Today in Bookish and Literary History, October 1



1960 | πŸ“– A Dance of the Forests by Wole Soyinka | Nigeria | 89 pages |

1979 | πŸ“– Unholy Loves by Joyce Carol Oates | United States | 304 pages | @joycecaroloates3146

1985 | πŸ“– Saints and Strangers by Angela Carter | United Kingdom | 128 pages | πŸ†

1988 | πŸ“– Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood | Canada | 462 pages | πŸ† | @therealmargaretatwood

1989 | πŸ“– The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett | United Kingdom | 976 pages | @kenfollettauthor

1989 | πŸ“– Daddy by Danielle Steel | United States | 401 pages |

1991 | πŸ“– Needful Things by Stephen King | United States | 790 pages | πŸ† | @stephenking

1994 | πŸ“– When Lightning Strikes by Kristin Hannah | United States | 384 pages | @kristinhannahauthor

2001 | πŸ“– Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn | United States | 208 pages | πŸ† | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ✅ | My Review |

2009 | πŸ“– Ru by Kim ThΓΊy | Canada | 141 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @kimthuylythanh

2010 | πŸ“– Ninth Building by Jingzhi Zou | China | 272 pages | πŸ† |

2015 | πŸ“– Slade House by David Mitchell | United Kingdom | 241 pages | πŸ†πŸ† |

2018 | πŸ“– Dark Days by James Baldwin | United States | 50 pages |

2018 | πŸ“– Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin | Argentina | 256 pages | πŸ†πŸ† |

2019 | πŸ“– The Topeka School by Ben Lerner | United States | 282 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† |

2020 | πŸ“– Hansel and Greta by Jeanette Winterson | United Kingdom | 32 pages |

2020 | πŸ“– Em by Kim ThΓΊy | Canada | 160 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | My Review | ✅ | @kimthuylythanh

2020 | πŸ“– Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey | New Zealand | 526 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @catherinechidgey

2020 | πŸ“– The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton | United Kingdom | 463 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | @stuturton

2024 | πŸ“– The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich | United States | 369 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† |

2024 | πŸ“– The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden | United States | 368 pages | πŸ† | ✅

2024 | πŸ“– Kitten Heels by Maureen Cullen | United Kingdom | 251 pages | @maureengcullen

2024 | πŸ“– Heir by Sabaa Tahir | United States | 484 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @sabaatahir

2025 | πŸ“– Call of the Camino by Suzanne Redfearn | United States | 295 pages | @suzanneredfearn

2025 | πŸ“– As Long as You're Mine by Nekesa Afia | United States | 265 pages | @nekesaafia

2025 | πŸ“– I'll Follow You by Charlene Wang | United States | 323 pages | @charleneshiyi

2025 | πŸ“– The Dilemmas of Working Women by Fumio Yamamoto | Japan | 288 pages | πŸ† |

2026 | πŸ“– Death by Misadventure by Jane Bitomsky | Australia | 261 pages | @janebitomsky

2026 | πŸ“– The Daughters of Rosebud by Sonny Buttar | United States | 344 pages | @sonny_buttar

2026 | πŸ“– Book Club Confidential by Julie Hatcher | United States | 328 pages | @julieannehatcher

2026 | πŸ“– Watch Her Run by Jennifer Moorhead | United States | 296 pages |

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