Today in Bookish and Literary History, September 1



1773 | πŸ“– Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley | United States | 128 pages | πŸ† |

1913 | πŸ“– Androcles and the Lion by George Bernard Shaw | United Kingdom | 160 pages |

1952 | πŸ“– The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway | United States | 127 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ✅

1955 | πŸ“– Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov | Russia / United States | 331 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ✅

1982 | πŸ“– Naira Power by Buchi Emecheta | Nigeria / United Kingdom | 168 pages |

1990 | πŸ“– Age of Iron by J.M. Coetzee | South Africa | 198 pages | πŸ†πŸ† |

1992 | πŸ“– The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje | Canada | 320 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† |

1996 | πŸ“– We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates | United States | 454 pages | @joycecaroloates3146

2000 | πŸ“– The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood | Canada | 640 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @therealmargaretatwood

2003 | πŸ“– The King of Capri by Jeanette Winterson | United Kingdom | 32 pages |

2004 | πŸ“– Case Histories by Kate Atkinson | United Kingdom | 310 pages | πŸ†πŸ† |

2005 | πŸ“– Slow Man by J.M. Coetzee | South Africa | 264 pages | πŸ†πŸ† |

2005 | πŸ“– The Book Thief by Markus Zusak | Australia | 592 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @markuszusak

2015 | πŸ“– The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood | Canada | 320 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @therealmargaretatwood

2016 | πŸ“– Nutshell by Ian McEwan | United Kingdom | 199 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | ⭐⭐⭐⭐πŸ’« | ✅ | My Review | @ianmcewan.author

2020 | πŸ“– Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel | Mexico | 224 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @guadalupenettel

2020 | πŸ“– Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones | United States | 136 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | @stephengrahamjones

2020 | πŸ“– Either Side of Midnight by Benjamin Stevenson | Australia | 400 pages | πŸ† | @stevensonexperience

2020 | πŸ“– Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson | Canada | 368 pages | πŸ†πŸ† |

2020 | πŸ“– The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw | United States | 176 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @deeshaphilyaw

2022 | πŸ“– Instructions for the Working Day by Joanna Campbell | United Kingdom | 256 pages | @brightwriter60

2022 | πŸ“– Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris | United Kingdom | 464 pages | πŸ† | @robertharrishome

2024 | πŸ“– Japa and Other Stories by Iheoma Nwachukwu | Nigeria | 190 pages |

2025 | πŸ“– Lake Song by Lesley Pratt Bannatyne | United States | 242 pages |

2025 | πŸ“– The Billion-Dollar Ransom by James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski | United States | 432 pages | @jamespattersonbook

2026 | πŸ“– Paper Ghosts by Sarah Addison Allen | United States | 288 pages | @sarahaddisonallen

2026 | πŸ“– Scratch Moss by David Barnett | United Kingdom | 352 pages | @davidmbarnett

2026 | πŸ“– Under Story by Chloe Benjamin | United States | 512 pages | @chloekbenjamin

2026 | πŸ“– The Extraordinary Florence Stoker by Karen Brooks | Australia | 592 pages | @karenbrooksauthor

2026 | πŸ“– Our Strange Duet by Erin A. Craig | United States | 400 pages | @penchant4words

2026 | πŸ“– Philippa Flynn's Year of Panic and Piracy by Jacqueline Firkins | United States | 296 pages | @jfkillsdarlings

2026 | πŸ“– Agrippa by Robert Harris | United Kingdom | 384 pages | @robertharrishome

2026 | πŸ“– Blacktail by Scott Hawkins | United States | 288 pages |

2026 | πŸ“– The Disappearers by Marlon James | Jamaica / United States | 640 pages | πŸ† | @marlonjameswriter

2026 | πŸ“– Dreams of Earth and Sky by Shirley Perez West | United States | 358 pages | @shirlwrites

2026 | πŸ“– The Birthing Tree by Amanda Peters | Canada | 304 pages | @amandapetersauthor

2026 | πŸ“– The Getaway by Kieran Scott | United States | 282 pages | @kieranscottauthor

2026 | πŸ“– The Three Graces of Pearl Street by Elizabeth Wellington Rollins | United States | 416 pages | @elizabethwellingtonrollins

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