Today in Bookish and Literary History, August 1



1911 | πŸ“– The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett | United Kingdom / United States | 331 pages | πŸ† |

1938 | πŸ“– Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier | United Kingdom | 449 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |

1978 | πŸ“– Son of the Morning by Joyce Carol Oates | United States | 392 pages |

1992 | πŸ“– The Enchantment by Kristin Hannah | United States | 404 pages | @kristinhannahauthor

1993 | πŸ“– Hysteria by Terry Johnson | United Kingdom | 112 pages | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |

1993 | πŸ“– Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang by Joyce Carol Oates | United States | 313 pages |

2005 | πŸ“– The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson | Sweden | 480 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† |

2006 | πŸ“– One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson | United Kingdom | 418 pages |

2014 | πŸ“– A Horse Walks into a Bar by David Grossman | Israel | 208 pages | πŸ†πŸ† |

2016 | πŸ“– Wretchedness by Andrzej TichΓ½ | Sweden | 176 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† |

2019 | πŸ“– Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior | Brazil | 288 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @itamarvieirajr

2020 | πŸ“– How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division by Elif Shafak | Turkey / United Kingdom | 96 pages | @shafakelif

2023 | πŸ“– Oh God, the Sun Goes by David Connor | United States | 236 pages | @ohgodthesungoes

2023 | πŸ“– Tom Lake by Ann Patchett | United States | 320 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |

2023 | πŸ“– Witness by Jamel Brinkley | United States | 240 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† |

2023 | πŸ“– Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo | United States | 371 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @acevedowrites

2024 | πŸ“– A Little Trickerie by Rosanna Pike | United Kingdom | 384 pages | πŸ† | @rosannapikeauthor

2024 | πŸ“– Extremophile by Ian Green | United Kingdom | 320 pages | πŸ† | @ianiangreen

2026 | πŸ“– The Oxford Detective Society by Faith Martin | United Kingdom | 280 pages |

2026 | πŸ“– Fields of Asphodel by Callie Rowland | United States | 311 pages | @calliemrowland

2026 | πŸ“– No Light but the Stars by Lindsay Jayne Ashford | United Kingdom | 249 pages |

2026 | πŸ“– Angel Shades by E. M. Foner | United States | 251 pages |

2026 | πŸ“– A Heartbeat at My Feet by Kristin Judd | United States | 277 pages | @kristinjuddauthor

2026 | πŸ“– How to Ruin a Wedding by Elba Luz | United States | 303 pages | @elballuz

2026 | πŸ“– When She Was Ours by Anna Nordberg | United States | 308 pages | @annanordberg_writer

2026 | πŸ“– The Fern Flower by Kathleen Shoop | United States | 599 pages | @kathleenshoop

2026 | πŸ“– Where Her Secrets Lie by Katie Tallo | Canada | 327 pages | @katietallo

2026 | πŸ“– Ransom by Leslie Wolfe | United States | 347 pages | @wolfe.leslie

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