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Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Harry Lipkin, Private Eye Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterMeet Harry Lipkin, the world’s oldest private detective: part Sam Spade, part Woody Allen, all mensch.With a tagline like that, who… Naomi Firestone-Teeter April 3, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterHarvey Pekar’s final memoir, featuring JT Waldman, will be available in July from Hill & Wang:Harvey Pekar’s mother was… Naomi Firestone-Teeter March 27, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: A Hen for Izzy Pippik Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterA beautiful new one from Aubrey Davis and Marie Lafrance (published by Kids Can Press earlier this month): Naomi Firestone-Teeter March 20, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: One Egg is a Fortune Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterMiri Pomerantz Dauber and I had a wonderful meeting yesterday with the creators of the cookbook One Egg is… Naomi Firestone-Teeter March 13, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: A Century of Wisdom Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIt’s the week of Alice! In this week’s book recommendation email we feature Alice’s Piano: The Life of Alice… Naomi Firestone-Teeter March 5, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Hazan Family Favorites Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterComing in May from Stewart, Tabori & Chang: Hazan Family Favorites: Beloved Italian RecipesOur favorite meals, often set in stone… Naomi Firestone-Teeter February 28, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Fish That Ate the Whale Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn June, Farrar, Straus and Giroux will publish Rich Cohen’s latest book: The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America’s… Naomi Firestone-Teeter February 21, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Year of the Gadfly Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterJennifer Miller, author of Inheriting the Holy Land: An American’s Search for Hope in the Middle East, will be publishing her debut… Naomi Firestone-Teeter February 14, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Treasure Island!!! Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterCheck out this debut novel from Sara Levine, published last month by Europa: Naomi Firestone-Teeter January 31, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Pioneers of the Possible Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterAttention beautiful book lovers: Angella Nazarian (Life as a Visitor) has a new book coming out! Her latest title,… Naomi Firestone-Teeter January 24, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Four New Messages Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterOk ok, I know you have a bit of a wait for Joshua Cohen’s new book, Four New Messages (August 7, 2012), but… Naomi Firestone-Teeter January 17, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: HHhH Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterThanks for the tip on this one, Erika! Coming in April from FSG Naomi Firestone-Teeter January 10, 2012
Recommended Reading Second Book Cover of the Week: The Flame Alphabet Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterCouldn’t resist doing two this week…there are flames on this cover. Need I say more? Buy it on January 17th from Knopf and check out… Naomi Firestone-Teeter January 6, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Quiet Twin Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterDan Vyleta’s The Quiet Twin (Bloomsbury USA) will be available in February Naomi Firestone-Teeter January 4, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Hot Pink Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterAdam Levin’s second book, Hot Pink, will be available in March 2012 Naomi Firestone-Teeter December 27, 2011
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Meat Heart Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterMelissa Broder’s second book of poems, Meat Heart, will be available on March 6, 2012 Naomi Firestone-Teeter December 20, 2011