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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 13h

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 · 17h

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 · 17h

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 · 21h

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 · 23h

“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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 2d

"Patricia Smith on How a Poet Ages: Growing Older and Forging Connection Through Poetry" via @lithub
https://bit.ly/4nVTaup #TheIntentionsofThunder @pswordwoman

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

"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
https://bit.ly/46ybvHA

‘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.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 3d

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

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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Daphne du Maurier's AFTER MIDNIGHT, reviewed in Slate.
https://bit.ly/3KwDSNL

If Any Writer Is Due for a Revival, It’s One of Literature’s Most Misunderstood Novelists

Rebecca author Daphne du Maurier was dismissed as merely a “romantic” novelist.

slate.com

Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 4d

Contrary to Kill: A Conversation With Patricia Smith About The Intentions of Thunder
https://bit.ly/46OYHLA

Contrary to Kill: A Conversation With Patricia Smith About The Intentions of Thunder

Tiffany Troy interviews poet Patricia Smith about her collection The Intentions of Thunder, current projects, and more.

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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 4d

"Zoe Dubno Enters a Fugue State When Eating Sauerkraut Soup"
@Zoe_Dubno, author of HAPPINESS & LOVE, featured in @grubstreet!
https://bit.ly/3IRSW81

Zoe Dubno Enters a Fugue State When Eating Sauerkraut Soup

“We order the ‘double occupancy,’ which comes in a bowl the size of a school-bus steering wheel.”

www.grubstreet.com

Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 4d

“Chris Kraus Reinvents the True Crime Novel”

Chris Kraus, author of THE FOUR SPENT THE DAY TOGETHER, profiled in The New Yorker. https://bit.ly/4mTrZPn

Chris Kraus Reinvents the True-Crime Novel

Her début, “I Love Dick,” was an epistolary memoir of erotic obsession that redefined the form. In “The Four Spent the Day Together,” she turns another genre on its head.

www.newyorker.com

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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 5d

David Szalay, author of FLESH, featured in a Marie Claire article about Dua Lipa and the Service95 book club! Dua Lipa selected FLESH as her October monthly read.
https://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/celebrity-style/dua-lipa-service95-book-club-outfit/

Dua Lipa Invents a New Genre of Book Club Outfit

Preppy plaids and librarian-core cardigans are nowhere to be found.

www.marieclaire.com

Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 5d

"What Was Best About the ‘Best American Poetry’?
After four decades, the annual book series is drawing to a close. Our columnist looks at what it all meant."
https://nyti.ms/42r4wxz

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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 5d

PEN America’s “Banned in the USA" released this week. Are you surprised by who the most banned author is?

King’s books were censored 206 times, according to PEN, with “Carrie” and “The Stand” among the 87 of his works affected. Have you read these banned books? 📚

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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to D/Annie Liontas, winner of the 2025 Cordova Prize for Lesbian Queer Nonfiction! Read more:
https://bit.ly/3VNLPR6

D/ANNIE LIONTAS Wins the 2025 Córdova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction

D/Annie Liontas wins the 2025 Cordova Prize at Lambda Literary. Read the announcement here.

lambdaliterary.org

Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 6d

“Patricia Smith’s work is direct, colloquial, inclusive, adventuresome.” —Gwendolyn Brooks

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