Looking for historical fiction recommendations set in non-Western settings *or* in otherwise nontraditional settings (I really enjoyed reading Olaf Audunsson a while back which is set in thirteenth century Norway, right around when Christianity was still fairly new to the Scandinavian countries).

#HistoricalFiction @bookstodon #BookRec

Just finished this book and it was a delight! Lot's of drama, complex characters but most importantly - exploration of transmasculine identity in Regency era England. I really liked George and their journey of self-discovery. (1/3) #bookrec

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ofg3mgsj66gh67v3wmc4fdmw/post/3lclcfqnzh22c

Hey friends, I'm looking for fluffy, cozy, sci-fi and fantasy book recs by indie authors. Minimal conflict. Light romance is fine, but not as the main plot. Found family works too. Triumph in the face of adversity is fine as long as the adversity isn't too fleshed out and traumatic. I just want comfort reads to hide in for a while and trying to find books amongst the AI crap is a pain
#BookRec #Bookstodon #IndieAuthor #SFF #Cozy #SciFi #Fantasy

Recently finished my first Daniel Lorn read. See my Goodreads review for details but if you're looking for a quick, unique book for the tail end of spooky season, it may well do the trick.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6976603428

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I was recently asked to pick my "Top 3 Books of 2024" from those I read in Oct. 2023 to Sept. 2024. Very tough being limited to three but I did my best to be legit about it: https://shepherd.com/bboy/2024/f/michael-shotter

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Hey so I just remembered this app exists
ALSO I've started doing Book Reviews over on my website!!!! Subscribers get a new book rec in their inbox every month, along with a short story, a sample from my current WIP with 0 context, and updates on what I've been doing this month - you should check it out!

My 1st review is up, & there will be 2 this month, I think - my favourite will be featured in the newsletter!

https://artbooksandmadness.com/f/the-house-in-the-cerulean-sea-by-tj-klune

#bookrec: Kyne Santos' Math In Drag is delightful.

After a conversation about this on Bluesky (I have those occasionally, but not a lot lol) I really want some book recs for books about Kentucky history. Primarily early Kentucky history (early settlement stuff, and stuff about indigenous groups before European settlement), black and LGBT Kentucky history, and coal mining/labor movement history, but if there's other interesting topics that's great too. I'll take stuff about Appalachia in general but would ideally like for it to spend a lot of time in Kentucky, some Appalachia stuff will be like...mostly about WV then briefly mention Kentucky lol.

Ideally I'd like stuff available as ebooks since that's easier on my eyes and hands but if it's good I'll accept paper.

If you're from Kentucky or know people who read stuff like this in general please boost.

Nice to see Ronald McGillvray's "Tales From The Parkland" hanging in there on Amazon's "Hot New Releases" chart a week after launch. I'd say that's a well-deserved success and would highly encourage any speculative-fiction fans out there to give it a read.

https://amazon.com/dp/B0CXZS2R4F

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Anybody have a #bookrec or #ficrec of a story with good descriptions of dancing?
I am having trouble #writing #movement.

For example:
Imagine a ballet dancer is on a stage. She decides to do something different.
Do I name the technical terms that only a few of the readers know?
Do I describe how she feels when she dances it?
Do I have an observer explain the terms and what they mean?
Will this slow down the story?
It makes me think of martial arts anime to name everything.

Opinion? Examples?

Hey peeps, care to rec me some #danmei?

I'm doing the book bingo challenge and as it seems I'm doing way better this year than the last, I decided to do the bingo again--but this time as a danmei edition!

ETA: no need to think about the prompts! Just rec me your favorites!

So far on my list I have the following books/series:
- MDZS
- SVSSS
- TGCF
- stars of chaos
- 2ha
- silent reading
- mr. melancholy wants to live a peaceful life

(I also have the new fan translation of Guardian but I'm not sure I can read it.)

I mean, I think that list has enough volumes to fill the bingo card but just in case I end up using the whole novel as one bingo slot... GIMME MORE!

seven moons of maali almeida was amazing, so good from start to finish, great to finally see a booker winner from someone who can do an amazing plot well, really funny and emotional and powerful. A new take on a book with ghosts! Loved it. (Also important note: it is gay! And the book is tragedy(ish. The MC is a ghost) but not because Maali's gay though obviously sort of related.) #bookrec