Today in Bookish and Literary History, August 4



2005 | πŸ“– Vince and Joy by Lisa Jewell | United Kingdom | 502 pages | @lisajewelluk

2020 | πŸ“– Luster by Raven Leilani | United States | 240 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @raven_leilani

2020 | πŸ“– If I Had Two Wings by Randall Kenan | United States | 224 pages | πŸ†πŸ† |

2020 | πŸ“– The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi | Nigeria / United States | 256 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @yungdeadthing

2022 | πŸ“– The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka | Sri Lanka | 386 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @shehankarubooks

2026 | πŸ“– The House of Boleyn by Tracy Borman | United Kingdom | 416 pages | @tracy.borman

2026 | πŸ“– The Castle in the Glen by Rhys Bowen | United Kingdom | 429 pages | @authorrhysbowen

2026 | πŸ“– The Season of Light and Darkness by Jillian Cantor | United States | 352 pages | @jilliancantor

2026 | πŸ“– Breathing Under Water by Jacqueline Friedland | United States | 384 pages |

2026 | πŸ“– Autumn at the Cat Cafe by Kathleen Fuller | United States | 320 pages | @kathleen_fuller_writes

2026 | πŸ“– Crescendo by Robert J. Harris | United Kingdom | 240 pages |

2026 | πŸ“– Whyteface by A. Igoni Barrett | Nigeria | 264 pages | @aigonibarrett

2026 | πŸ“– Everything Comes Back to You by Jackie Khalilieh | Canada / Palestine | 440 pages | @jackiekhalilieh

2026 | πŸ“– Meet Me in the Garden by Nina LaCour | United States | 400 pages | @nina_lacour

2026 | πŸ“– The Project by Annie Lord | United Kingdom | 384 pages | @annielord8

2026 | πŸ“– Time Travel for Beginners by Jaclyn Moriarty | Australia | 544 pages | @jaclynmoriarty

2026 | πŸ“– Sunlight Finds You by Laura Moriarty | United States | 464 pages |

2026 | πŸ“– Awake Awake by Fiona Mozley | United Kingdom | 384 pages | @fionamozley

2026 | πŸ“– Everything That Is Beautiful by Louise Nealon | Ireland | 304 pages | @lulunealon

2026 | πŸ“– All That Is Left of Life by Roberta Recchia | Italy | 464 pages |

2026 | πŸ“– The Seekers of Deer Creek by Thao Thai | United States | 320 pages | @thao_writes

2026 | πŸ“– Etna by Paul Yoon | United States | 208 pages |


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