Today in Bookish and Literary History, August 18



2014 | πŸ“– After the People Lights Have Gone Off by Stephen Graham Jones | United States | 310 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @stephengrahamjones

2014 | πŸ“– The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili | Georgia / Germany | 944 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† |

2020 | πŸ“– When These Mountains Burn by David Joy | United States | 272 pages | πŸ† | @davidjoy_author

2025 | πŸ“– The Friendship List by Beth Miller | United Kingdom | 342 pages |

2025 | πŸ“– Coelia Concordia: The Last Vestal Virgin of Rome by Debra May Macleod | United Kingdom | 506 pages |

2026 | πŸ“– How to Find a Romance in a Bookshop by Poppy Alexander | United Kingdom | 352 pages | @poppyalexanderbooks

2026 | πŸ“– The Breakup by Kurt Andersen | United States | 576 pages | @kurtbandersen

2026 | πŸ“– The House That Eats the Dead by Max Doty | United States | 336 pages |

2026 | πŸ“– Better Than Revenge by Bea Fitzgerald | United Kingdom | 448 pages | @chaosonolympus

2026 | πŸ“– Unprecedented Times by Malavika Kannan | United States | 352 pages | @malavika.kannan

2026 | πŸ“– The Secret Dinner by Raphael Montes | Brazil | 352 pages | @raphael_montes

2026 | πŸ“– The Minimalist by Kailee Pedersen | United States | 272 pages | @kailee_pedersen

2026 | πŸ“– My Sister Is Going to Kill Me by Nina Simon | United States | 352 pages | @ninaksimon

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