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The Slow Brew's avatar

Uhhh hi, was this list made just for me??? Thank you for this 😊😊

Emma 🐒's avatar

You clearly have AMAZING taste in books 😌 thank you so much for your lovely words!

Linds Alyse's avatar

β€œA woman of indefinite tears”….I’ve never related to something more! πŸ’› Now for books, I don’t know which one to read first! This is such an amazing list!

Emma 🐒's avatar

I’m so touched by your kind words! Thank you so so much πŸ’™ please do let me know what you think of any of these books if you do end up reading them!

Wiss's avatar

So many great books in this list! I’m definitely adding When the Cranes Fly South to my to-read list.

Thank you for the recommendations!

PS: Pud is adorable 🧑

Emma 🐒's avatar

Thank you so so much for the lovely comment πŸ₯° it’s a beautiful book and I can’t believe it’s the author’s debut! Absolutely amazing.

Pud says thank you!🧑

Sophie E's avatar

Love this post, loads of great recommendations. Carmen Maria Machado’s In the Dream House is one of the best things I’ve read in years - her writing? Unbelievable! Will add lots of these to my TBR!

Emma 🐒's avatar

Thank you so much, that’s so kind of you! 🩷 and oh my gosh, that book is phenomenal isn’t it? I can’t believe more people don’t rave about it!!!

Niamh Cooper's avatar

What a brilliant list. I am with you on Frederik Backman’s Anxious People. I absolutely loved it as I sobbed my way through. So much so that I named my lemon tree Frederik. πŸ‹ Yes, us writers are strange. I will definitely keep this list if I’m ever stuck for a good book.

Emma 🐒's avatar

Thank you so much!! And oh gosh isn’t it just incredible! I love the fact you named your lemon tree after him, that is adorable!! πŸ₯Ί

Niamh Cooper's avatar

Don’t tell him, might be too much β€˜I’m your biggest fan’ vibes 🀣 Did you see his acceptance speech for an award he won, it was hilarious. Yes, I’m hoping that one day Frederick’s leafy, lemony canopy will inspire me to write bestseller after best seller. He’d better start growing.

Emma 🐒's avatar

No I haven’t seen it, I’ll have to give it a watch! His captions on his social media always crack me up, so I’m sure his acceptance speech will be very similar!

Absolutely! In the acknowledgments of your books, you can thank the mysterious power of the Fredrik tree 🌳

Niamh Cooper's avatar

I found it, enjoy. Just watched it again, and he’s so funny. https://youtu.be/NSuSyZ92Cjg?si=30Gwf4L6N2V6jfvl

Bernadette's avatar

This is so wonderful!!! Convincing me to add a lot of these to my TBR. Also, the pic of your cat??? AW!

Emma 🐒's avatar

Thank you so much! I love love love books, so this was a joy to write :) I hope you can find a new favourite book from it! And Pud says thank you for finding him cute 🐾