Today in Bookish and Literary History, April 14



1841 Murders in Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe | US | 48 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | My Review

1939 The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck | US | 528 |

2015 Fifteen Dogs: An Apologue by André Alexis | CAN | 160 | 🏆🏆🏆 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | My Review

2020 Edge of Heaven by RB Kelly | UK | 370 |

2020 Man of My Time by Dalia Sofer | Iran-US | 384 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | My Review

2020 A Luminous Republic by Andrés Barba | Spain | 212 |

2020 Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles | US | 352 |

2020 Perfect Tunes by Emily Gould | US | 284 |

2022 Trespasses by Louise Kennedy | Ireland | 304 | 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

2022 Blind Spot by Paula Hawkins | UK | 128 |

2026 Leave Your Mess at Home by Tolani Akinola | Nigeria-US | 377 |

2026 Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker | US | 352 |

2026 What Am I, A Deer? by Polly Barton | UK | 336 |

2026 The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton by Jennifer N. Brown | US | 307 |

2026 The Lost Story of Via Belle by Melanie Dobson | US | 384 |

2026 American Spirits by Anna Dorn | US | 352 |

2026 Porcupines by Fran Fabriczki | HUN | 320 |

2026 Kill Dick by Luke Goebel | US | 280 |

2026 The Monuments of Paris by Violaine Huisman | FR | 229 |

2026 Save the Date by Mallory Kass | US | 336 |

2026 Dear Monica Lewinsky by Julia Langbein | GR | 320 |

2026 Midnight, at the War by Devi S. Laskar | US | 240 |

2026 Some Starry Night by Irene Latham | US | 487 |

2026 Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead by Mai Nguyen | Vietnam - CAN | 288 |

2026 The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley | UK | 159 |

2026 Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell | US | 416 |

2026 Go Gentle by Maria Semple | US | 384 |

2026 Don't Fall in Love With Me by Paige Toon | UK-AUS | 368 |

2026 The Left and the Lucky by Willy Vlautin | US | 256 | 🏆

2026 The Insomniacs by Allison Winn Scotch | US | 400 |

2026 The Take by Kelly Yang | Hong Kong | 368 |

It is a Tuesday, so the list is so long that it is really hard to choose


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