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Today in Bookish and Literary History, September 30

1868 | πŸ“– Little Women by Louisa May Alcott | United States | 449 pages |  1895 | πŸ“– The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane | United States | 149 pages | 1908 | πŸ“– The Blue Bird by Maurice Maeterlinck | Belgium | 172 pages | 2003 | πŸ“– Elizabeth Costello by J.M. Coetzee | South Africa | 233 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | 2004 | πŸ“– Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke | United Kingdom | 1006 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @susannaclarke_ 2010 | πŸ“– Worth Dying For by Lee Child | United States | 400 pages | ✅ 2021 | πŸ“– Sharpe's Assassin by Bernard Cornwell | United Kingdom | 320 pages | 2025 | πŸ“– After Midnight by Daphne du Maurier | United Kingdom | 528 pages | 2025 | πŸ“– Charlie Quinn Lets Go by Jamie Varon | United States | 304 pages | @jamievaron 2025 | πŸ“– Great Disasters by Grady Chambers | United States | 208 pages | @notesonstrategy 2025 | πŸ“– I Am You by Victoria Redel | United States | 304 pages | πŸ† | @victoriawriter 2025 | πŸ“– Oleander Marriage by Eleanor Lerman | Unit...

Today in Bookish and Literary History, September 29

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1979 | πŸ“– Life Before Man by Margaret Atwood | Canada | 361 pages | πŸ† | @therealmargaretatwood 2015 | πŸ“– Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo | United States | 465 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @lbardugo 2020 | πŸ“– Snow by John Banville | Ireland | 304 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | 2025 | πŸ“– A Place for People Like Us by Danila Botha | Canada | 279 pages | @danilabotha 2026 | πŸ“– The Siren by Tomi Adeyemi | United States | 336 pages | @tomiadeyemi 2026 | πŸ“– The Radiance by Ayad Akhtar | United States | 304 pages | 2026 | πŸ“– Heavy Cream by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright | United States | 304 pages | @sarblakcart 2026 | πŸ“– The Weight of Angels by John Boyne | Ireland | 592 pages | @johnboyneauthor 2026 | πŸ“– The House of Gardenias by Isabel CaΓ±as | Mexico / United States | 288 pages | @isabelcanas_ 2026 | πŸ“– I Think We Should Kill Other People by L.M. Chilton | United Kingdom | 320 pages | 2026 | πŸ“– Istanbul Dreaming by Denise Derya Brandt | Turkey / United States | 328 pages | @denisederyabrandt 2026 | πŸ“– Dodge City ...

Today in Bookish and Literary History, September 28

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1959 | πŸ“– Zoo Story by Edward Albee | United States | 42 pages | ✅ 2016 | πŸ“– The Night Cyclist by Stephen Graham Jones | United States | 29 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | ✅ | @stephengrahamjones 2020 | πŸ“– One Arranged Murder by Chetan Bhagat | India | 303 pages | @chetanbhagat 2021 | πŸ“– Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr | United States | 626 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @anthonydoerrwriter

Today in Bookish and Literary History, September 27

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1976 | πŸ“– Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood | Canada | 346 pages | @therealmargaretatwood 1984 | πŸ“– Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter | United Kingdom | 295 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | ✅ 2011 | πŸ“– The Affair by Lee Child | United Kingdom | 427 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | ✅ 2020 | πŸ“– Someone's Uncle by Alison Espach | United States | 25 pages | @alison.espach 2022 | πŸ“– The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt | United States | 69 pages | 2022 | πŸ“– Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson | United Kingdom | 439 pages | πŸ† | 2022 | πŸ“– The Furrows by Namwali Serpell | United States | 288 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | 2022 | πŸ“– The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr | Canada | 216 pages | πŸ† πŸ† πŸ† πŸ† |

Today in Bookish and Literary History, September 26

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2013 | πŸ“– An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris | United Kingdom | 429 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @robertharrishome 2023 | πŸ“– Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig | United States | 640 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @chuck_wendig 2023 | πŸ“– Undiscovered by Gabriela Wiener | Peru / Spain | 192 pages | πŸ† | @gabrielawiener 2023 | πŸ“– The Adversary by Michael Crummey | Canada | 336 pages | πŸ† | 2025 | πŸ“– Red Flags by J.E. Rowney | United Kingdom | 284 pages |