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Today in Bookish and Literary History, May 7

1846 First printed copies of "Poems" by Emily, Charlotte and Anne BrontΓ« received, published under pseudonym of Acton, Currer and Ellis Bell (2 copies sold) 2019 Blood by Maggie Gee | UK | 296 | 2024 Ghostroots by Pemi Aguda | NIG | 224 | πŸ†πŸ† 2024 Peacocks of Instagram: Stories by Deepa Rajagopalan | CAN | 256 | πŸ† 2024 Bruise by Adrian Markle | UK - Canada | 224 | 2024 Cinema Love by Jiaming Tang | US | 304 | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† 2024 The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley | UK | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† 2024 Long Island by Colm TΓ³ibΓ­n | Ireland | 368 | 2024 The Singularity by Dino Buzzati | Italy | 136 | πŸ”— Check this list for Today in Bookish History for May: https://fable.co/list/a5d1d8e4-c55f-49d2-a70f-dce76774ec64/share

Today in Bookish and Literary History, May 6

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2014 All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr | US | 544 | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† 2014 Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O'Farrell | UK | 336 | 2025 My Friends by Fredrik Backman | Sweden | 448 | πŸ† | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | My Review 2025 One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune | CAN | 400 | 2025 Confidential by Mikolaj Grynberg | Poland | 160 | 2025 The Words of Dr. L: & Other Stories by Karen Bender | US | 304 | 2025 Speaking in Tongues by J. M. Coetzee and Mariana DimΓ³pulos | South Africa | 144 | 2025 My Name Is Emilia del Valle by Isabel Allende | Chile | 301 | 2025 Dear Virginia, Wait for Me by Marcia Butler | US | 251 | 2025 A Woman in the Wild: A Novel (The Orpheus Trilogy) by Tad Crawford | US | 336 | 2025 A Senior Citizen's Guide to Life on the Run (Timeless Pastures Mystery) by Gwen Florio | US | 253 | 2025 The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers | US | 273 | 2025 Intersections by Karen F. Uhlmann | US | 288 | 2025 Romantic Friction by Lori Gold | US | 304 | 2025 The Rest ...

Today in Bookish and Literary History, May 5

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2015 A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas | US | 448 | 2020 A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth: Stories by Daniel Mason | US | 240 | πŸ† 2020 Telephone by Percival Everett | US | 232 | πŸ†πŸ† 2020 The Book of V. by Anna Solomon | US | 320 | 2020 Four by Four by Sara Mesa | Spain | 230 | 2020 Sansei and Sensibility: Stories by Karen Tei Yamashita | US | 224 | 2020 All Adults Here by Emma Straub | US | 368 | 2020 These Women by Ivy Pochoda | US | 352 | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† 2020 Cockfight by MarΓ­a Fernanda Ampuero | Ecuador | 94 | 2020 Strange Hotel by Eimear McBride | Ireland | 160 | 2020 Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin | ARG | 256 | πŸ† 2020 Network Effect by Martha Wells | US | 350 | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† 2021 The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen | US | 248 | πŸ†πŸ† 2022 Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris | UK | 280 | 2023 Ultramarine by Lucy Weldon | UK | 224 | 2026 Holloway: A Novel of Time Travel, Family, and Autism for Teens by Elana K. Arnold | US | 352 | 202...

Today in Bookish and Literary History, May 4

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2015 A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson | UK | 480 | πŸ† 2021 Monkey Boy by Francisco Goldman | US | 336 | πŸ†πŸ† 2021 Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead | US | 608 | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† 2021 Second Place by Rachel Cusk | CAN-UK | 192 | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† 2021 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir | US | 496 | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† 2021 Hoarders by Kate Durbin | US | 2021 Imagine Us, the Swarm by Muriel Leung | US | 120 | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† 2021 Echo tree by Henry Dumas | US | 416 | 2021 The Trojan Women: A Comic by Anne Carson and Euripides | CAN | 96 | 2021 Everybody: A Book about Freedom by Olivia Laing | UK | 349 | 2021 Secrets of Happiness by Joan Silber | US | 228 | 2021 The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel | US | 240 | 2021 The Renunciations: Poems by Donika Kelly | US | 72 | 2021 Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon | US | 355 | πŸ† 2023 La Tercera by Gina Apostol | PHIL | 480 | 2023 Water Music: A Cape Cod Story by Marcia Peck | US | 244 | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† 2023 The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng | Malaysia | 320 | ...

Today in Bookish and Literary History, May 3

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2016 A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas | US | 641 | 2022 Book Lovers by Emily Henry | US | 416 | πŸ†πŸ† 2022 Trust by HernΓ‘n DΓ­az | ARG-US | 416 | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† 2022 The Immortal King Rao by Vauhini Vara | CAN-US | 384 | πŸ†πŸ† 2022 Companion Piece by Ali Smith | Scotland | 240 | 2022 Acts of Service by Lillian Fishman | US | 240 | 2022 Plans for Sentences by Renee Gladman | 176 | 2022 The Last Days of Roger Federer: And Other Endings by Geoff Dyer | Uk | 304 | 2022 We Do What We Do in the Dark by Michelle Hart | US | 224 | πŸ”— Check this list for Today in Bookish History for May: https://fable.co/list/a5d1d8e4-c55f-49d2-a70f-dce76774ec64/share