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Jul 22, 2022Liked by Elizabeth

So, on behalf of someone else, I'm looking for a good introduction to romance novels - this is someone who's been surprised by how much they enjoy the Bridgerton show (yes, they could just read one of those - especially since they've said they like the "siblings trying to help but really just making it worse" dynamic), but isn't really familiar with the genre and wants to dip a toe in. Most of their usual reading diet consists of military and space histories (generally nonfiction, but not always). Any ideas for something that's a gentle but representative way into the genre?

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I just finished all Hercule Poirot mysteries. Excellent. Suggestions welcome for same idea in modern and new setting. Thanks!

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For research purposes, I'd love to read some fiction where the setting is Wall Street (e.g., hedge fund, investment bank, etc.) published within the last 2-3 years. If the protagonist is atypical in that setting (e.g., female, minority), even better.

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Jul 22, 2022Liked by Elizabeth

I’m Looking for a book with a summer stock setting about theatre actors.

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Hi there! I would like to read some fantasy. A book full of mysteries so I can pass through a rough moment.

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Jul 25, 2022Liked by Elizabeth

Nice! I’ve heard good things about that book, thanks!

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Jul 24, 2022Liked by Elizabeth

I'm looking for suggestions for the epistolary novel box on the Bingo board. I used to read lots of episolary novels, and I love them, but I'm having trouble finding new ones or ones I haven't read.

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I finished reading it: "The Abysses" and I recommend it to everyone. He discusses childhood discoveries and how the superhero myth is built in our parents. It was written by Colombian writer Pilar Quintana.

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Jul 22, 2022Liked by Elizabeth

I’d love some heartwarming fantasy novels like The House on the Cerulean Sea and Legends and Lattes.

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I really liked what is the What (Dave eggers), shantaram, the bad girl (vargas llosa), the untamable (arriaga) and half of a yellow sun (Chimamanda Ngozi). All personal narratives, often historical novels, international and quite adventurous. Would love to find something similar!

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Jul 22, 2022Liked by Elizabeth

Always looking for fiction that takes animals seriously...more "Timothy: Notes of an Abject Reptile" than "Hollow Kingdom." Thank you!

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Jul 22, 2022Liked by Elizabeth

I miss Susie Steiner and wish she had written more books before she died too soon.

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Experimental short or flash fiction. Been enjoying A.L Snijders recently

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This is such a dangerous thread for me--I've just been reading through and adding every book to my Goodreads list. 😬

I'm looking for something fantasy-ish set in the Muslim world--djinn are a particular obsession for me lately, haha. I really loved the Daevabad series (even recommended it in an issue of What to Read If!) and want to scratch that itch again. I've already read P. Djèlí Clark's A Dead Djinn in Cairo (it's also great!).

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