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Today in Bookish and Literary History, September 23

2008 | πŸ“– The Given Day by Dennis Lehane | United States | 704 pages | πŸ† | 2013 | πŸ“– The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt | United States | 771 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @donnatartt_ 2025 | πŸ“– The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai | India | 670 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | 2025 | πŸ“– A Different Kind of Tension by Jonathan Lethem | United States | 400 pages | @jonathanlethem 2025 | πŸ“– Circle of Days by Ken Follett | United Kingdom | 704 pages | @kenfollettauthor 2025 | πŸ“– It's Me They Follow by Jeannine A. Cook | United States | 256 pages | @itsmetheyfollow 2025 | πŸ“– My Mother, the Mermaid Chaser by Jamie Jo Hoang | United States | 384 pages | πŸ† | @heyjamieis 2025 | πŸ“– The Dark of the Moon by Fiona Valpy | United Kingdom | 286 pages | @fionavalpy 2025 | πŸ“– The Guest in Room 120 by Sara Ackerman | United States | 336 pages | @saraackermanbooks 2025 | πŸ“– The Sapling by Marc Bendavid | Canada | 288 pages | @marcbendavid 2025 | πŸ“– The Sunflower Widows by Matthew Fults | United States | 213 pa...

Today in Bookish and Literary History, September 22

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2016 | πŸ“– Conclave by Robert Harris | United Kingdom | 288 pages | @robertharrishome 2020 | πŸ“– Conditional Citizens by Laila Lalami | United States | 208 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | @lailawrites 2026 | πŸ“– The Strangers by Naomi Alderman | United Kingdom | 288 pages | @naomi_alderman 2026 | πŸ“– Demonology for Overachievers by Lily Anderson | United States | 312 pages | @mslilyanderson 2026 | πŸ“– Witch Daughter by Tanaz Bhathena | Canada | 320 pages | @bhathenatanaz 2026 | πŸ“– How to Write a Murder by Jessica Brody | United States | 560 pages | @jessicabrody 2026 | πŸ“– A Dangerous Bargain by Erin Cotter | United States | 384 pages | @erinseaotter 2026 | πŸ“– Mazywood by Tananarive Due | United States | 512 pages | @tananarivedue 2026 | πŸ“– Cloud Six by Amy Fusselman | United States | 224 pages | 2026 | πŸ“– Bright and Broken Things by Ryan Graudin | United States | 378 pages | @rgraudin 2026 | πŸ“– Hollywood, Ending by John Green | United States | 416 pages | @johngreenwritesbooks 2026 | πŸ“– Our Cut of Salt by D...

Today in Bookish and Literary History, September 21

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1937 | πŸ“– The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien | United Kingdom | 366 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | 🎧 2021 | πŸ“– The Trees by Percival Everett | United States | 309 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | 🎧 2021 | πŸ“– Bewilderment by Richard Powers | United States | 278 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | 2021 | πŸ“– The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki | United States | 548 pages | πŸ† | @ozekiland 2021 | πŸ“– The Wrong End of the Telescope by Rabih Alameddine | Lebanon / United States | 354 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | @beirutiguy 2023 | πŸ“– Ocean Stirrings by Merle Collins | Grenada / United Kingdom | 398 pages | 2023 | πŸ“– Absolutely and Forever by Rose Tremain | United Kingdom | 177 pages | πŸ† | 2026 | πŸ“– The Munich Affair by James Patterson and David Ellis | United States | 528 pages | @jamespattersonbooks @david_ellis_author

Today in Bookish and Literary History, September 20

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2001 | πŸ“– Atonement by Ian McEwan | United Kingdom | 351 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @ianmcewan.author 2022 | πŸ“– The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li | United States | 348 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | 🎧 2022 | πŸ“– Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm by Laura Warrell | United States | 336 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | @lkwarrell 2025 | πŸ“– The Resident by KJ Kalis | United States | 262 pages |

Today in Bookish and Literary History, September 19

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1983 | πŸ“– The Burning Book by Maggie Gee | United Kingdom | 304 pages | @maggiegeenovelist 2019 | πŸ“– The Confession by Jessie Burton | United Kingdom | 455 pages | @jessieburton 2022 | πŸ“– Never Lie by Freida McFadden | United States | 286 pages | @fmcfaddenauthor 2023 | πŸ“– North Woods by Daniel Mason | United States | 372 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | 2023 | πŸ“– The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright | Ireland | 278 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | @thewrengirl 2023 | πŸ“– A Dictator Calls by Ismail Kadare | Albania | 256 pages | πŸ† | 2023 | πŸ“– Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips | United States | 276 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | @jayneannephillips1 2023 | πŸ“– Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll | United States | 384 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @jessicaknollauthor 2023 | πŸ“– Starter Villain by John Scalzi | United States | 264 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @jscalzi 2023 | πŸ“– The Old Haunts by Allan Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 208 pages | @allan_radcliffe 2024 | πŸ“– All My Precious Madness by Mark Bowles | United Kingdom | 242 pages | @markbowle...