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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 6h
@Oprah called Amanda Rizkalla's debut novel #Hungered "riveting," and selected it as the next @oprahsbookclub pick! The coming-of-age novel centers on the experience of a young girl whose family is unhoused, drawing on Rizkalla's own experience with housing insecurity: bit.ly/4huDI7E
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Oprah Winfrey taps a 'riveting' debut novel for her book club
Oprah Winfrey has chosen Amanda Rizkalla's debut novel, “Hungered,” as her new book club pick. The novel, released in May, follows a 12-year-old girl navigating poverty and family struggles.
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 12h
"A lot of this experience felt invisible and it's something I wanted to capture in the book." Listen to Amanda Rizkalla talk with The Oprah Podcast about how she drew on her experience being unhoused as a young teenager to write her new book "Hungered": www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fzb...
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Amanda Rizkalla: “Hungered” | Oprah’s Book Club
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 16h
💜 #Hungered by Amanda Rizkalla is an @oprahsbookclub pick! Learn more: bit.ly/4yDMDK2
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Discover #OwnVoices from Palestine with these powerful reads including NO LAND TO STAND ON, a new memoir by Mahmoud Khalil and 3GS, a new memoir by Tamer Nafar. Which are you adding to your TBR?
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Join us for a paperback launch event September 29 at Greenlight Bookstore! Author Heather Aimee O'Neill's national bestselling debut and a #ReadWithJenna book club pick, The Irish Goodbye, is publishing in paperback! Learn more at bit.ly/3UmibFa
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
⚖️ Looking for your next read? Don't miss what reviewers are saying about James Loeffler’s EXCEPTIONAL HATRED, a sweeping look at antisemitism, free speech, and American liberalism, out next month. 📖 Learn more: bit.ly/4bES3Lf
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Venus, Vanishing by Rebecca Birrell has the must-read fall vibes, but don't take our word for it... 📖🖌️ “A rare and precious combination of emotional warmth and cleverness.”—Sarah Moss, author of Ripeness Preorder the debut novel #venusvanishing by #rebeccabirrell now!
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
"For a book about legacies and the afterlife, Shannon Sanders’ debut novel, The Great Wherever, is surprisingly and charmingly life-affirming." Read more: www.bookpage.com/reviews/grea... @shanders.bsky.social
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Book review of The Great Wherever by Shannon Sanders
For a book about legacies and the afterlife, Shannon Sanders’ debut novel, The Great Wherever, is surprisingly and charmingly life-affirming.
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
📢 Limited time only! Get the Liberation Trilogy from #RickAtkinson from BN Nook for $2.99 each. 📚 This trilogy is the definitive chronicle of the Allied triumph in Europe during World War II from a Pulitzer Prize winning historian.
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The New Mexico governor primary results are in! Congratulations to #DebHaaland for this historic win! 🎊 We're celebrating the next chapter in her extraordinary journey with the release of her memoir next week 📣 A VOICE LIKE MINE 📣
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
RebeccaBirrell's debut novel #VenusVanishing tells the story of a young artist Hannah Sherman in 1928 Berlin whose intoxicating queer affair turns perilous when her masterpiece is stolen and credited to a man. Read more: bit.ly/43KbgXu
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
If you like your ghost stories to be a little bit different... 👻 @HarpersBazaar recommends Shannon Sanders's debut novel THE GREAT WHEREVER for your summer TBR 📚 Read more here: www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Join us June 9 at #TheNewYorkHistoricalSociety where Deb Haaland will reflect on the experiences and convictions that have defined her life and leadership in conversation with Julian Brave NoiseCat. More info + tickets here: bit.ly/3PRQ9iM
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
#goodreads Holt recs! AN ARMY AT DAWN, Rick Atkinson THE FOX WIFE, Yangsze Choo THE WEDDING PEOPLE, @alisonespach.bsky.social ENORMOUS WINGS, @lauriefrankel.bsky.social GLORIOUS EXPLOITS, Ferdia Lennon THE ONCE AND FUTURE ME, @melissadugganpace.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/blog/show/31...
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The Goodreads Staff (and Bookish Guest Stars) Share Top Book Recommendations
This collection is one of our favorite regular traditions. You know those “Staff Picks” recommendations you see at your favorite bookstore, written o...
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
#DebHaaland has spent her life breaking barriers. Her memoir, A VOICE LIKE MINE, is a blueprint for lifting up communities and leading with humility. ❤️🤝🏛️ "Her powerful story is an inspiration."—Senator Elizabeth Warren. Check out this historical new memoir here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
"A playful and poignant intergenerational saga about a haunted farm in which ancestors watch over and critique the living for posterity and entertainment."—@npr.org on #TheGreatWherever by @shanders.bsky.social 😎🏖️ Read more about this summer darling here: www.npr.org/2026/05/19/n...
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15 books our critics can't wait for this summer
A gothic horror tale, a creepy science-fiction romp, a sweeping romance, an intergenerational saga, a book about birds — here are the fiction and nonfiction our critics are most looking forward to.
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
#TheComingStorm by #OddArneWestad featured in "#JPMorgan's summer reading list for the wealthy includes books on AI, leadership and lemons" @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/j...
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JPMorgan's summer reading list for the wealthy includes books on AI, leadership and lemons
JPMorgan’s annual summer reading list, which has become the go-to selection of beach books for the wealthy, has 14 titles this year.
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Remembering Philip Caputo with @nprfreshair.bsky.social 📚 www.npr.org/2026/05/15/n...
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Remembering Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Philip Caputo
Caputo, who died May 7, wrote the acclaimed 1977 memoir A Rumor of War, about leading a Marine platoon during the Vietnam war. He went on to a career in journalism. Originally broadcast in 2005.
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Living for Laurie Frankel talking about her new book ENORMOUS WINGS 🪽 Listen to @lauriefrankel.bsky.social on #ABC's The Book Case podcast here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
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Laurie Frankel, Impossible Realism and Caroline Bicks’ Childhood Ghosts
Podcast Episode · The Book Case · May 14 · 38m
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
The food we eat is making us sick. 🍔🎂🍿 We are overfed, yet chronically under-nourished. On sale 10/20, #FoodIsMedicine by Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian offers a powerful blueprint for a necessary health revolution that starts in your kitchen. 🍳 Pre-order your copy today 📗 bit.ly/4dk0GvW #newbook
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Maureen Corrigan of @npr.org reviewed @lauriefrankel.bsky.social's new book #EnormousWings in a roundup of “spunky heroines and edgy social commentary" reads. Check it out here: www.npr.org/2026/04/25/n....
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Readers like you say it best! See what they are saying about HUNGERED, a debut novel by @amandarizkalla. Read more about #Hungered at our link in bio and preorder you copy of Sofia's coming-of-age story today.
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
#BlackPowerScorcard and #EminentJews are officially both out in paperback! Dive back into this informative reads and get your copies today. 📖
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
bell hooks appreciation post. that's it, that's the post. 🔔 #bellhooks #intersectionalfeminism #criticalracetheory #engagedpedagogy #GloriaJeanWatkins
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
IT’S HERE! 🚨 #AKillerInTheFamily by Amin Ahmad officially hits shelves today! 📖 ✨ If you love books about: ✅ NYC Elite / High Society Drama ✅ Dark "What-If" Marriage tales ✅ Corruption ✅ Secrets and Lies with a side of murder Add it to your TBR! bit.ly/3TRmhS7
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Not every story of growth is linear. In Richard Yates’s #TheEasterParade, renewal is found in the wreckage. 🌾 A #DavidSedaris pick, don't miss this #modernclassic. bit.ly/47D9071
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
"A yolk sun breaks through egg-white clouds." 🍳🌅 In Amanda Rizkalla’s HUNGERED, Sofia navigates a world defined by the four doors of her mother’s car with a voice you won’t forget. A lyrical story of survival for #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth. 🚗✨ bit.ly/4m8YU3M
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Big news! 🖋️✨ @people.com has just shared the cover for #TheWeightOfAngels, a bold new novel from #JohnBoyne! What if Oscar Wilde had simply walked away from the scandal that ruined him? A rich reimagined 20th century with Wilde at the center of it all. Learn more: bit.ly/4d9s28z
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The dead are relentless gossips... and honestly, we’re here for all the tea. ☕️👻 #TheGreatWherever is more than just a ghost story. It’s a sweeping portrait of Black land ownership, family secrets, and the "burdensome inheritance" of the past. Check out what early readers are saying!
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
National Bestseller #SPELLBOUND by Phil Hanley is officially out in PAPERBACK! 🎊 Whether you’re a fan of stand-up or just looking for a deeply moving story about overcoming adversity, this is the book for you. 📚🎙️
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Celebrate with us on Feb 20th! @Milkweed_Books is thrilled to present author @berondam.bsky.social, in Minneapolis to launch her new book When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and Americas’s Black Botanical Legacy. Discover more here: milkweed.org/event/milkwe...
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Baby on board? More like BOOKS ON BOARD. 🚗📚✨ #Preorder Laurie Frankel’s exuberant #newnovel ENORMOUS WINGS to get an exclusive #BooksonBoard bumper sticker, a signed bookplate, and a deluxe digital book club guide! 🔗 Enter here: read.macmillan.com/promo/enormo...
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Lillian Li’s sharp and wry new novel, #BadAsians, is officially out in the world. 📚✨ To celebrate the launch, catch Lillian in conversation with Katherine Chin at @yuandmebooks on 2/26! Check out the link for details: bit.ly/4cH8k3w
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Book Launch | Bad Asians by Lillian Li
Pre-purchase your copy of the featured title to guarantee your signed copy! This helps ensure that everyone who wants a book goes home with one, in case we sell out at the event.  ABOUT THE BOOK From ...
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
ICYMI: Last night, author Sarah Bruni was at Community Bookstore in conversation with Idra Novey. It was an incredible conversation celebrating the launch of Sarah’s new book, #MassMothering. 📚✨ Have you checked it out yet? bit.ly/4tBniOK
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
How did we get here—and how do we get out? 🇺🇸 In ALL THE WRONG MOVES, @scaramucci.bsky.social reveals the catastrophic bipartisan decisions that dismantled the American Dream and fueled today's political crisis 📉🏛️—and the solutions to fix it. ⚖️💪 Preorder now: bit.ly/4r4p3Cz
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Meet the Khan family. Step into their high-stakes world filled with drama and secrets. In #AKillerInTheFamily, every member of this dynasty has a part to play. . . 📖🥂 bit.ly/3TRmhS7
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Exciting news!! 🎉 #TheWeddingPeople by Alison Espach is a finalist for the 2026 Thurber Prize for American Humor in Writing! Learn more here: www.thurberhouse.org/2026-thurber... @thurberhouse.bsky.social
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Sharing the gorgeous cover and amazing buzz for THE GREAT WHEREVER by @shanders.bsky.social, out July 7th! 📖✨ Aubrey Lamb moves to her family's Tennessee farm to escape debt, only to find it's occupied by gossipy ghosts and deep family secrets. Add it to your TBR: bit.ly/4r6YGMl
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Today on Holocaust Remembrance Day we remember Anne Frank. While many of us first met Anne Frank through her diary, Melissa Müller’s Anne Frank: The Biography serves as the essential companion to that immortal testimony. Learn more here: bit.ly/3NRwbDj
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
🪽These wings are stirring up dust! Check out what people are saying about Laurie Frankel's new book 🔆 Enormous Wings 🔆 This is an urgent novel about female agency and bodily autonomy, morality and mortality. It’s about what happens when you don’t get to choose anymore. 📙 On sale May 5th!
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
We’re thrilled that Leise Hook's debut graphic memoir, NAMES & FACES, arrives this April! 🎨✨ It's a stunning look at mixed-race identity and the journey of forging your own path. Pre-order now to receive an exclusive art print! Learn more: bit.ly/3NBxNRJ
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
If you’ve been looking for your next obsession, #AKillerInTheFamily by Amin Ahmad is an intoxicating mystery set among New York’s most elite residents—where the penthouses are high, but the secrets are deeper. 🚁🩸 🤫 ✨ bit.ly/4sJJK7P
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
4 starred reviews don't lie! ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #MassMothering by Sarah Bruni is a haunting, luminous exploration of collective grief and the world-bending force of a mother’s love. If you’re looking for a moving and profound read, this is it. 📚✨
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The final reissue of the Quirke series by #JohnBanville is officially out on shelves! Don't miss #EvenTheDead, where Quirke's latest case leads him inexorably toward the dark machinations of an old foe: bit.ly/45bIL6m
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Even the Dead
Quirke's latest case leads him inexorably toward the dark machinations of an old foe, in this mystery from “one of the most imaginative literary novelists ...
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
🎉🎉🎉Congratulations to @melissadugganpace.bsky.social and THE ONCE AND FUTURE ME on being featured on the Lariat Adult Fiction Reading for 2026! Don't miss out add #TheOnceandFutureMe to your TBR. 📚
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Don't miss the authors of #MiracleChildren, Katie Benner and Erica L. Green, at The Strand! Learn more: www.strandbooks.com/katie-benner...
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Griffiths Computational Cognitive Science Lab @cocoscilab.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Excited to announce a new book telling the story of mathematical approaches to studying the mind, from the origins of cognitive science to modern AI! The Laws of Thought will be published in February and is available for pre-order now.
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Have y'all seen the TikTok trend where Gen Z romanticize being a millennial in the early 2000s? For those who yearn and for those who yearn to forget, we've got the perfect read for you! Preorder #BadAsians now with #LiteratiBookstore for a signed copy and a nostalgic mousepad! bit.ly/3L0acZP
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Want to unlock the secrets of your subconscious? Check out this guide to lucid dreaming and dive into #NightmareObscura by #MichelleCarr to further explore the fascinating mechanics of how our sleeping minds truly work. 💡💤
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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
#WhatItsLikeInWords by #ElizaMoss officially landed on shelves in paperback yesterday with a stunning new cover! 🩷 Don't miss out on this a dark, intense, and compelling story of what happens when a young woman falls in love with the wrong kind of man. 🖋️ bit.ly/3Y3shsO
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