Today in Bookish and Literary History, September 30



1868 | πŸ“– Little Women by Louisa May Alcott | United States | 449 pages | 

1895 | πŸ“– The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane | United States | 149 pages |

1908 | πŸ“– The Blue Bird by Maurice Maeterlinck | Belgium | 172 pages |

2003 | πŸ“– Elizabeth Costello by J.M. Coetzee | South Africa | 233 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† |

2004 | πŸ“– Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke | United Kingdom | 1006 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @susannaclarke_

2010 | πŸ“– Worth Dying For by Lee Child | United States | 400 pages | ✅

2021 | πŸ“– Sharpe's Assassin by Bernard Cornwell | United Kingdom | 320 pages |

2025 | πŸ“– After Midnight by Daphne du Maurier | United Kingdom | 528 pages |

2025 | πŸ“– Charlie Quinn Lets Go by Jamie Varon | United States | 304 pages | @jamievaron

2025 | πŸ“– Great Disasters by Grady Chambers | United States | 208 pages | @notesonstrategy

2025 | πŸ“– I Am You by Victoria Redel | United States | 304 pages | πŸ† | @victoriawriter

2025 | πŸ“– Oleander Marriage by Eleanor Lerman | United States | 71 pages |

2025 | πŸ“– Poyums by Len Pennie | United Kingdom | 129 pages | πŸ† | @misspunnypennie

2025 | πŸ“– Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei | United States | 384 pages | πŸ† | @yumewrites

2025 | πŸ“– The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes by Chanel Cleeton | United States | 352 pages | πŸ† | @chanelcleeton

2025 | πŸ“– The Portrait by Danielle Steel | United States | 256 pages | @officialdaniellesteel

2025 | πŸ“– The Shocking Experiments of Miss Mary Bennet by Melinda Taub | United States | 320 pages | @melindataub

2025 | πŸ“– The Witch of Willow Sound by Vanessa F. Penney | Canada | 320 pages | @vanessafpenney

2025 | πŸ“– What a Time to Be Alive by Jade Chang | United States | 304 pages | πŸ† | @hellojadechang

2025 | πŸ“– The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman | United Kingdom | 368 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @misterosman

2025 | πŸ“– The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O'Neill | United States | 288 pages | πŸ† | @heatheraimeeoneill

2025 | πŸ“– Pick a Color by Souvankham Thammavongsa | Canada | 192 pages | πŸ† | @souvankhamthammavongsa

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