WPBT2 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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Magic Lessons: Book #1 of the Practical Magic Series
Alice Hoffman
On this week’s episode of #GOBetweentheCovers, Alice Hoffman @ahoffmanwriter, author of Magic Lessons: A Prequel to #PracticalMagic, reveals why she believes books are the most powerful magic. Click here to listen to the full episode: https://t.co/8I8qah3XD9 https://t.co/O4xvUqN6Hz
Paperback, 2021
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People
Rick Bragg
Today at 4! Join Between the Covers for a virtual interview with Rick Bragg, author of "The Speckled Beauty." https://t.co/z8kR1gFbke
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon
Kat Zhang
📚🐉 Join @KidVisionPreK, SouthFlorida PBS, and PBS affiliates from all over Florida in reading ‘Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon’ by Kat Zhang. A part of the national @Jumpstartkids’s Read for the Record® campaign. #ReadfortheRecord #FPMReadfortheRecord #BrowardReads @CSCBroward https://t.co/H5nBMPLO48
Hardcover, 2020
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lord Baku Book 2: Festival of Swords
J. R. Cooper
Our Voices: Festival of Words gives artists a platform to read their poetry to the residents of Fort Lauderdale. Writer Dominique Lewis reads “Lost and Found,” a poem that searches for the meaning of purpose and fulfillment. @art_prevails @dariusvdaughtry #NationalPoetryMonth https://t.co/P2dpYXttVk
Paperback, 2019
$13.50$6.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Family Roe: An American Story
Joshua Prager
#BetweentheCovers is featuring Joshua Prager, author of "The Family Roe" this week. Get to know Joshua with a fun lightning round of questions! Saturday, January 29 at 6pm on WPBT. Watch live on https://t.co/eq9POdiVHJ https://t.co/XYjZn5qiDA
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post
Allison Pataki
On the final episode of season 4, #BetweentheCovers is featuring @AllisonPataki , author of "The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post". Get to know Allison with a fun lightning round of questions! The full episode airs Sat, April 23 at 6pm on WPBT. https://t.co/d4aDCw1vCQ
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Red Lotus
Chris Bohjalian
This Monday, bestselling author @ChrisBojhalian joins us on a new episode of #GOBetweentheCovers. He discusses his two books: The Red Lotus, set in an adrenaline-fueled ER, and Hour of the Witch, about the original American witch hunt. Subscribe now: https://www.southfloridapbs.org/gobtc/ https://t.co/2XnsYVguWx
Paperback, 2021
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
No Offense
Meg Cabot
This Monday, bestselling author @megcabot joins us on a new episode of #GOBetweentheCovers. She discusses No Offense, a charming book about a romance between a children’s librarian and the town sheriff. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.southfloridapbs.org/gobtc/ https://t.co/HDbt4Ec33z
Hardcover, 2020
$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fencing with the King
Diana Abu-Jaber
Get ready! The first episode of our Summer series premieres tomorrow, July 7. Author, @dabujaber discusses her new novel about family myths and inheritances, "Fencing with the King." WATCH - https://youtu.be/3CcbXVmYoxU https://t.co/VTrcgdwWYH
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beyond Innocence: The Life Sentence of Darryl Hunt
Phoebe Zerwick
On this week's episode of Between The Covers, Author, @PhoebeZerwick , sits down with Ann to discuss her book. "Beyond Innocence." Watch Saturday, March 18th at 6:00PM Stream online or with the PBS App - https://t.co/y2KXhqmXcu https://t.co/gG5Zpr2bMq
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book