Today in Bookish and Literary History, August 19



1843 | πŸ“– The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe | United States | 20 pages | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |

1914 | πŸ“– On Trial by Elmer Rice | United States | 112 pages | πŸ† |

1999 | πŸ“– Ghostwritten by David Mitchell | United Kingdom | 426 pages | πŸ†πŸ† |

2010 | πŸ“– Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson | United Kingdom | 350 pages | πŸ†πŸ† |

2025 | πŸ“– We Computers by Hamid Ismailov | Uzbekistan / United Kingdom | 296 pages | πŸ† |

2025 | πŸ“– Archipelago by Natalie Bakopoulos | United States | 248 pages | @nataliebakopoulos

2025 | πŸ“– Dominion by Addie E. Citchens | United States | 336 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @addiecitchens

2025 | πŸ“– The Lost Baker of Vienna by Sharon Kurtzman | United States | 432 pages | @sharonkurtzman

2025 | πŸ“– The Last Assignment by Erika Robuck | United States | 448 pages | @erobuckauthor

2025 | πŸ“– What We Left Unsaid by Winnie M. Li | United Kingdom | 368 pages | @winniemli

2025 | πŸ“– Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs | United States | 710 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @nicholastboggs

2025 | πŸ“– Leverage by Amran Gowani | United States | 320 pages | πŸ† | @amrangowani

2025 | πŸ“– Where Are You Really From by Elaine Hsieh Chou | United States | 337 pages | πŸ† | @elainehsiehchou

2025 | πŸ“– Black Cherokee by Antonio Michael Downing | Canada | 272 pages | πŸ† |

2025 | πŸ“– Ruth by Kate Riley | United States | 256 pages |

2025 | πŸ“– Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler by Susana M. Morris | United States | 272 pages | πŸ†πŸ† |

2025 | πŸ“– Murder by the Book by Amie Schaumberg | United States | 352 pages | @amiewroteabook

2025 | πŸ“– Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders | United States | 320 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | @charliejaneanders

2025 | πŸ“– Born in Flames by Bench Ansfield | United States | 384 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @benchansfield

2025 | πŸ“– The Bitter End Birding Society by Amanda Cox | United States | 336 pages | @amandacoxwrites

2025 | πŸ“– To Gaze Upon a Darkened Cloud by N. Joseph Glass | United States | 335 pages |

2025 | πŸ“– Feral and Hysterical by Sadie Hartmann | United States | 208 pages | @mother.horror

2025 | πŸ“– World Pacific by Peter Mann | United States | 352 pages |

2025 | πŸ“– All the Tomorrows After by Joanne Yi | United States | 400 pages | πŸ† | @writingjojo

2025 | πŸ“– With Her Own Hands by Nicole Nehrig | United States | 288 pages | @nicolenehrig

2025 | πŸ“– The Barefoot Followers of Sweet Potato Grace by Megan Okonsky | United States | 280 pages | @meganokonsky

2025 | πŸ“– In the Fullness of Time by Terry Roberts | United States | 338 pages | @terryrobertsauthor

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