Jennie's Picks

Jennie's Picks

I read a ton of literary fiction (mostly modern, both adult and young adult), but have found that my tastes are morphing (or "maturing" as I like to put it) as I get older. I have in fact read three amazing non-fiction books this year (The Warmth of Other Suns, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, and the awesome, eye-opening When Everything Changed: the Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present ), which have given me a new appreciation for books that are about real events. It turns out that true stories can be just as interesting as made up stories! Who would've thunk it? I'm also a big fan of graphic novels; usually I stick to the non-superhero, harrowing-war-memoir type, but I may also be found reading Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 comics from time to time. Like I said--"maturing" tastes...

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2015 By Adam Johnson, 826 National Cover Image
$15.70
This book has been declared out of stock indefinitely, so we are unlikely to be able to get it.
ISBN: 9780544569638
Published: Mariner Books - October 6th, 2015

Portlandness: A Cultural Atlas (Urban Infographic Atlases) By David Banis, Hunter Shobe Cover Image
$24.95
ISBN: 9781632170002
Availability: On Our Shelves Now as of 24 Hours Ago. Call first to confirm.
Published: Sasquatch Books - October 27th, 2015

Americanah: A novel By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780307455925
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Published: Vintage - March 4th, 2014

The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan By Jenny Nordberg Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780307952509
Availability: We can usually get this book in 3 to 7 days, except during a pandemic. We are doing our best
Published: Crown - July 14th, 2015

Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg By Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik Cover Image
$25.99
ISBN: 9780062415837
Availability: We can usually get this book in 3 to 7 days, except during a pandemic. We are doing our best
Published: Dey Street Books - October 27th, 2015

State of Wonder: A Novel By Ann Patchett Cover Image
$19.00
ISBN: 9780062049810
Availability: We can usually get this book in 3 to 7 days, except during a pandemic. We are doing our best
Published: Harper Perennial - February 7th, 2023

Little Failure: A Memoir By Gary Shteyngart Cover Image
$18.00
This book has been declared out of stock indefinitely, so we are unlikely to be able to get it.
ISBN: 9780812982497
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - October 7th, 2014

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet: A Novel By David Mitchell Cover Image
$19.00
This book has been declared out of stock indefinitely, so we are unlikely to be able to get it.
ISBN: 9780812976366
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - March 8th, 2011

Cutting for Stone By Abraham Verghese Cover Image
$19.00
ISBN: 9780375714368
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Published: Vintage - January 26th, 2010

A Clash of Kings: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Two By George R. R. Martin Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9780553579901
Availability: We can usually get this book in 3 to 7 days, except during a pandemic. We are doing our best
Published: Bantam - September 5th, 2000

Palestine By Joe Sacco, Edward W. Said (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Joe Sacco, Edward W. Said (Introduction by)
$24.99
ISBN: 9781560974321
Availability: Backordered. There will likely be a delay in getting this book
Published: Fantagraphics - December 17th, 2001

West of Here By Jonathan Evison Cover Image
$15.95
ISBN: 9781616200824
Availability: We can usually get this book in 3 to 7 days, except during a pandemic. We are doing our best
Published: Algonquin Books - January 31st, 2012

My Life in France By Julia Child, Alex Prud'homme Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780307277695
Availability: We can usually get this book in 3 to 7 days, except during a pandemic. We are doing our best
Published: Anchor - October 9th, 2007

Year of Wonders: A Novel By Geraldine Brooks Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780142001431
Availability: We can usually get this book in 3 to 7 days, except during a pandemic. We are doing our best
Published: Penguin Books - April 30th, 2002

Habibi (Pantheon Graphic Library) By Craig Thompson Cover Image
$40.00
ISBN: 9780375424144
Availability: Backordered. There will likely be a delay in getting this book
Published: Pantheon - September 20th, 2011

The Tiger's Wife: A Novel By Téa Obreht  Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780385343848
Availability: We can usually get this book in 3 to 7 days, except during a pandemic. We are doing our best
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - November 1st, 2011

Naked By David Sedaris Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316777735
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Published: Back Bay Books - June 1st, 1998

Half Empty By David Rakoff Cover Image
$15.95
This book has been declared out of stock indefinitely, so we are unlikely to be able to get it.
ISBN: 9780767929059
Published: Anchor - September 6th, 2011

When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present By Gail Collins Cover Image
$22.99
ISBN: 9780316014045
Availability: We can usually get this book in 3 to 7 days, except during a pandemic. We are doing our best
Published: Back Bay Books - October 21st, 2010

F 'em!: Goo Goo, Gaga, and Some Thoughts on Balls By Jennifer Baumgardner Cover Image
$26.99
ISBN: 9781580053600
Availability: We can usually get this book in 3 to 7 days, except during a pandemic. We are doing our best
Published: Seal Press - September 27th, 2011

Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d'Art By Christopher Moore Cover Image
$28.34
This book has been declared out of stock indefinitely, so we are unlikely to be able to get it.
ISBN: 9780061779749
Published: William Morrow - April 3rd, 2012

Bossypants By Tina Fey Cover Image
$28.00
This book has been declared out of stock indefinitely, so we are unlikely to be able to get it.
ISBN: 9780316056861
Published: Reagan Arthur Books - April 5th, 2011

On the Move: A Life By Oliver Sacks Cover Image
$18.00
This book has been declared out of stock indefinitely, so we are unlikely to be able to get it.
ISBN: 9780804170932
Published: Vintage - February 23rd, 2016

The Incarnations: A Novel By Susan Barker Cover Image
$26.00
This book has been declared out of stock indefinitely, so we are unlikely to be able to get it.
ISBN: 9781501106781
Published: Touchstone - August 18th, 2015

Creaturepedia: Welcome to the Greatest Show on Earth By Adrienne Barman Cover Image
$22.99
This book has been declared out of stock indefinitely, so we are unlikely to be able to get it.
ISBN: 9781847806963
Published: Wide Eyed Editions - August 6th, 2015

The Bone Clocks: A Novel By David Mitchell Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780812976823
Availability: We can usually get this book in 3 to 7 days, except during a pandemic. We are doing our best
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - June 16th, 2015