Today in Bookish and Literary History, February 10



πŸ”΄ 1923 Icebound by Owen Davis | US | 120 | πŸ† πŸŽ₯

πŸ”΄ 1966 Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann | US | 442 | πŸŽ₯

πŸ”΄ 2022 When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo | Trinidad | 304 |

πŸ”΄ 2026 Wants and Needs by Roxy Dunn | UK | 304 |

πŸ”΄ 2026 The Wandering Queen by Claire Heywood | UK | 329 |

πŸ”΄ 2026 Footeprint: Eunice Newton Foote at the Dawn of Climate Science and Women's Rights by Lindsay H. Metcalf | US | 303 |

πŸ”΄ 2026 Eradication: A Fable by Jonathan Miles | US | 176 |

πŸ”΄ 2026 World's Edge: A Mosaic by James Sallis | US | 240 |

πŸ”΄ 2026 Royal Spin by Omid Scobie and Robin Benway | UK US | 316 |


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  1. AnonymousNovember 7, 2025 at 8:05 AM

    "Valley of the Dolls" and Pushkin dies... um, my birthday doesn't seem to be such a red-letter day in lit history... sigh ..

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  2. Fran HawthorneNovember 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM

    Umm... "Valley of the Dolls" and Pushkin dies. My birthday doesn't seem to be much of a red-letter day in literary history...sigh ...

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    1. The Bibliophile's CompassDecember 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM

      In 2026, I will add more books. Who knows, maybe 2026 brings more books on your birthday.

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