This week, we're joined by Shawn the Book Maniac for a fun discovery about one of his specialties: finding books that are hidden gems. We share some tips for finding great books that are off the beaten path, discuss why it's important and fun, and share three books each that you may never have heard of before—quite a challenge! Hopefully we will add at least one to your bookstore scavenger hunt list!
What are your favorite books that fly under the radar?
Shownotes
The Savage Detectives, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha Wimmer
Mean Spirit, by Linda Hogan
Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann
Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities, by PaulSeesequasis
Day, by Michael Cunningham
The Hours, by Michael Cunningham
Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, by Marguerite Young
The Book of Forgotten Authors, by Christopher Fowler
The Sea Change of Angela Lewes, by Cynthia Propper Seton
The Last Light Breaking: Living Among Alaska's Inupiat Eskimos, by Nick Jans
A Life on Paper, by Georges-Olivier Chateaureynard, translated by Edward Gauvin
The Conductor and Other Tales, by Jean Ferry, translated by Edward Gauvin
The One Who Did Not Ask, by Altar Fatima, translated by Rukhsana Ahmad
Severina, by Rodrigo Rey Rosa, translated by Chris Andrews
The African Shore, by Rodrigo Rey Rosa, translated by Jeffrey Gray
Swimmer in the Secret Sea, by William Kotzwinkle
With or Without Angels, by Douglas Bruton
The Sight of Death, by T.J. Clark
Volt, by Alan Heathcock
40, by Alan Heathcock
The New Perspective, by K. Arnold Price
Other
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Episode 73: Hidden Gems