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I have been getting complaints from my (three) fans that I do not include my feelings about the books. Here are some of the books that I like enough to recommend to friends...

Adult Books
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Between Earth and Sky series by Rebecca Roanhorse. [Fantasy]

Blackout and All Clear. Connie Willis. [WWII]
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The Book of Records by Madeleine Thien. [Philosophy, History]

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The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin. [Fantasy, Scifi]

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The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders. [Scifi]

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Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. [Epic Genreblend]

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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. [Revenge]
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Daevabad series by S. A. Chakraborty. [Fantasy]

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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. [Family Epic]

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Honor Harrington by David Weber. [Space Opera]
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Housemates by Emma Copley Eisenberg.

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Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson. [NF, Weather]

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Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki. [Music, Friendship]

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Maisie Dobbs Series by Jacqueline Winspear. [Mystery, Historical Fiction]
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The Night Circus. Erin Morgenstern. [Magical Realism, Historical Fiction]
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The Night Watchman. Louise Erdrich. [Historical Fiction]

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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. [Philosophy]

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The President and the Frog by Carolina de Robertis. [Human Spirit]

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The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. [Historical Fiction]

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She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan. [Historical Retelling] 

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This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. [SciFi]

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Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters. [Epic Historical Fiction]
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The Unlikey Spy by Daniel Silva. [Espionage]

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Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers. [Science Fiction]
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Young Adult Books
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The Bloody Jack series by L.A. Meyer. [Historical Adventure]
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Code Name Verity and Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein. [Historical Adventure]
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His Fair Assassin series by Robin LaFevers. [Historical Adventure]

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Spinning Silver. by Naomi Novik. [Fantasy]
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Tales of the Otori by Lian Hearn. [Fantasy]
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All of the Tortall books by Tamora Pierce. [Fantasy]
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Children's Books
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The Misadventures of Maude March by Audrey Couloumbis.
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Picture Books

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An ABC of Pirates. Caroline Stills. Heath McKenzie.
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Diary of a Wombat. Jackie French. Bruce Whatley.
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It's a Book. Lane Smith. [My philosophy on technology!]
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Josephine Wants to Dance. Jackie French. Bruce Whately.
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My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann.