "Peanuts" was a place where female athletes saw their presence on the playing field explicitly supported. https://t.co/PmOwa54Tgc
Paperback, 2020
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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
I Don't Care
Julie FoglianoWeekend EditionSometimes it's easy to get caught up in the little daily stressors. Julie Fogliano’s new children’s book, “I Don’t Care,” celebrates two best friends remembering the important things in life… alongside the unimportant ones https://t.co/tAyV4gyd80
Hardcover, 2022
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Glory
Noviolet BulawayoWeekend Edition"Glory" by NoViolet Bulawayo is a novel inspired by "Animal Farm" about the rivalry, tumult and disenchantment that follows the fall of Old Horse, who has led the country of Jidada for 40 years - out of colonialism but into an iron-horse rule all his own. https://t.co/TtwtYOBA9S
Paperback, 2023
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Judi BarrettWeekend EditionFood falling from the sky! It's every kid's fantasy — and since its publication in 1978, "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" has sold millions of copies. Our own @samanthabalaban spoke with author Judi Barrett and illustrator Ron Barrett: https://t.co/xfMdYnp8lE
Hardcover, 1978
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Atonement
Ian McEwanWeekend EditionDK Nnuro found inspiration in the Ian McEwan novel "Atonement" when writing his debut novel. He considers the book something of a response, set in Ghana. https://t.co/h9it6nQeel https://t.co/daKRQgpyLa
Paperback, 2003
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book