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fadedroses- Fiction Book Series Authors (A-Z) [View all] 383 boston bean Dec 2011 Apr 2023 15 235489
Reading Literary Fiction Improves Empathy 12 hermetic Jan 2018 Nov 2023 5 15394
What are the BEST BOOKS you've read in 2024? 6 hermetic Jan 20 Mar 10 3 762
What Fiction are you reading this week, April 14, 2024? 23 hermetic Sunday Monday 7 493
"...a septic inspiration to impressionable mouth-breathers..." 1 Paladin Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1950
"A grand and wonderful literary project" 6 hermetic Jan 2024 Jan 2024 11 6776
"A Tale for the Time Being." 0 bif Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1146
"And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie 7 left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 Aug 2019 2 1737
"Anthem" 1 kairos12 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 793
"Beautiful Music" 1 bif Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1192
"Cave of Bones" by Anne Hillerman 2 left-of-center2012 Jan 2019 Jan 2019 5 1164
"Dream When You're Feeling Blue" by Elizabeth Berg. I just finished it. 1 raccoon Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1583
"Everybody's Fool" by Richard Russo. 1 Paladin Jun 2016 Jun 2016 2 1388
"Fugitive Pieces." One of the most beautiful books I've ever read. 2 bif Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 3221
"Hag-seed" by Margaret Atwood 3 CrispyQ Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 3886
"Light of the World," James Lee Burke's new novel. 4 Paladin Jul 2013 Aug 2013 3 2001
"Nothing worth serious study is lovable" 2 RSherman Oct 2023 Oct 2023 2 825
"One of Us Is Lying" by Karen M. McManus 0 left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1061
"Radio Girls", by Sarah Jane Stratford 2 Matilda Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 1516
"The Bizaar of Bad Dreams" by Stephen King. 10 Paladin Jan 2016 May 2016 1 2265
"The Dream Daughter". Wow! Best book I've read in ages. 0 bif Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 909
"The Flood" a first novel by Ian Rankin 1 TexasProgresive Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1057
"The Guest Book." Excellent summer reading. 3 bif Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1065
"The Light Between Oceans." Beautifully written first novel. 6 bif Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1158
"The Light Over London" 2 bif Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1019
"The Lost Girls of Paris." A review... 7 bif Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 978
"The Pesthouse" by Jim Crace 0 left-of-center2012 Jan 2021 Jan 2021 1 895
"The Promise" by Robert Crais 2 Paladin Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1385
"The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving." Great book and movie. 1 bif Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1139
"The Traveling Cat Chronicles". What a wonderful book! 3 bif Sep 2019 Sep 2019 3 1025

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"The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead 5 Paladin Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1502
"The Wife" by Alafair Burke 0 left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 808
"Things that Happened Before the Earthquake." What a fun read! 0 bif Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 890
"Two Across". A good read I just finished. 0 bif Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 889
"Washington Black." What a great book! 2 bif Oct 2019 Oct 2019 4 924
"We Begin at the End" by Chris Whitaker 2 RSherman Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 760
"Where the Crawdads Sing". ***SPOILERS*** 16 raccoon Aug 2019 Sep 2019 8 2507
"a visit from the goon squad" Discussion--Starts 1/18/12 3 Goblinmonger Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 1840
"Carry The One" by Carol Anshaw 2 Paladin Apr 2012 Apr 2012 1 2006
"Doctor Sleep," Stephen King's sequel to "The Shining" 16 Paladin Sep 2013 Jan 2014 2 2729
"Girlchild" 2 AngryOldDem Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 1886
"How to Cook a Tart" by Nina Kilham The whole book could win a Bulwer-Lytton prize 3 GoneOffShore Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 1973
"Owen Meany" is breaking our hearts again.... 7 NRaleighLiberal Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2370
"Remember Me Like This" by Bret Anthony Johnston. 0 Paladin Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1264
"Room" by Emma Donoghue - gave me nightmares :( 6 patricia92243 Dec 2011 Feb 2012 1 2734
"Runaway" by Peter May - fabulous story! 4 scarletwoman Mar 2016 Apr 2016 1 1374
"Sweetland" by Michael Crummey, a heartbreakingly beautiful novel. (NO spoilers) 6 scarletwoman May 2015 Aug 2015 3 1772
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" 31 fadedrose Dec 2011 Jan 2012 0 7705
"The Hunger Games" - anyone? 14 Lex Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 3211
"The Moby Dick Big Read" (check out the link) 6 Lex Sep 2012 Oct 2012 0 6103
"The reading experience of a lifetime" 1 hermetic Jul 2015 Aug 2015 2 1289
"They wouldn't do that" --motivation in fiction. Reading the book SIX YEARS by **SPOILERS** 2 raccoon Nov 2014 Nov 2014 2 1425
"TRINITY" by Leon Uris 12 TexasProgresive Jul 2015 Nov 2015 3 7445
'It never ends': the book club that spent 28 years reading Finnegans Wake 3 sl8 Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 1202
'It never ends': the book club that spent 28 years reading Finnegans Wake 11 cbabe Nov 2023 Nov 2023 7 1536
'Outlander' star to play'Rebus' 8 hermetic Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 1012
'Stargazer: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel' by Anne Hillerman 1 left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 759
'The Churchgoer' by Patrick Coleman 0 left-of-center2012 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 840
'The Maid' by Nita Prose is 'GMA's' January Book Club pick 2 left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 938
'The Outsider' by Stephen King 3 left-of-center2012 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 890

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'The Sea Runners' by Ivan Doig - an awesome book, a story that will stay in my memory. 5 scarletwoman Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 2128
'The Winner Stands Alone' by Paulo Coehlo 2 oldandhappy Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 1406
'This is revolutionary': new online bookshop unites indies to rival Amazon 4 SheltieLover Nov 2020 Nov 2020 11 1136
'To Kill A Mockingbird' has finally been released as an ebook... 0 Princess Turandot Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 1171
** Please take note that DUgosh's weekly thread is pinned at the top** 5 Little Star Jan 2012 Feb 2012 2 2188
***Opinions Please*** 12 Little Star Jan 2012 Jan 2012 2 2737
10 BEST MYSTERIES WITH A TWIST 10 SheltieLover Jun 2022 Jun 2022 8 1067
10 Best Mystery Novels of 2023 (according to Washington Post) 0 japple Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 1293
10 COZY DETECTIVE SERIES YOU NEED IN YOUR LIFE 27 SheltieLover Sep 2022 Oct 2022 13 2147
10 Debut Novels That Are Masterpieces 3 hermetic Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 929
10 Masterpieces That Were Also Debuts 8 hermetic Jun 2023 Aug 2023 5 2007
10 NEW BOOKS COMING OUT THIS WEEK 0 SheltieLover Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 1041
100 Best books of 2020 from the editors of Book Page. 3 japple Nov 2020 Nov 2020 2 1082
11/22/63 6 Docreed2003 Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 452
13 COZY FANTASY BOOKS TO CUDDLE UP WITH THIS WINTER 0 SheltieLover Jan 2023 Jan 2023 6 1510
13 DEADLY COZY MYSTERIES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2022 6 SheltieLover Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 978
14 books that NPR staff are loving so far this year 1 hermetic Jul 2022 Jul 2022 9 1031
14 mystery books to savor during the long nights of winter 1 japple Dec 2022 Dec 2022 5 1154
15 Best Murder Mystery Books That Are Total Page Turners 3 SheltieLover May 2022 May 2022 7 1162
15 COZY MYSTERIES COMING OUT IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2021 2 SheltieLover Jan 2021 Jan 2021 2 1811
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