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Gary Taylor Author Of I, the People

From Gary's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author Articulate Well-informed Well-organized Well-read

Gary's 3 favorite reads in 2024

Gary Taylor Why Gary loves this book

I enjoyed learning how a knowlegable and accomplished nonfiction outdoor writer could craft a dramatic work of fiction while teaching readers a great deal bout deep woods exploration, forest fires and human conflict in the face of natural challenges erupting all around. In short, I was lost in the deep woods with some interesting and dangerous folks. Thanks for the trip.

By Peter Heller ,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked The River as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

ONE OF THE OBSERVER THRILLERS OF THE YEAR: 'GLORIOUS PROSE AND RAZOR-SHARP TENSION'

'LYRICAL AND ACTION-PACKED' Guardian
'I COULDN'T TURN THE PAGES FAST ENOUGH' Clare Mackintosh
'IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN, OR FORGET' Sunday Mirror
'GLORIOUS DRAMA AND LYRICAL FLAIR Denise Mina, New York Times

Two friends
Wynn and Jack have been best friends since their first day of college, brought together by their shared love the great outdoors.

The adventure of a lifetime
When they decide to canoe down the Maskwa River in northern Canada, they anticipate the ultimate wilderness experience: no phones, no fellow travellers, no way of going…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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Neal W. Fandek Author Of Peter Pike and the Missing Moonrock

From Neal's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author Reader Traveler Runner History nut Hiker

Neal's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Neal W. Fandek Why Neal loves this book

I read a lot of books, in a lot of genres, and don't feel compelled to read the latest sensation, the hottest, most social-media-hyped author: on the contrary, I approach these works with caution. Hype, boys and girls, is the name of the social media game, not content.

I devoured this book when I was a teenager, and was wowed by the pacing, the characterizations, the characters, finding it dark, brutal, vivid. 50 years later, I devoured this book: And was wowed by the pacing, the characterizations, the characters, its darkness, brutality and vividness.

Popeye, the deformed, twisted anti-hero, is one of the most memorable characters in American fiction: as close to pure evil as you'll ever find. (Where's the brutal, vivid 1970s/80s movie?) Most other characters are drawn well, including minor characters like Reba. The exception would be Horace, the good guy, but in this melee of the damaged,…

By William Faulkner ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Sanctuary as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A powerful novel examining the nature of evil, informed by the works of T. S. Eliot and Freud, mythology, local lore, and hardboiled detective fiction. Sanctuary is the dark, at times brutal, story of the kidnapping of Mississippi debutante Temple Drake, who introduces her own form of venality into the Memphis underworld where she is being held.


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