Today in Bookish and Literary History, January 10

 1776 Common Sense by Thomas Paine - US

The political tract immediately became the moral and intellectual touchstone for American colonists struggling to articulate their case for independence from England.


1897 John Gabriel Borkman by Henrik Ibsen - Norway

John Gabriel Borkman, wealthy, powerful, revered, sacrificed love for success and was handsomely rewarded. Now, disgraced and destitute after financial scandal and a jail sentence, he paces out each day alone, planning his comeback.


1929 Street Scene by Elmer Rice - US

An outstanding Broadway success and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this is a panorama of the comedy and tragedy of daily life played to the accompaniment of rumbling elevated trains and the tooting of whistles.


2022 Do You Remember? by Freida McFadden - US

Tess Strebel can’t recognize her own face.

She can’t recognize her home. Her bedroom is unfamiliar. And she can’t remember the handsome stranger lying next to her in bed. A stranger who claims he’s her husband.


2023 Moonrise Over New Jessup by Jamila Minnicks - US

An enchanting and thought-provoking debut novel about a Black woman doing whatever it takes to protect all she loves on Alabama soil during the Civil Rights Movement.

  • Winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction


2023 In the Upper Country by Kai Thomas - CAN

The fates of two unforgettable women—one just beginning a journey of reckoning and self-discovery and the other completing her life's last vital act—intertwine in this sweeping, powerful novel set at the terminus of the Underground Railroad.

  • Winner of the 2023 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize


2023 Small World by Laura Zigman - US

From bestselling author Laura Zigman comes a heartfelt novel about two offbeat and newly divorced sisters who move in together as adults—and finally reckon with their childhood


2024 Finding Imogene by Teri Case - US

In her third novel, Teri Case explores the complexities of familial relationships at the intersection when past and present collide, and the truth is finally revealed.

  • Winner of the Next Generation Indie Book Awards


2024 Letters From Hell by Kat King

How does a thriller author cure a long lasting writer’s block?

By visiting a maximum security prison, of course.


2025 The Silver Squad: Rebels With Wrinkles by Marty Essen - US

Inspired by a dollop of Harold and Maude, a pinch of Dexter, a sprinkle of Thelma & Louise, a dash of Bonnie and Clyde, a quiver of Robin Hood, and a curmudgeon of A Man Called Ove, The Silver Squad: Rebels With Wrinkles is a comedic novel that celebrates living life to the fullest.

  • Gold Medal: 2025 Readers’ Favorite Awards for Fiction - Humor/Comedy
  • Gold Medal: 2025 IPPY Awards - Humor
  • Winner: 22nd Annual Best Book Awards - Humor/Comedy/Satire
  • Winner: 2025 IAN Book of the Year Award - Humor/Comedy/Satire
  • Winner: The 2025 Best Indie Book Award (BIBA) – Humor Satire
  • Winner: 2025 National Indie Excellence Award - Best Romantic Comedy
  • Winner: 2024 Indies Today Award - Best Humor Book
  • Top-5 Finalist Shelf Unbound - Best Indie Book 2025

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