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JS Johnston Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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#Writer. #Nerd. #GuyTryingToQuitHisDayJob. Author of Blood Night and The Soda Pop Murders DO NOT DM ME. You will be blocked. #ActuallyAutistic #WritingCommunity

28 books
Book Cover for: There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Luanne Marten

There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe

Luanne Marten
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@uusaint There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. (Dammit, that's 9 lol)

Hardcover, 2022

$29.93$14.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Empire of the Vampire: Book One, Jay Kristoff

Empire of the Vampire: Book One

Jay Kristoff
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@barbinpei This is from a book. Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff. I've been posting excerpts from the books I've been reading.

Paperback, 2023

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller
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Currently reading The Song of Achilles by @MillerMadeline So far so good ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ“š https://t.co/sHEvjFmZ5Y

Paperback, 2012

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Bimbos of the Death Sun, Sharyn McCrumb

Bimbos of the Death Sun

Sharyn McCrumb
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I finished Bimbos of The Death Sun by Sharyn McCrumb, this morning (I couldn't find a Twitter handle for her) Overall, I liked it. It's a cozy murder mystery that takes place at a sci-fi convention. The last chapter us wonderfully done. I give it 3 thumbs up ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ https://t.co/k2oSowB1Uk

Paperback, 1996

$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Foundation, Isaac Asimov

Foundation

Isaac Asimov
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I forgot to post my current read: Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov. I'm only on Chapter 2 but there's already a lady who has access to the collective memory of a whole planet. So, looks promising ๐Ÿ™‚ https://t.co/IteXevVRze

Paperback, Mass Market, 1991

$10.00$5.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: I, Robot, Isaac Asimov

I, Robot

Isaac Asimov
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I finished I Robot by Isaac Asimov, today. Instead of one long story, each chapter is a short story, some of which involve the same characters. They're snapshots that show humanity's progression over the course of a generation. This is what I miss about Golden Age sci-fi. 9/10 https://t.co/oM8mgHNKCX

Paperback, 2008

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Earth, Richard Hantula

Earth

Richard Hantula
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@Jaykev08 I bought it on Kindle. So technically, yes. I DNF'ed it and picked up the next read in my list: Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov. Some people have been telling me Achilles is worth skipping the sex scenes so I might give it another try.

Paperback, 2002

$9.95$4.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Annihilation: A Novel (10th Anniversary Edition), Jeff VanderMeer

Annihilation: A Novel (10th Anniversary Edition)

Jeff VanderMeer
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@ShireenFox I always think it's interesting when a writer of one gender writes from another gender's perspective. Like Kassandra Khaw with Hammers on Bone and Jeff VanderMeer with Annihilation. It gives you insight on how people see other people.

Paperback, 2024

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Island of Dr. Moreau, H. G. Wells

The Island of Dr. Moreau

H. G. Wells
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@FlissZak But H. G. Wells' books are written just like they are, today. The Island of Dr. Moreau was awesome!

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Book Cover for: The War of the Worlds, H. G. Wells

The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells
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In the darkness I heard the curate drinking. I snatched in the darkness, and my fingers caught a bottle of burgundy. ~The War of the Worlds (I'm getting the clear message that Wells did not care for religion)

Paperback, Mass Market, 2007

$5.95$2.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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