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Has Mandel written anything that‘s not fantastic? My last book on her backlist didn‘t disappoint! Her nonlinear storyline made this literary mystery.

Anton made his living selling fake social security cards and passports until he saw an out. He loved his corporate job until he suddenly got put in dead file storage 4. 🤔 Meanwhile, his cousin has blackmailed him to come out of retirement and accept a package on his honeymoon in Italy.

For January‘s #12BooksOf2022 , I have to go with this older St. James book. She brilliantly interlaces a spellbinding story with suspense and supernatural elements. I‘ve greatly enjoyed her books…many thanks to @TheBookHippie and #SundayBuddyRead for adding her to my #AutoBuy list!

Woohoo!!!!!! Thank you to my friends at #NetGalley and Random House Publishing for gifting me with an ARC of #LucyByTheSea 🤩SOOOOOO EXCITED 🥳🥳🥳 Elizabeth Strout is a total #MustBuyAuthor #AutoBuy

1. Literary fiction - Ottessa Moshfegh immediately came to mind. Love the tagged book! #autobuy

2. I DNF 3ish books a month. I‘ve got no time for things I‘m not enjoying, but I try to at least read 1/3 before I bail.

3. Patience and my church family

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

Perceval Everett is quickly becoming an #AutoBuy author ✍️ He‘s the right mix of sarcasm , humor, wit and wisdom. #ToB22ShortList #MorningRead #CoffeeAndBooks

I bought this without even reading the blurb. She has become an #AutoBuy author for me, and this book did NOT disappoint!!😃❤️ The strength of this is how REAL the characters feel, and how many layers/complexities they have. She knows how to weave an excellent story. Definitely worth the money and it was excellent on audio. This was a highlight of my reading year! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ & 1/2

Yes! The second #ThursdayMurderClub is coming September 16 — #SavethePubDate #Sept2021

#TBRtemptation #Autobuy

I was thinking today about who all my #autobuy authors are, whilst I was trying to pre-order the new books from Sarah Winman, Lauren Groff and Claire Fuller (all of who I love...)💕
I realized that I hadn‘t read all the backlist from some of my favorites, so decided to fill in the gaps and set myself a reading challenge to read all their novels (and short story collections) by the end of the year....
See my next post for the books I want to read!

#autobuy Helen Humphreys. Humphreys is a Canadian poet and novelist. The first book I read was Afterimage, which I read many years ago. My favourite book is the tagged book. Because of that book, I visited the Lost Gardens of Heligan in 2007. Please add The Lost Garden to your tbr if you haven‘t yet read it. It‘s so beautiful. I have not yet read The Frozen Thames. I would love you to share your fave author piles with me!

#autobuy Carolyn Slaughter. First book I read by her was The Banquet, probably 35 years ago, & thus began my ❤️ affair. I bought the paperback 1st & the hardcover years later at The Strand for $2. My favourite book of hers is Relations. The only 2 I haven‘t read yet are A Black Englishman and Dresden, Tennessee. She‘s the only author I have ever written to, and she replied. 2 handwritten pages. Share your auto buy authors & tag me!