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2 months ago | 
audible.com | Jennifer Boylan |Luis Alberto Urrea |George Saunders |Jodi Picoult
It’s a delight to provide this list of books and podcasts for Audible’s "5 Listens With..."! Not only does it give me a chance to celebrate some of the Audible content that I love, it also allows me to sing the praises of narrators in particular—a group of people whose talents should be celebrated. I’ve narrated my own audiobooks.
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May 15, 2024 | 
barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville |Luis Alberto Urrea |John Vaillant |Timothy Egan
Our favorite part of kicking off summer is plopping down on a beach chair and devouring paperbacks by the water. If you’re like us, these new paperback releases are perfect for reading on the sand, poolside or road tripping. With stories ranging from the romantic to the historical, literary to magical, you’ll want to stock up on these paperbacks all month long. Please enable javascript to add items to the cart. Please enable javascript to add items to the cart.
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May 8, 2024 | 
readinggroupguides.com | Luis Alberto Urrea
This “powerful, uplifting and deeply personal novel” (Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE FOUR WINDS), at once “a heart-wrenching wartime drama” (Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of ORPHAN TRAIN) and “a moving and graceful tribute to heroic women” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), asks the question: What if a friendship forged on the front lines of war defines a life forever?
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
audible.com | Daniel Olivas |Chuck Tingle |Sarah Gailey |Luis Alberto Urrea
A modern retelling of the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley classic that addresses issues of belonging and assimilation An unnamed paralegal, brought back to life through a controversial process, maneuvers through a near-future world that both needs and resents him. As the United States president spouts anti-reanimation rhetoric and giant pharmaceutical companies rake in profits, the man falls in love with lawyer Faustina Godínez.
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Jan 9, 2024 | 
cruelsummerbookclub.substack.com | Lindsay Wallace |Luis Alberto Urrea |Jillian Anthony |Jack Neary
Before we begin:In my newest story for Tribeza about TINA: The Tina Turner Musical, I interviewed actress Roz White who plays Tinaās mother, Zelma. We talked about Whiteās 40 years on Broadway, what it was like to see Tinaās hometown of Nutbush, Tennessee, and how it feels to be part of the iconās story. ICYMI: Last week I shared many ways to welcome 2024 with intention and align with your higher self for the year ahead.
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Nov 28, 2023 | 
shelf-awareness.com | Tim O'Brien |Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah |Luis Alberto Urrea |Alice J. Winn
Finalist for the National Book Award, longlisted for many other prizes, and chosen for the Read with Jenna Book Club, Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Friday Black) brilliantly exposes the for-profit infrastructure that exploits the incarcerated, as the larger-than-life characters stir compassion in readers.
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Nov 27, 2023 | 
likewise.com | Cristina Henríquez |Kasie West |Sandra Cisneros |Luis Alberto Urrea
PixI recommend this book because it shares similar themes of immigration, identity, and the struggles faced by individuals from Latin American countries, just like 'Across a Hundred Mountains' and 'We are not from here.'To add a comment, download the Likewise app from your device's app store.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
madison365.com | Luis Alberto Urrea |Gabriella Hartlaub |Robert Chappell |Isaac Trussoni
Honest Dog Books, 40 South Second Street in Bayfield, will celebrate its fourth birthday on September 9 and 10 with food, sales, book readings, and two Author Talks. The celebrations will be open from 9 am until 8 pm both days this weekend and will feature free coffee, apple cider donuts, and spontaneous book readings by staff. There will be a buy-one-get-one book table both days from Noon – 5:00 p.m. in the courtyard and in the annex space, The Dog House.
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Aug 26, 2023 | 
thefreelibrary.com | Luis Alberto Urrea
Mexican American author Luis Alberto Urrea's works include the novels The Hummingbird's Daughter (*** Sept/Oct 2005) and its sequel, Queen of America (*** Mar/Apr 2012), and The House of Broken Angels (2018). He is also the author of poetry collections, short story volumes, and various nonfiction books, including The Devil's Highway (**** SELECTION July/Aug 2004), which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist.
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Aug 2, 2023 | 
l8r.it | Andrew Harlan |Luis Alberto Urrea
Writers in Paradise at Eckerd College returns January 13-20, 2024, and applications are now open. Specific grant opportunities are also available to students. Eckerd College Writers in Paradise Program (WIP) is a renowned conference that brings together established authors, agents, and publishers for a week imparting knowledge on a group of aspiring writers from across the country.
