Carrie's Book Picks

My reading jumps between thick novels (historical fiction, classics, beloved authors) and other—essays, poetry, autobiographies, contemporary fiction, travel narratives, art, and children's books. I like the occasional mystery too, particularly if it involves a clever protagonist and a strong cup of tea. 

Trespasses: A Novel By Louise Kennedy Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9780593540893
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Published: Riverhead Books - November 1st, 2022

One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World By Michael Frank, Maira Kalman (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Michael Frank, Maira Kalman (Illustrator)
$28.00
ISBN: 9781982167226
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Published: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster - September 6th, 2022

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois: An Oprah's Book Club Pick By Honoree Fanonne Jeffers Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9780062942951
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Published: Harper Perennial - May 10th, 2022

Demon Copperhead: A Pulitzer Prize Winner By Barbara Kingsolver Cover Image
$32.50
ISBN: 9780063251922
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Published: Harper - October 18th, 2022

The Marriage Portrait: A novel By Maggie O'Farrell Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593320624
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Published: Knopf - September 6th, 2022

Revenge of the Librarians By Tom Gauld Cover Image
$24.95
ISBN: 9781770466166
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Published: Drawn and Quarterly - October 18th, 2022

Farmhouse By Sophie Blackall Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316528948
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - September 13th, 2022

Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files: A Cookbook By Deb Perelman Cover Image
$35.00
ISBN: 9780593318782
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Published: Knopf - November 15th, 2022

Lonely Planet Epic Hikes of the Americas 1 By Lonely Planet Cover Image
$35.00
ISBN: 9781838695057
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Published: Lonely Planet - June 7th, 2022

Lost & Found: Reflections on Grief, Gratitude, and Happiness By Kathryn Schulz Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780525512486
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - November 22nd, 2022

Loaners: The Making of a Street Library By Laura Moulton, Ben Hodgson Cover Image
$15.00
ISBN: 9780983632795
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Published: Perfect Day Publishing - October 5th, 2021

Real Estate: A Living Autobiography By Deborah Levy Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9781635579321
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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - August 23rd, 2022

This Is Happiness By Niall Williams Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9781635576313
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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - August 31st, 2021

Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel By Bonnie Garmus Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9780385547345
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Published: Doubleday - April 5th, 2022

Home Food: 100 Recipes to Comfort and Connect: Ukraine • Cyprus • Italy • England • and Beyond By Olia Hercules, Joe Woodhouse (Photographs by) Cover Image
By Olia Hercules, Joe Woodhouse (Photographs by)
$35.00
ISBN: 9781623718008
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Published: Interlink Books - September 27th, 2022

Wild Things Are Happening: The Art of Maurice Sendak By Maurice Sendak (Artist), Jonathan Weinberg (Editor), Lynn Caponera (Contribution by) Cover Image
By Maurice Sendak (Artist), Jonathan Weinberg (Editor), Lynn Caponera (Contribution by)
$55.00
ISBN: 9781636810522
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Published: Delmonico Books - September 6th, 2022

Women Holding Things By Maira Kalman Cover Image
$32.50
ISBN: 9780062846679
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Published: Harper Design - October 18th, 2022

Matrix: A Novel By Lauren Groff Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9781594634505
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Published: Riverhead Books - September 6th, 2022

The Hurting Kind By Limón Ada Cover Image
$24.00
ISBN: 9781639550494
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Published: Milkweed Editions - May 10th, 2022

Lost & Found: Reflections on Grief, Gratitude, and Happiness By Kathryn Schulz Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780525512486
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - November 22nd, 2022

The Year of Miracles: Recipes About Love + Grief + Growing Things By Ella Risbridger Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9781526622631
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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - July 26th, 2022

Beautiful World, Where Are You: A Novel By Sally Rooney Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9781250859044
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Published: Picador - June 7th, 2022

A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations (Vintage Departures) By Pico Iyer Cover Image
$15.95
ISBN: 9781101973479
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Published: Vintage - June 2nd, 2020

The Gardener's Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names - With More Than 5,000 Entries By Ross Bayton Cover Image
$29.95
ISBN: 9780691200170
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Published: Princeton University Press - February 25th, 2020

Hamnet By Maggie O'Farrell Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781984898876
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Published: Vintage - May 18th, 2021

Shuggie Bain: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner) By Douglas Stuart Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780802148506
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Published: Grove Press - October 13th, 2020

Skunk and Badger (Skunk and Badger 1) By Amy Timberlake, Jon Klassen (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Amy Timberlake, Jon Klassen (Illustrator)
$18.95
ISBN: 9781643750057
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Published: Algonquin Young Readers - September 15th, 2020

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking By Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illustrator)
$37.50
ISBN: 9781476753836
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Published: Simon & Schuster - April 25th, 2017

Snacking Cakes: Simple Treats for Anytime Cravings: A Baking Book By Yossy Arefi Cover Image
$24.00
ISBN: 9780593139660
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Published: Clarkson Potter - October 27th, 2020

The Island of Sea Women: A Novel By Lisa See Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9781501154867
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Published: Scribner - March 10th, 2020

The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) By Toni Morrison Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780307278449
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Published: Vintage - May 8th, 2007

If You Come to Earth By Sophie Blackall (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Sophie Blackall (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781452137797
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Published: Chronicle Books - September 15th, 2020

Poetry of Presence: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems By Phyllis Cole-Dai (Editor), Ruby R. Wilson (Editor) Cover Image
By Phyllis Cole-Dai (Editor), Ruby R. Wilson (Editor)
$21.95
ISBN: 9780998258836
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Published: Grayson Books - September 5th, 2017

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel By Ocean Vuong Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780525562047
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Published: Penguin Books - June 1st, 2021

Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition Fully Revised and Updated By Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, John Becker, Megan Scott Cover Image
$42.00
ISBN: 9781501169717
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Published: Scribner - November 12th, 2019

My Autobiography of Carson McCullers: A Memoir By Jenn Shapland Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781951142292
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Published: Tin House Books - January 5th, 2021

Ledger: Poems By Jane Hirshfield Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9781524711719
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Published: Knopf - September 7th, 2021

Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over By Alison Roman Cover Image
$32.50
ISBN: 9780451497017
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Published: Clarkson Potter - October 22nd, 2019

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse By Charlie Mackesy Cover Image
$22.99
ISBN: 9780062976581
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Published: HarperOne - October 22nd, 2019

All My Puny Sorrows By Miriam Toews Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781635574975
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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - October 15th, 2019

One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder By Brian Doyle, David James Duncan (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Brian Doyle, David James Duncan (Introduction by)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316492881
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Published: Back Bay Books - December 8th, 2020

The Book of Delights: Essays By Ross Gay Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781643753287
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Published: Algonquin Books - August 16th, 2022

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn [75th Anniversary Ed] By Betty Smith Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780060736262
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Published: Harper Perennial Modern Classics - November 6th, 2018

Miss Rumphius By Barbara Cooney Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780140505399
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Published: Puffin Books - November 6th, 1985

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life By Anne Lamott Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780385480017
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Published: Anchor - September 1st, 1995

Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life By Thich Nhat Hanh Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780553351392
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Published: Bantam - March 1st, 1992

Love in the Time of Cholera (Vintage International) By Gabriel García Márquez Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780307389732
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Published: Vintage - October 5th, 2007

Anna Karenina: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) By Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear (Translated by), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translated by) Cover Image
By Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear (Translated by), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translated by)
$20.00
ISBN: 9780143035008
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Published: Penguin Classics - May 31st, 2004

The Likeness: A Novel (Dublin Murder Squad #2) By Tana French Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780143115625
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Published: Penguin Books - May 26th, 2009