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In which I briefly discuss the science fiction murder mystery genre, offer up 5 books that I think provide some of its pleasures and thus hint at why I wrote a SFMM myself with Exo. Thanks, @shepherdbooks.bsky.social @zenoagency.bsky.social @diversionbooks.bsky.social shepherd.com/best-books/s...

I’ll start with my 2024 @shepherdbooks.bsky.social piece “The best books for folks who are frustrated by but still love America,” a lens that has, shall we say, not become less important: shepherd.com/best-books/f...

Can I choose my top 3 books of the year? No. Can I choose my top 3 books of the year filled with ocean folklore? No. But, can I choose my top 3 books of the year filled with ocean folklore and written by Australian authors? Why yes! Yes, I can! shepherd.com/bboy/2024/f/... #bookrecommendations

It's publication day for the paperback of my @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social book 'From Action to Ethics' (@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social) I introduce the book, along with my favourite non-academic books on human action in this piece I wrote for @shepherdbooks.bsky.social shepherd.com/best-books/h...

Any of these titles familiar to you? shepherd.com/best-books/w...

Sharing some Afrocentric futuristic books I've enjoyed. 😍@wtalabi.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social, @miltonmvmedia.bsky.social , @atthisarts.com shepherd.com/best-books/a...

Sharing some cultural anthologies worth checking out. 😍@sauutiverse.bsky.social , @chineloonwualu.bsky.social , @khadijahqueen.com, @xuetingni.bsky.social shepherd.com/best-books/c...

My favorite middle grade dragon books is up on Shepherd.com shepherd.com/best-books/m...

"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth." Albert Camus @shepherdbooks.bsky.social shepherd.com/best-books/w...

With my new novel, For Those in Peril, recently released, I was delighted to give Shepherd.com my top five naval thrillers. Here’s my list. It’ll be interesting to hear which ones you would have added: shepherd.com/best-books/w... @shepherdbooks.bsky.social #books

Cool new website to help you find books to read! shepherd.com/best-books/e...

Which trauma-informed #fairytales by @julietmarillier.bsky.social , @acwise.bsky.social , @kellinthewoods.bsky.social , #RobinMcKinkey, & #MariaDeblassie did I choose & why do I love them? Check it out on shepherd.com! shepherd.com/best-books/t...

Shepherd's new bookshelves are live! Woohoo! We've been working on these a long time and excited to show them to you -> build.shepherd.com/p/launch-par...

Want to find your next read? Try shepherd.com Create an account, then click on My Book DNA to pick your three favorite books. Now search on a topic or genre and you'll get customized recommendations that match your tastes. Typically, you'll see lesser-known books that other people LOVE.

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I had a lot of fun putting together this list of five deeply weird historical novels for the book recommendation site @Shepherdbooks.bsky.social. Take a look. It’s a quick read, and there are some doozies. shepherd.com/best-books/d...

I can’t recommend Shepherd enough for readers and authors alike. It’s leagues above Goodreads in its execution and a fantastic resource for marketing and book recommendations. Browse through and see for yourself. shepherd.com

shepherd.com/best-books/f... #queerbooks

William Burns has picked his best books on #hauntology for @shepherdbooks.bsky.social, including books by @andrewscreenbskys.bsky.social, Howard David Ingham, and @scarredforlife.bsky.social. shepherd.com/best-books/h...

My writing was heavily inspired by the Blade Runner aesthetic and the book it was based on ("Do Androids dream of electric sheep"). Also stories like "I have no mouth and I must scream" & "Neuromancer" Reckon you're spot-on about ChatGPT. There's a lot to unpack here.😁 shepherd.com/best-books/i...

Looking for some beach-themed summer reads? Check out my list of “the best selkie stories to sweep you out to sea” posted on Shepherd, a site where books are magic ✨🦭🌕 shepherd.com/best-books/s... #bookrecommendations #selkies #folklore #fairytale #celticmythology #books #selkiemoon #selkiesummer

A couple of Dan’s overlap with my five fav #cricket #history #books: shepherd.com/best-books/c...

Many thanks to Cathy and Ben at Shepherd.com for giving me the opportunity to identify my five favourite books about the home front in WW1. Each of these books was important to my research for Poppies Grow on Broken Ground. #BookSky #Writers #Authors shepherd.com/best-books/t...

My three favorite books of 2024 - with @profmsinha.bsky.social Chad Pearson, and Jayne Anne Phillips shepherd.com/bboy/2024/f/...

Thank you! shepherd.com/bboy/2024/f/... #historicalfiction #favorites

Bladerunner was a huge inspiration! Biggest themes I explored were: AI vs consciousness, Algorithm-run societies, ideology vs identity, escapism, motherhood. Btw these are the books that inspired this new subgenre I call "Neon Science-Fiction": shepherd.com/best-books/i... 🪐📚 #neonsciencefiction

Very pleased to see my new book on Wittgenstein make this @shepherdbooks.bsky.social‬ list of books on ‘Escapes and Returns to an Uncertain Future’ shepherd.com/best-books/e...

Another source for you to learn Iranian history if you are so interested in meddling in my country shepherd.com/book/iran-be...

#Booksky Shepherd books helps you find what you like, and now they list series in order, too: shepherd.com/books-in-ord...

If you haven’t come across Ben Fox and shepherd.com, fellow #authors, this discussion may be useful: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxgj...

Thank you for your comments and suggestions! If you don't wish to read Albright's book, but are interested in fascism, here are lost of alternatives: scuppernongbooks.com/antifascist-... shepherd.com/best-books/t... www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/a... www.penguinrandomhouse.com/the-read-dow...

Love to read found family and love to write it. Here's a list #booksky of some found family books: shepherd.com/best-books/u...

Put together a little list of YA stories told in multiple voices / POVs on #shepherd, which helps promote books in a reader-driven way! shepherd.com/best-books/y...

What are the best classic science fiction books on First Contact? Check out this list. You might be surprised :) shepherd.com/best-books/c...

Thanks @shepherdbooks.bsky.social for letting me share some of the books that inspired Claire Casey's Had Enough! shepherd.com/best-books/h...

To mark the publication of my new novel #TheOneTrueThing, one of whose characters is Meg, a young stonemason, I've enjoyed compiling this list for Shepherd - and re-reading one of my favourites by Sue Gee! shepherd.com/best-books/s... #sculpture #sculptors #stone #stonecarving #woodcarving

RED ALERT #booksky 📚💙 people: Father's Day is almost here! The cool cats over at book discovery powerhouse Shepherd.com asked me to put together a list of the best books to gift your dad for Father's Day. 1/2 (link in next) #books #booksworthreading

Now, there are all kinds of Book Dads (tm) out there: History Dads, Thriller Dads, Sci-Fi Dads, you name it. So my list runs the gamut. Check it out, find something cool for the Book Dad in your life! 2/2 #booksky💙📚 #readingtime #bestbooks #fathersday shepherd.com/best-books/b...

Real book lists by real people of books written by real people--do you all know the site Shepard. com? shepherd.com/best-books/m...

A great idea: Shepherd.com approached published authors for lists of their most favorite reads. Here's my list of "the best genre books with unique and quirky characters." shepherd.com/best-books/q...

In honor of the publication of my new book BREAK THE FRAME: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN FILMMAKERS, I was asked to come up with a list of 5 books about how movies and tv and pop culture move us so. Here it is shepherd.com/best-books/w...

#Ecofiction books that make you care and give you hope... #bookstoread #books shepherd.com/best-books/e...

Ecofiction books that made me think, care and hope... shepherd.com/best-books/e... #ecofiction #hope

I was asked to compile a short list of books by women writing about movies, books, music and tv, much like my new book BREAK THE FRAME: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN FILMMAKERS. Some Lillian Hellman and Leslie Jamison up ahead shepherd.com/best-books/w...

New @shepherdbooks.bsky.social article featuring Aiko Holvikivi out now on BISA! 🎉 'The best books on feminist teaching and learning' inc/ @saradejong.bsky.social @rosalbaicaza.bsky.social & more 🌟 Read now - www.bisa.ac.uk/articles/bes... @oxunipress.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social

I chose five inspiring, eye-opening works of historical fiction set in Africa for Shepherd and justified my choices here: shepherd.com/best-books/i...