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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 19h

From “one of Russia’s smartest and best-sourced” (The New York Times) reporters comes a gripping of why the Soviet Union’s collapse was incomplete and the Cold War was never over.
The Dark Side of the Earth by Mikhail Zygar (@zygaro), available 11/11. https://bit.ly/4mbadHO

Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 1d

A Far-flung Life by M.L. Stedman explores the hearts of a handful of isolated souls and the secrets they shield in order to survive. We're giving copies away on Goodreads!

No purch. nec. US res. 18+ 10/1-10/31
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Book giveaway for A Far-flung Life by M.L. Stedman Oct 01-Oct 31, 2025

50 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Oct 01-Oct 31, 2025. We're giving away 50 early reader copies of A FAR-FLUNG LIFE, the new novel from the b...

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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Tuesday, October 14, 5:00pm (CDT): Join Kenneth Davis, author of THE WORLD IN BOOKS (in paperback 10/21/25), for this webinar with The Minnesota Council for the Social Studies. Register: mcss.org/webinars

Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Finalist for the 2025 National Book Award for Poetry

A collection of the finest new poems from one of the most groundbreaking voices in contemporary poetry.

THE INTENTIONS OF THUNDER by Patricia Smith (@pswordwoman), available now: https://t.co/7rf12XRMx3 https://t.co/ZVd2wCWtTi

Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Curious about The Booker Prize shortlisted novel FLESH by David Szalay? Watch an excerpt and pick up your copy: https://bit.ly/3ODGKHh

Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 2d

15 years after its original publication, THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES by @DrSidMukherjee has been updated with four new major chapters illuminating developments in cancer detection, treatment, prevention, and understanding. Available 11/25/25
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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 3d

From the bestselling, James Beard Award–winning food writer and author of Gâteau comes a beautifully illustrated cookbook that celebrates the French love affair with chocolate, featuring over 100 elegant recipes.

Catch Aleksandra Crapanzano on tour! https://bit.ly/4gUkTsy

Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 3d

From the author of the acclaimed bestseller The Light Between Oceans comes A FAR-FLUNG LIFE, a tale about family and belonging, fate and time.

Available 3/3/2026 https://bit.ly/4eMhQl8

Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Arundhati Roy shares her thoughts on the differences between writing a memoir and a novel and how that impacted writing Mother Mary Comes to Me, an instant New York Times bestseller. https://bit.ly/442NjdH

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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 3d

John Edgar Wideman uses his unique generational position to explore the “slaveroad,” offering “a fresh perspective of slavery’s impact and a confirmation of Wideman’s exalted status in American letters” (New York magazine). SLAVEROAD, now in paperback https://bit.ly/4oaJKL7

Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 3d

“There’s no one like Patricia Smith, and her bold, necessary poems light up the American twentieth century in all its song and sorrow.” —Mark Doty

Catch Patricia Smith, author of THE INTENTIONS OF THUNDER, on tour! And pick up a copy, available now: https://bit.ly/4nUi6m2

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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 4d

Drawing on never-before-seen interviews, a richly researched, sweeping examination of one of the most influential and mythologized literary figures of the 20th century and her partner’s emergence from the shadows after her death. Gertrude Stein by by Francesca Wade, now avail:
https://bit.ly/41Rspy9

Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 4d

An unforgettable new novel from the author of the cult classic I Love Dick—a stark, witty journey into a fractured, violent America, culminating in the investigation of a teenage murder on Minnesota’s Iron Range. THE FOUR SPENT THE DAY TOGETHER by Chris Kraus, now available: https://bit.ly/45JjbXz

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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 4d

CONGRATULATIONS to Patricia Smith (@pswordwoman) and her poetry collection THE INTENTIONS OF THUNDER, a finalist for The 2025 National Book Award in Poetry!
Learn more about this "brilliant" (Poetry Northwest) collection and the other finalists here: bit.ly/4gf21nA

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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 5d

"Patricia Smith on How a Poet Ages: Growing Older and Forging Connection Through Poetry" via @lithub
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Patricia Smith on How a Poet Ages

Nobody--and I mean NOBODY--warned me about my pubic hair. It glistened for years, springy and sprite, an Ivory Soap-scented welcome mat for lucky episodic visitors. I never gave it much thought, cert...

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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Catch Francesca Wade, author of GERTRUDE STEIN, on tour! Drawing on never-before-seen interviews, a richly researched, sweeping examination of one of the most influential literary figures of the 20th century.

https://bit.ly/41Rspy9

Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to A FAMILY MATTER by Claire Lynch nominated for the 2025 Likewise Choice Award! Voting is now open at likewise.com/choice-awards and runs through November 30, 2025
Learn more about the Read With Jenna Book Club pick here and vote! https://bit.ly/3Y5t4ZZ #LikewiseChoiceAwards

Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 5d

What's on Anne Hathaway's TBR? Why SEASCRAPER by Benjamin Wood, longlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize of course! Read this atmospheric novel about a quiet existence upturned over the span of a day, and a young man striving to achieve fulfilment beyond his world.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4pzEgLl

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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Join Joyce Carol Oates, Sadie Stein, and Rachel Syme at the 92Y as they celebrate Daphne du Maurier and AFTER MIDNIGHT https://bit.ly/428xRNf

Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Join Chris Kraus on tour for THE FOUR SPENT THE DAY TOGETHER (on sale 10/7) an unforgettable new novel into a fractured, violent America, culminating in the investigation of a teenage murder on Minnesota’s Iron Range.
https://bit.ly/45JjbXz

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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 6d

"Why More East Coast Kids are Heading South"
Jeff Selingo (@jselingo) author of The New York Times Bestseller DREAM SCHOOL, featured in The Boston Globe
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‘Yo, you got to go’: Why more students from the Northeast are heading south for college - The Boston Globe

TikTok, tailgates, and, in some cases, cheaper tuition are a big part of the appeal. Until the SEC football hangover sets in.

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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 6d

An Oprah Book Club selection, Cry, the Beloved Country, was an immediate worldwide bestseller when it was published in 1948. Alan Paton’s impassioned novel about a black man’s country under white man’s law is a work of searing beauty. Now introduced by Lauren Francis-Sharma! https://bit.ly/47tiTEZ