Today in Bookish and Literary History, August 5
1987 | π Misery by Stephen King | United States | 320 pages | π | @stephenking 2008 | π The Long Trial of Nolan Dugatti by Stephen Graham Jones | United States | 196 pages | π | @stephengrahamjones 2021 | π The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak | Turkey / United Kingdom | 368 pages | ππππ | @shafakelif 2025 | π Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer | United States | 384 pages | π | @hannahnicolemae 2025 | π The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk by Carissa Broadbent | United States | 556 pages | @carissabroadbentbooks 2025 | π My Other Heart by Emma Nanami Strenner | United Kingdom | 416 pages | @emmastrenner 2025 | π People Like Us by Jason Mott | United States | 320 pages | π | 2025 | π The Colonel and the King by Peter Guralnick | United States | 432 pages | π | @peterguralnick 2025 | π Dwelling by Emily Hunt Kivel | United States | 310 pages | @emilyhuntress 2025 | π Vulture by Phoebe Greenwood | United Kingdom | 272 pages | @phoebegreenest