WPR Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Fire Season
Leyna KrowWPRAuthor Leyna Krow tells @wprBETA that the mystery behind what started the Great Fire of 1889 in Spokane made for "an interesting door to walk through as a fiction writer." It's the backdrop for her debut novel, "Fire Season." https://t.co/HAMJwjgAp2
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions
Francesca T. RoysterWPRIn recent years, more Black musicians have taken up country music and more Black people are listening. Francesca Royster talked with @wprBETA about her recent book, "Black Country Music," and she sees changes on the horizon. https://t.co/bw9ng9LXGA
Hardcover, 2022
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Perfume Burned His Eyes
Michael ImperioliWPRActor Michael Imperioli talks with @wprBETA about his new novel, "The Perfume Burned His Eyes," which follows a teen who lost his father and ends up finding a father figure in Lou Reed - inspired by Imperioli's real-world friendship with the music icon. https://t.co/Y1lK1bhlwP
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of Sst Records
Jim RulandWPR"Corporate Rock Sucks" tells the story of how Black Flag's Greg Ginn and his associates grew SST Records into an unstoppable force of indie music, author @JimVermin tells @wprBETA. https://t.co/jYlfgxZ7XG
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Lunacy: The Curious Phenomenon of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, 50 Years on
John KruthWPRFifty years ago, @pinkfloyd recorded "The Dark Side of the Moon." @wprBETA spoke with John Kruth about his book, "Lunacy: The Curious Phenomenon of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, 50 Years On." "To me, this album is a spook house," he said.https://t.co/FDyoDIgwBD
Paperback, 2023
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
American Psychological Association: A Historical Perspective
EvansWPR"We absolutely are experiencing a mental health tsunami," said Arthur Evans, CEO of the American Psychological Association. "And we expect that it will grow even more ... so we haven't even crested this tsunami yet." https://t.co/NFDE05x9zR
Hardcover, 1992
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Family Roe: An American Story
Joshua PragerWPRJoshua Prager is author of "The Family Roe," a book traces the history of American abortion politics through Jane Roe's life story. That story is one of both genuine conviction and opportunism, of sex and drugs and politics and class and fame and religion. https://t.co/HAxN8VNhRb
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Devil House
John DarnielleWPRJohn Darnielle lives a double life. You may know him as the frontman for @mountain_goats. But he's also a novelist — one @RollingStone calls "The Best Storyteller in Rock." That penchant for writing brings us his next novel "Devil House." @wprBETA https://t.co/9dubvr7afq
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Everybody Knows
Jordan HarperWPRCrime fiction writer @jordan_harper talks with @wprBETA about how his work on the TV series, "The Mentalist," helped pave the way for his success as a crime novelist. His latest book is called "Everybody Knows." "I'm a big believer in vibes," he said. https://t.co/D24VLQI5wS
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Overstory
Richard PowersWPRIn Richard Powers' "The Overstory,” we discover trees are social beings that talk to each other and form alliances with other trees, even other species. In fact, whole forests can exist as a kind of superorganism, @TTBOOK shares. https://www.wpr.org/author-marvels-inner-life-trees
Paperback, 2019
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book