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Recommendations (Books to read)

Writing Sparkle

Book recommendations could become a lengthy post. I will try to list a couple of titles in various genres, but this is not an inclusive list.

Nonfiction 

  • Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
  • A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout & Sarah Corbett 
  • The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Canadian Author

  • Margaret Atwood
  • Ann Marie Macdonald, Fall on Your Knees

Genre?

  • Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich (mystery & suspense)
  • Outlander Series by Dianna Gabaldon (Historical fiction, suspense, romance, time-travel)

Fantasy

  • Shannara Series by Terry Brooks
  • Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan

Crime (Fiction)

  • Alphabet Series by Sue Grafton
  • Scarpetta Series by Patricia Cornwell

Kids

  • Roald Dahl (approximately age 6 to 12)
  • Judy Blume (approximately age 7 and up)

What titles do you recommend?

I wrote this post for letter R of the 2025 A-to-Z blogging challenge.

8 thoughts on “Recommendations (Books to read)”

  1. Great recommendations!

    I agree with the Outlander series! I absolutely loved every single page and cannot wait for the next book to come out!

    Some of my all time favorites include:

    • The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
    • Love is a Wild Assault by Elithe Hamilton Kirkland
    • The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden
    • Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
    • Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
    • The Cormac Reily detective series by Dervla McTiernan
    • Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzales

    I could go on and on, but won’t 🙂 Thanks for inspiring me to think through some of my more recent recs. Goodness how I love a good book!

    ~Melissa @ A to Z Challenge Archives – Bold + Queer

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  2. My current obsession is The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden. I just bought the two sequels and can’t wait to dive in. I read until 2am the other day without meaning to. It was so good!

    My other all-time favorite book is The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Love it! I love it enough to design and cross stitch the cover about 18″x24″.

    But my favorite author is Mary Higgins Clark. The Queen of Mystery!

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