Today in Bookish and Literary History, August 26



2025 | πŸ“– Katabasis by R.F. Kuang | United States | 480 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | ⭐⭐⭐πŸ’« | @kuangrf

2025 | πŸ“– Backstage by Donna Leon | United States | 224 pages |

2025 | πŸ“– Children of the Book by Ilana Kurshan | United States | 304 pages |

2025 | πŸ“– Doll Parts by Penny Zang | United States | 400 pages | @pennyzang

2025 | πŸ“– Good Grief by Sara Goodman Confino | United States | 284 pages | @saraconfino

2025 | πŸ“– If You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You by Leigh Stein | United States | 320 pages | @leighstein

2025 | πŸ“– Peace Like a River by Scott Gould | United States | 304 pages | πŸ†| @scottgould

2025 | πŸ“– Secret Lives of the Dead by Tim Lebbon | United Kingdom | 336 pages | @timlebbon

2025 | πŸ“– Starting from Here by Paula Saunders | United States | 304 pages | @pausaunders

2025 | πŸ“– The Secret Book Society by Madeline Martin | United States | 368 pages | πŸ† | @madelinemmartin

2025 | πŸ“– You've Changed by Ian Williams | Canada | 304 pages | πŸ† | @ianwilliamswriter

2025 | πŸ“– The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso | United States | 336 pages | πŸ† | @hggelfuso

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