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Sarah Harkness's avatar

Some names I really love here, some completely new to me! Thank you

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Andrea Bass's avatar

My pleasure!

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Christi Hegstad, PhD, PCC's avatar

What a great list! I've read and loved many that you've listed here and am adding a few new-to-me authors to my TBR. Thank you for the time you put into this post!

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Andrea Bass's avatar

I’m glad you liked it. 🙂

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Sarah Harkness's avatar

I would add Anne Tyler, Barbara Kingsolver, but I didn't enjoy Copperhead, Elizabeth Gilbert, particularly The Signature of All Things, and from England, Kate Atkinson and Elly Griffiths

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Andrea Bass's avatar

I’ve yet to read anything by Anne Tyler. I know I’m missing out!

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Eric Graap's avatar

Try Edith Wharton.

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Andrea Bass's avatar

I’ve read The House of Mirth, but would definitely like to explore more of her work someday.

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Sarah Harkness's avatar

Just try Ethan Frome, and Roman Fever. Heart breaking.

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Matthew Long's avatar

Thanks for this list. While I am familiar with some, many are new. I look forward to exploring these authors and their works.

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Andrea Bass's avatar

That’s what I like to hear! Thank you!

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Malia Z.'s avatar

Yes to so many of these! Great list!

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Andrea Bass's avatar

Thanks! So glad you liked it.

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Juliana Aldous 📚's avatar

What a fantastic list! I smiled as I read some of my favorites listed and I am making notes of the ones I haven't tried yet. Have you seen the movie Wildcat about Flannery O'Connor? I thought it was a great way to understand her and her work.

My favorite list would include Jane Gardam, Willa Cather, Barbara Kingsolver, Karin Slaughter, Gabrielle Zevon, Jane Austen, and George Eliot.

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Andrea Bass's avatar

I haven’t seen Wildcat, but that sounds fantastic.

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Juliana Aldous 📚's avatar

Criterion is streaming it right now. `

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Shannon's avatar

Louise Penny would make my list, as would Katherine Arden, Mary Oliver and NK Jemison.

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Andrea Bass's avatar

I too love Mary Oliver!

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Izzy | The Sunday Reads's avatar

Yes I love this! I recently read Keegan’s Small Things Like These, and I loved it

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Paula Bardell-Hedley's avatar

Tove Jansson! ☺️👍

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Jin's avatar

I used to read Rachel Held Evans and D. L. Mayfield alongside Sarah Bessey’s work :) I’m a big fan of the greats, N. K. Jemisin, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Min Jin Lee, Jhumpa Lahiri, Octavia Butler.. as well as women authors of translated literature, Han Kang, Bora Chung, Cheon Seon-ran, Park Seolyeon!

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