Winnipeg Public Library 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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Harlem Shuffle
Colson WhiteheadWinnipeg Public LibraryHappy birthday to American novelist Colson Whitehead! His latest book "Harlem Shuffle" was published in September 2021. “Freedom was a community laboring for something lovely and rare.” -from "The Underground Railroad" Find titles here: https://tinyurl.com/mfrepxhz https://t.co/VKDyHi2wzl
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Jonny Appleseed
Joshua WhiteheadWinnipeg Public LibraryPerspectives Online Book Club: April's title is Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead. Read the book before the meeting and then join the discussion! Tuesday, April 4: 6:45-7:45 p.m. Register: https://t.co/lntNMisVdd Find the title here: https://t.co/kk19CHc36W #onlinebookclub https://t.co/de1ukhtCeA
Paperback, 2018
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In a Sunburned Country
Bill BrysonWinnipeg Public LibraryLove Bill Bryson? Check out episode 056 of the Time to Read podcast, listen in as they discuss In a Sunburned Country. https://t.co/eIKVDGlA2Q https://t.co/8kQtS2lkZY
Paperback, 2001
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Outlander
Diana GabaldonWinnipeg Public LibraryHappy birthday Diana Gabaldon! “Even when I’ve just left ye, I want you so much my chest feels tight and my fingers ache with wanting to touch ye again.” -from "Outlander" @Writer_DG In the catalogue: https://tinyurl.com/s2e4nm42 https://t.co/7NG92CvOxp
Paperback, 2001
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
White Is for Witching
Helen OyeyemiWinnipeg Public LibraryHappy birthday Helen Oyeyemi! “I know of witches who whistle at different pitches, calling things that don't have names.” -White Is for Witching In the catalogue: https://t.co/Ri9CtGrWfx https://t.co/FapnifVEuA
Paperback, 2014
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In the Upper Country
Kai ThomasWinnipeg Public LibraryIn the Upper Country by Kai Thomas A sweeping, deeply researched debut set in the Black communities of Ontario that were the last stop on the Underground Railroad. Find it here: https://t.co/r3swZ2dSIZ #SundaySpotlight #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/JgifaaZAjW
Paperback, 2024
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Map to the Door of No Return: Notes to Belonging
Dionne BrandWinnipeg Public LibraryHappy birthday Dionne Brand! @BrandDionne “The sea sounded like a thousand secrets, all whispered at the same time.” -A Map to the Door of No Return In the catalogue: https://t.co/4Dv8gF9Jun https://t.co/a4wbfyJm3i
Paperback, 2024
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rebecca
Daphne du MaurierWinnipeg Public LibraryThe latest Time to Read podcast episode is out! This month's book is Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier: https://t.co/x3Y5NQ67mY https://t.co/Keeutg2kBl
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Throne of Glass
Sarah J. MaasWinnipeg Public LibraryHappy birthday to American fantasy author Sarah J. Maas! @SJMaas “She had often wished for adventure, for old spells and wicked kings.” -from "Throne of Glass" In the catalogue: https://tinyurl.com/u33jvfab https://t.co/Wn7DoU416s
Paperback, 2023
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le GuinWinnipeg Public LibraryToday's literary birthday is speculative fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin! “You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.” -from "The Dispossessed In the catalogue: http://ow.ly/Funm50GvCaj https://t.co/TPUXdsdhLU
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