Episode 73: Hidden Gems

This week, we're joined by Shawn the Book Maniac for a fun discovery about one of his specialties: finding books that are hidden gems. We share some tips for finding great books that are off the beaten path, discuss why it's important and fun, and share three books each that you may never have heard of before—quite a challenge! Hopefully we will add at least one to your bookstore scavenger hunt list!

What are your favorite books that fly under the radar?

Shownotes

* The Savage Detectives, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha Wimmer

* Mean Spirit, by Linda Hogan

* Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann

* Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities, by PaulSeesequasis

* Day, by Michael Cunningham

* The Hours, by Michael Cunningham

* Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, by Marguerite Young

* The Book of Forgotten Authors, by Christopher Fowler

* The Sea Change of Angela Lewes, by Cynthia Propper Seton

* The Last Light Breaking: Living Among Alaska's Inupiat Eskimos, by Nick Jans

* A Life on Paper, by Georges-Olivier Chateaureynard, translated by Edward Gauvin

* The Conductor and Other Tales, by Jean Ferry, translated by Edward Gauvin

* The One Who Did Not Ask, by Altar Fatima, translated by Rukhsana Ahmad

* Severina, by Rodrigo Rey Rosa, translated by Chris Andrews

* The African Shore, by Rodrigo Rey Rosa, translated by Jeffrey Gray

* Swimmer in the Secret Sea, by William Kotzwinkle

* With or Without Angels, by Douglas Bruton

* The Sight of Death, by T.J. Clark

* Volt, by Alan Heathcock

* 40, by Alan Heathcock

* The New Perspective, by K. Arnold Price

Other

* Shawn the Book Maniac YouTube

* Shawn’s Mookse Bucket List Video

* The Savage Detectives Preliminary Thread

* “How did we miss these?” from The Guardian

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