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Today in Bookish and Literary History, October 2

2003 | ๐Ÿ“– Thursbitch by Alan Garner | United Kingdom | 160 pages | 2007 | ๐Ÿ“– Elena Knows by Claudia Piรฑeiro | Argentina | 143 pages | ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† | @claudiapineiroescritora 2014 | ๐Ÿ“– A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James | Jamaica | 688 pages | ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† | @marlonjameswriter

Today in Bookish and Literary History, October 5

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2005 | ๐Ÿ“– Weight by Jeanette Winterson | United Kingdom | 151 pages | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 2005 | ๐Ÿ“– Twilight by Stephenie Meyer | United States | 544 pages | ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† | 2021 | ๐Ÿ“– My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson | United States | 224 pages | ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† | @jocelynnicolejohnson 2021 | ๐Ÿ“– April in Spain by John Banville | United Kingdom | 318 pages | ๐Ÿ† | 2021 | ๐Ÿ“– Burntcoat by Sarah Hall | United Kingdom | 224 pages | ๐Ÿ† | 2022 | ๐Ÿ“– The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane | Australia | 352 pages | ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† |

Today in Bookish and Literary History, October 4

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1897 | ๐Ÿ“– The Devil's Disciple by George Bernard Shaw | United Kingdom | 59 pages | 2005 | ๐Ÿ“– Missing Mom by Joyce Carol Oates | United States | 464 pages | ๐Ÿ† | 2022 | ๐Ÿ“– Jackal by Erin E. Adams | United States | 336 pages | ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† | @iameeadams 2022 | ๐Ÿ“– The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler | United States | 456 pages | ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† | @raynayler

Today in Bookish and Literary History, October 3

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1981 | ๐Ÿ“– Bodily Harm by Margaret Atwood | Canada | 291 pages | 1997 | ๐Ÿ“– Underworld by Don DeLillo | United States | 827 pages | ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† | 2013 | ๐Ÿ“– The Forward Book of Poetry 2014 edited by Jeanette Winterson | United Kingdom | 144 pages | 2014 | ๐Ÿ“– Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman | Sweden | 324 pages | ๐Ÿ† | @backmansk 2023 | ๐Ÿ“– Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood | Australia | 320 pages | ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† | @charlottewoodwriter 2023 | ๐Ÿ“– Company by Shannon Sanders | United States | 207 pages | ๐Ÿ† | @shannonsanderswrites 2024 | ๐Ÿ“– The Peepshow by Kate Summerscale | United Kingdom | 296 pages | ๐Ÿ† | 2026 | ๐Ÿ“– The Storyteller of Krakow by Carly Schabowski | United Kingdom | 282 pages | @carlyschabowskiauthor

Today in Bookish and Literary History, October 1

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1960 | ๐Ÿ“– A Dance of the Forests by Wole Soyinka | Nigeria | 89 pages | 1979 | ๐Ÿ“– Unholy Loves by Joyce Carol Oates | United States | 304 pages | @joycecaroloates3146 1985 | ๐Ÿ“– Saints and Strangers by Angela Carter | United Kingdom | 128 pages | ๐Ÿ† 1988 | ๐Ÿ“– Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood | Canada | 462 pages | ๐Ÿ† | @therealmargaretatwood 1989 | ๐Ÿ“– The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett | United Kingdom | 976 pages | @kenfollettauthor 1989 | ๐Ÿ“– Daddy by Danielle Steel | United States | 401 pages | 1991 | ๐Ÿ“– Needful Things by Stephen King | United States | 790 pages | ๐Ÿ† | @stephenking 1994 | ๐Ÿ“– When Lightning Strikes by Kristin Hannah | United States | 384 pages | @kristinhannahauthor 2001 | ๐Ÿ“– Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn | United States | 208 pages | ๐Ÿ† | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ✅ | My Review | 2009 | ๐Ÿ“– Ru by Kim Thรบy | Canada | 141 pages | ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† | @kimthuylythanh 2010 | ๐Ÿ“– Ninth Building by Jingzhi Zou | China | 272 pages | ๐Ÿ† | 2015 | ๐Ÿ“– Slade House by David Mitchell | United Kingdom...