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Jul 18, 2021Liked by John Warner

My current book is the first book by Elizabeth Brundage I’ve ever read called The Vanishing Point. It’s dark and quite powerful and I can’t put it down! I will most definitely be reading her other novels in the near future.

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Jul 18, 2021Liked by John Warner

I've loved everything written by Jean Hanff Korelitz, but my favorites are The Plot, The Devil and Webster, and The White Rose. I'm also a huge fan of Sue Miller's writing. New on my list is Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy, and I'm looking forward to her next book, Once There Were Wolves.

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Louise Erdrich!

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Jul 18, 2021Liked by John Warner

Three authors who never disappoint: Kazuo Ishiguro: The Remains of the Day, Never Let Me Go, and his newest book, Klara and The Sun.

Also Amor Towles: A Gentleman in Moscow, Rules of Civility, and just coming out, The Lincoln Highway.

For non-fiction, Erik Larson: In the Garden of Beasts, The Devil in The White City, and The Splendid and The Vile.

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Jul 18, 2021Liked by John Warner

I read your list thinking”oh yes,” on the majority of these authors and agree on John Irving - just not the same in my opinion. The author I would add is Louise Penny. Reading her Armand Gamache series and seeing the character development throughout has me hooked.

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Jul 18, 2021Liked by John Warner

I see she has a new novel coming in 2023: Hanna Pylväinen. Also Marilynne Robinson, Of course.

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Jul 17, 2021Liked by John Warner

I'd read the phone book if Colm Tóibín wrote it.

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Jul 17, 2021Liked by John Warner

Why the “currently publishing”? My favorite, and often overlooked, author died a few years ago, Ward Just. No one has my attention like he did, at least not yet. Still looking for my next “got to have” author. Thanks for the suggestions, I’ll check them out.

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Jul 17, 2021Liked by John Warner

The authors I would add to your wonderful list are Miriam Toews whose new book Fight Night comes out on October 5th, Joan Silber (such a wonderful writer and is still not read by enough people) whose new book Secrets of Happiness came out in May and Jesmyn Ward.

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Ah, what fun!

A quote I love about this topic:

“Every lover of books has authors whom he reads over and over again, whom he cares for as persons and not as sources of information, who are more to him, possibly, than any person he sees. He continually returns to the cherished companion and feeds eagerly upon his thought. It is because there is something in the book which he needs, which awakens and directs trains of thought that lead him where he likes to be led.” - Charles Horton Cooley

We share Emily St. John Mandel.

Mine:

Sarah Waters - Fingersmith

Alice Hoffman - Dovekeepers

Carmen Maria Machado - Her Body and Other Parties

Madeline Miller - Circe

Ian McEwan - Sweet Tooth

Margaret Atwood - Oryx & Crake

Victor LaValle - The Changeling

I've also read nearly everything Stephen King has written, but our relationship is very complicated. :)

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