Heidi's Picks

Heidi is co-owner of the store. She's too tired to write a longer bio right now. 

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When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm By Walt Bogdanich, Michael Forsythe Cover Image
$32.50
ISBN: 9780385546232
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Published: Doubleday - October 4th, 2022

The consulting firm McKinsey has its hand in everything. This book gives a sense of the scope of their work and the consequences of a private enterprise exercising such worldwide influence in everything from Healthcare to Authoritarian Governments. For a company that masquerades as a way for young graduates  to change the world, they do a nauseating amount of harm. 


The Door (NYRB Classics) By Magda Szabo, Len Rix (Translated by), Ali Smith (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Magda Szabo, Len Rix (Translated by), Ali Smith (Introduction by)
$17.95
ISBN: 9781590177716
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Published: NYRB Classics - January 27th, 2015

Foster By Claire Keegan Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9780802160140
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Published: Grove Press - November 1st, 2022

Sparse, moving, a beautiful piece of writing that will stay with you long after you finish. 


Abigail By Magda Szabo, Len Rix (Translated by) Cover Image
By Magda Szabo, Len Rix (Translated by)
$16.95
ISBN: 9781681374031
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Published: NYRB Classics - January 21st, 2020

My Annihilation By Fuminori Nakamura, Sam Bett (Translated by) Cover Image
By Fuminori Nakamura, Sam Bett (Translated by)
$25.95
ISBN: 9781641292726
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Published: Soho Crime - January 11th, 2022

Disappearing Earth By Julia Phillips Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9780525436225
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Published: Vintage - April 7th, 2020

The Sentence: A Novel By Louise Erdrich Cover Image
$19.00
ISBN: 9780062671134
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Published: Harper Perennial - September 6th, 2022

Louise Erdrich is a singular talent. Her books span a range of time, topics and genres. The Sentence is the best book I read in 2021 and it covers everything from the early pandemic to the George Floyd protests to Native American history to the difficulties of independent bookselling. It's beautifully written and utterly captivating. 


The Makioka Sisters (Vintage International) By Junichiro Tanizaki Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780679761648
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Published: Vintage - September 26th, 1995

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Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive By Stephanie Land, Barbara Ehrenreich (Foreword by) Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316505093
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Published: Legacy Lit - January 21st, 2020

An engaging and wonderfully written memoir of poverty and single motherhood. I sat down to read a few pages and was glued to my chair for the next few hours. Perfect for fans of Educated and Evicted.


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A View of the Harbour By Elizabeth Taylor, Roxana Robinson (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Elizabeth Taylor, Roxana Robinson (Introduction by)
$18.95
ISBN: 9781590178485
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Published: NYRB Classics - June 2nd, 2015

Elizabeth Taylor is an incredible writer and this book is the perfect combination of gossipy and smart. Set in post-WWII England, she perfectly captures the feeling of a seaside town in decline and somehow makes it funny and charming. The pages are populated with a quirky and unique cast of characters that will stay with you long after you finish. 


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How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy By Jenny Odell Cover Image
$26.99
ISBN: 9781612197494
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Published: Melville House - April 9th, 2019

It's a catchy title but this book is less about how to do nothing and more about how to redirect your attention to the things you care about. Odell is an artist, critic and amateur birder, and her lens makes for a delightful journey, through the Garden School of Epicurus in 4th century BC to David Hockney and much more. As a call to reconnect with ourselves and those around us, it's one of those rare reads that feels both important and completely enjoyable

-Heidi


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Our Spoons Came from Woolworths By Barbara Comyns, Emily Gould (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Barbara Comyns, Emily Gould (Introduction by)
$15.95
ISBN: 9781590178966
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Published: NYRB Classics - November 10th, 2015

I love everything written by Barbara Comyns, and this is a good place to start.  

Her novels are characterized by beautiful, compelling prose and horror lurking 

just beneath the mundane. Our Spoons Came from Woolworths is a domestic tale

with a twist.  Like many of her protagonists, Sophia is resilient and unsentimental, 

telling her story with a cool detachment that makes the circumstances all the more 

unsettling. If you like Shirley Jackson, you must give Barbara Comyns a try!

-Heidi


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Life Among the Savages By Shirley Jackson Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780143128045
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Published: Penguin Books - May 5th, 2015

 

You probably know Shirley Jackson for her strange, creepy and masterfully done novels and short stories. But did you know she also wrote hilarious parenting pieces for Mademoiselle and Woman’s Day? These stories were eventually gathered into two memoirs, Life Among the Savages and Raising Demons, which show a totally different side of the horror writer. 

 


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Pretending Is Lying By Dominique Goblet, Sophie Yanow (Translated by) Cover Image
By Dominique Goblet, Sophie Yanow (Translated by)
$24.95
Difficult to find
ISBN: 9781681370477
Published: New York Review Comics - February 7th, 2017

Renowned Belgian artist Dominique Goblet’s graphic novel, available in English for the first time, will hook you immediately with the gorgeous art and intensely personal story. Our favorite graphic memoir in recent memory.

-Heidi & Michael 


The Visiting Privilege: New and Collected Stories (Vintage Contemporaries) By Joy Williams Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781101873717
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Published: Vintage - August 9th, 2016

Joy Williams is the best. These are the funniest short stories you’ll ever read, and they’re the darkest, and they’re the truest. After you read this, you’ll want to know where Joy Williams has been all your life.

-Heidi & Michael


Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee By Casey Cep Cover Image
$26.95
Difficult to find
ISBN: 9781101947869
Published: Knopf - May 7th, 2019

Fair Play By Tove Jansson, Ali Smith (Introduction by), Thomas Teal (Translated by) Cover Image
By Tove Jansson, Ali Smith (Introduction by), Thomas Teal (Translated by)
$15.95
ISBN: 9781590173787
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Published: NYRB Classics - March 15th, 2011

The Wedding Date By Jasmine Guillory Cover Image
$15.00
ISBN: 9780399587665
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Published: Berkley - January 30th, 2018

The Proposal By Jasmine Guillory Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780399587689
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Published: Berkley - October 30th, 2018

The Wedding Party By Jasmine Guillory Cover Image
$15.00
ISBN: 9781984802194
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Published: Berkley - July 16th, 2019

The Kiss Quotient By Helen Hoang Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780451490803
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Published: Berkley - June 5th, 2018

True Biz: A Novel By Sara Novic Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593241509
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Published: Random House - April 5th, 2022

A completely unique social, cultural and linguistic journey. An enthralling portrait of deaf culture and a coming of age story wrought with the universal desire for connection and acceptance.