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kathleen cohn's avatar

Can I add The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard. Love the list & a nonfiction list would also be fun- thanks!

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Susan Linehan's avatar

Thanks for the list. I've read a few of them. Generally vampires are not my thing. But if you haven't read them, I recommend the series about the Others by Anne Bishop. Best werewolves in fiction and some pretty good vampires, too. I generally don't like Bishop's other fantasies, but this series is top notch--and deals with serious issues of discrimination and prejudice in an really unusual way.

Starter is Written in Red. There are 5 in the main series and 3 others in the same world.

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Karin's avatar

I enjoy these lists. I want to add my pitch for "Five Decembers" an outstanding crime/police procedural by James Kestrel.

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Peter Clayborne's avatar

God I want to read All these books! Thanks for reigniting something in me — I haven't read just to read in a long time.

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The_Shadout_Mapes's avatar

I love this list except for the exclusion of “My Favorite Thing is Monsters” by Emil Ferris. The story is sublime and the illustrations positively decadent. It is one of the greatest Graphic Novels of all time.

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Noah Berlatsky's avatar

I haven't read it! I will look out for it...

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Mary W's avatar

Thank you. And yes please, a nonfiction list.

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Rachel Baldes's avatar

I think I agree with you on a lot of these. "Palimpsest" was a great story. Now I have to go check dates and think things over. "Mislaid" by Nell Zink should be on here if nothing else of hers makes it.

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Noah Berlatsky's avatar

I'm not familiar with her!

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Rachel Baldes's avatar

Oooh I think you might enjoy her. I like most of her stuff but Mislaid was excellent.

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Rob Costello's avatar

What a fun and exciting list! So many titles I missed. Thank you.

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Heidi I. Jones's avatar

I was scrolling along, loving how many of these titles I have read, especially Okorafor, Butler and Jemisin... And *boom* a regency romance that I haven't read at #2? On it.

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Noah Berlatsky's avatar

I think it's #3! But yeah, it's one of my favorite romances, and little known...Cecelia Grant was I think gaining a reputation, but she seems to have stopped writing after her initial three book series, unfortunately.

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Heidi I. Jones's avatar

A Gentleman Undone was fantastic. Thanks so much! It is very unfortunate she didn't continue writing.

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Noah Berlatsky's avatar

oh I’m glad you liked it!

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Heidi I. Jones's avatar

Yes, #3! I have already checked the first one in the series out from the library. Courtney Milan is one of my fav romance authors. You might like Ann Leckie's _Translation State_ (SF).

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Noah Berlatsky's avatar

I liked Leckie's Ancillary series and read another book or two but I don't think I've read Translation State...I've read some Milan books, and like them okay, but haven't found one that's a favorite yet...

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Rachel Baldes's avatar

Short story collection and/or anthology list?

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Noah Berlatsky's avatar

I don’t read enough of them!

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Rachel Baldes's avatar

I basically read almost exclusively short stories until I have read every collection available I'm interested in and then I look for a novel. By a short story author. Lol

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Rachel Baldes's avatar

I guess I can do something on short stories. It's embarrassing how many drafts I have but if I just have to pick a number and then that many stories and why they're worthwhile I could finish that draft. I'm pretty sure.

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Noah Berlatsky's avatar

I should have included a short story collection or two here, and I've read at least a few, but...like I like Lina Ma's collection, but like Severance better I think...

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Rachel Baldes's avatar

Hmm. I think I do too, but I'm trying to remember if they're the one that just had another collection come out.

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Rachel Baldes's avatar

"And Then I Woke Up" by Malcolm Devlin was also a pretty amazing take on the zombie apocalypse trope, with a really interesting twist. He had a collection come out too but you are just doing novels, right?

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