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What Lighthearted Beach, Poolside or Park Reads Did You Get Lost In?

With summer here, many of us are taking the opportunity to get outside and read. That could mean finding a cozy spot in a park, stretching out on a chair poolside or on a blanket on the beach – or ...

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The Rosie Project
Six Wakes
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1: Squirrel Power
Project Hail Mary
Off to Be the Wizard
Skyward
My Friend Anna

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13 books

What are your favorite adventure biographies?

Even before fantasy and science fiction were genres we had adventure biographies. Travelers would journey into the unknown and share their heroic tale with the world (or someone else would in some ...

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ByAdam@adamSupporter
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Eat Pray Love
Desert Solitaire
Seven Years in Tibet
Phenomenal
A Walk in the Woods
Into Thin Air

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22 books

Favorite Space Opera books

Action/Adventure, fun casts of characters, galaxy spanning. While there's no shortage of military oriented SF, I'm looking for ... not that.

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ByJohn Wilker@JwilkerSupporter
Speaker for the Dead
Foundation
Dune
Red Rising (Red Rising, #1)
Leviathan Wakes

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22 books

What are your favorite books about climate change and the environment?

April is Earth Month! 🌎 What fiction or nonfiction books would you recommend to readers who want to learn more about environmental issues, climate crisis, and protecting our planet?

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The Nature Fix
Doing Good Better
The Ministry for the Future

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12 books

What are the best startup books of all time?

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ByAdam@adamSupporter
Founders at Work
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Zero to One
The Lean Startup

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8 books

What biographical stories of growth inspired you?

Within biographies there's a sub-genre of stories focused on personal growth and self improvement. These often focus on the change the author went through, what motivated that action and how it imp...

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ByAdam@adamSupporter
Eat Pray Love
The Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country
I Am Malala
The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store
Adventures in Opting Out
Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste
The Year of Living Biblically

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21 books

What fantasy romance books have left you spellbound?

Some readers differentiate between “fantasy romance” in which the fantastical elements of the storyline are more prominent, and “romantic fantasy” in which the romantic elements of the storyline ar...

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ByHardcover@hardcoverSupporter
Stardust
The Princess Bride
Uprooted
Outlander
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

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10 books

What books had the best villain of all time?

A good antagonist can mean a lot of things. It can be anything from realistic and relatable to pure evil. Some of the best villains are the ones that stick with us (and sometimes haunt our dreams)....

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ByAdam@adamSupporter
Othello
The Princess Bride
It
The Stand
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus

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10 books

What books had the worst film adaptations?

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ByHardcover@hardcoverSupporter
Eragon

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15 books

What are your favorite science fiction books of all time?

Science fiction as a genre includes a wide range of topics. From imaginative and futuristic concepts to space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, extraterrestrial life and more. What stan...

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Dark Matter
Ender's Game
Recursion
Wool
The Martian
Hyperion
Red Rising (Red Rising, #1)

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24 books

How did you become a bookworm?

Tell us how you got into reading, what or who inspired you. Was it a book you read one day, a mentor, teacher? etc...

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Bydrews@drewsbookreviewsSupporter
Magic by the Lake
The Hobbit
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Redwall

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29 books

What are your favorite book recommendations for new readers?

New readers often struggle to find books that they connect with. It often takes exploring different genres and writing styles from a many points of views to understand your own tastes. If you've ma...

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ByHardcover@hardcoverSupporter
Steelheart
Ender's Game
Wool
Uprooted
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Mistborn: The Final Empire
Circe

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104 books

What were your favorite childhood books?

Books read in your formative years can shape the person you become just as much as parents, teachers and friends. What were some of the books that you remember most from your childhood years?

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Magic by the Lake
Redwall
The Secret Garden
The Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

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35 books

Which books had the best film adaptations?

A great movie can lead to even more readers of the source material. What are some books you read that had movies that you enjoyed the most.

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ByHardcover@hardcoverSupporter
Jurassic Park
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Princess Bride
Fight Club
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Lord of the Rings
Crazy Rich Asians

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32 books

What are some captivating fantasy books for teens?

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ByHardcover@hardcoverSupporter
Ender's Game
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Mistborn: The Final Empire
Redwall

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23 books

Which books had characters you resonated with the most?

Memorable characters can leave an impression as long as the story or plot. What characters stand out to you the most? These could be characters who you were able to identify with, ones that inspire...

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ByHardcover@hardcoverSupporter
The Martian
S.
The Lord of the Rings
The Name of the Wind
Circe
The Way of Kings
Outlander

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55 books

What are your favorite books by black authors?

The publishing industry has struggled to embrace new voices. Many amazing authors have managed to get their voices out–overcoming all obstacles. What books stand out to you as your favorites by bla...

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ByHardcover@hardcoverSupporter
Becoming
Born A Crime
The Last Black Unicorn
The Fifth Season

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What are your favorite winter books?

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ByHardcover@hardcoverSupporter
Quomodo Invidiosulus Nomine Grinchus Christi Natalem Abrogaverit: How the Grinch Stole Christmas in Latin
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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10 books

What books do you keep on your coffee table?

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ByHardcover@hardcoverSupporter
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
The Savoy Cocktail Book

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61 books

What books changed your life?

Books have the ability to educate, inform and inspire us to be better. What are some of the books that changed your life in some way? This could be books that gave you a new point of view, taught y...

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ByHardcover@hardcoverSupporter
Quiet
This Is Water
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Man's Search for Meaning
The Pragmatic Programmer
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Joel on Software

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12 books

What mystery books are perfect for young adults?

The mystery genre favors bringing the truth to light. That focus on revealing a story slowly over time knows no age, yet many stories are too serious for young adults. Which mysteries do you think ...

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ByHardcover@hardcoverSupporter
One of Us Is Lying
Paper Towns
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Six Wakes

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32 books

What are your favorite dark fantasy books?

Fantasy spans the spectrum from lighthearted fun to kick-you-in-the-teeth realism. When done right dark fantasy explores themes that are often taboo or emotional. Exploring these dark themes in fan...

adam
ByAdam@adamSupporter
A Game of Thrones
Gideon the Ninth
The Poppy War
Coraline
Interview with the Vampire

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365 books

What are your favorite books of all time?

When you think back on every book you've ever read, what are some of your favorites? These can be from any time of your life – books that resonated with you as a kid, ones that shaped your personal...

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ByHardcover@hardcoverSupporter
Ready Player One
Speaker for the Dead
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Recursion
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
The Pragmatic Programmer

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What are the best books to learn about investing?

Investing can be daunting. Mistakes have real and immediate consequences. Financial scams are rampant and scammers can be found both online and in "respected" financial institutions. What books st...

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The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
Choose FI