Jackson Fox

Jakob Wegelius, Peter Graves

Jackson mentioned that Murderer’s Ape is a quick and good YA read.

Neil Gaiman

Jackson found American Gods to be a captivating tale with richly developed characters and an engrossing narrative.

Terry Pratchett

Jackson enjoyed the humor and wit in Good Omens, praising the seamless collaboration between Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.

Margaret Atwood

Jackson found The Handmaid's Tale to be a disturbing and dystopian portrayal of a society where women are oppressed.

Jodi Picoult

Jackson praised Small Great Things as a thought-provoking and impactful read.

Kazuo Ishiguro

Jackson plans to finally read Klara and the Sun on their Kindle.

Arkady Martine

Jackson mentions A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine as a book to read on their Kindle.

Annalee Newitz

Jackson adds The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz to their reading list.

Naomi Novik

Jackson loved Naomi Novik's fairy tale inspired books and is excited about her new dark academia series.

John Gwynne

Jackson is currently reading The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne, a Norse inspired fantasy that's kinda bloody.

Leigh Bardugo

Jackson has TTT travel reading downloaded on their Kindle, including King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo, the first book in the Grishaverse series.

Jackie Lau

Jackson also has Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau on their Kindle, a romance involving celebrities and baked goods.

Christina Lauren

Jackson's recent favorite is Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren, featuring their favorite romance tropes of celebs and second chances.

Leigh Bardugo

Jackson loved Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo, a fantasy heist duology set in the Grishaverse.

Leigh Bardugo

Jackson loved Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo, a fantasy heist duology set in the Grishaverse.

Stephan Lee

Jackson is kinda obsessed with K-Pop stuff right now, including K-Pop Confidential and K-Pop Revolution by Stephan Lee.

Stephan Lee

Jackson is kinda obsessed with K-Pop stuff right now, including K-Pop Confidential and K-Pop Revolution by Stephan Lee.

Becky Chambers

Jackson recently enjoyed A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, a meditative and philosophical sci-fi story with interesting world building.

Sandhya Menon

Jackson enjoyed When Dimple Met Rishi, a YA romance suggestion.

Sandhya Menon

Jackson found the short story sequel to When Dimple Met Rishi.

Maurene Goo

Jackson especially loved Somewhere Only We Know from the YA romance suggestions.

Jenny Han

Jackson shelved To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and plans to try again later.

Mackenzi Lee

Jackson found The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice & Virtue fun from Mackenzi Lee’s trilogy.

Mackenzi Lee

Jackson enjoyed The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats & Piracy, part of Mackenzi Lee’s trilogy.

Mia Sosa

Jackson enjoyed The Worst Best Man from Mia Sosa’s books.

Morgan Rogers

Jackson is currently reading Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers.

J.R.R. Tolkien

Jackson loved the epic adventure and rich world-building in The Lord of the Rings.

J.R.R. Tolkien

Jackson also enjoyed the prequel, The Hobbit, for its charming characters and exciting quest.

Gene Luen Yang, Gene Yang

Jackson enjoyed reading American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang.

Julia Quinn

Jackson is currently reading Bridgerton, the first book in the series, and seems to be enjoying it.

Emily Henry

Jackson is considering reading Happy Place by Emily Henry in about 3 weeks.

Clifford Stoll

Jackson highly recommends The Cuckoo’s Egg.

Ed Piskor

Jackson highly recommends Wizzywig by Ed Piskor.

James S. A. Corey

Jackson is trying to finish Leviathan Falls, the final book in The Expanse series.

Nancy Springer

Jackson has the latest Enola Holmes book in audio from Libby.

�sa Larsson

Jackson mentioned that the Larsson book is beefy and can easily handle the load.

Agatha Christie

Jackson admires all Poirot adaptations, especially the Suchet ones on DVD.

Gillian Gill

Jackson is a serious Agatha Christie fan.

Agatha Christie

Jackson mentioned that Train was explicitly called out as an inspiration for the book.

SparkNotes Staff, J. K. Rowling

Jackson mentioned enjoying Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and praised its magical world.

Suzanne Collins

Jackson compared The Hunger Games to Harry Potter but didn't elaborate on specific details.

Kazu Kibuishi

Jackson is excited to see Kazu Kibuishi talk about Amulet at the Boulder Public Library tonight

Chloe Liese

Jackson enjoyed the Bergman Brothers series by Chloe Liese, especially the earlier books.

Axie Oh

Jackson thought ASAP by Axie Oh was fun, but preferred XOXO.

Rebecca Ross

Jackson found the Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross to be inconsistent, but enjoyed the 2-book series.

Ali Hazelwood

Jackson loves the book Bride by Ali Hazelwood, finding it very nerdy.

Catherine Woolley

Jackson was at the front of the line on Libby. It is a tome, but very fast paced.

Rebecca Yarros

Jackson is unsure about Iron Flame, having some good parts but overall feeling let down.

Rebecca Yarros

Comparison to another book, not included as a Mention.

T. Kingfisher

Jackson is planning on reading Thornhedge on their Kindle during the break.

Rebecca Yarros

Jackson thinks the success of Fourth Wing caused a pivot in the series, hoping for improvement in book 3.

Rossa Rossa

Jackson didn't like the first book in ACOTAR but enjoyed the series more as it progressed.

Leigh Bardugo

Jackson enjoyed Shadow & Bone but thought Six of Crows and King of Scars were better.

Leigh Bardugo

Jackson enjoyed Shadow & Bone but thought Six of Crows and King of Scars were better.

Leigh Bardugo

Jackson enjoyed Shadow & Bone but thought Six of Crows and King of Scars were better.

Martha Wells

Jackson mentioned Murderbot coming to Apple+ in a recent announcement.

Ali Hazelwood

Jackson, looking forward to listening to Ali Hazelwood's Check & Mate on our road trip this weekend!

Abrams, Eggers, Hawke, Alexander Skarsgård, Robert Eggers

Jackson mentioned The Northman, possibly related to the character Eric Northman in True Blood.

Deborah E. Harkness

Jackson is re-reading the All Souls Trilogy and still finds it great.

Sally Thorne

Jackson's wife absolutely loved The Hating Game, so Jackson added it to their to-read list.

J.R.R. Tolkien

Jackson prefers Lord of the Rings as movies over books, especially without Tom Bombadil.

Bonnie Garmus

Jackson mentioned Lessons in Chemistry, looking forward to Apple+'s adaptation.

Peter J. Carroll

Jackson mentions Anthony Horowitz's mystery book adapted into TV.

Thomas Sherry

Jackson is currently reading The Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas and finds it good but not addictive.

Sabaa Tahir

Jackson has A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir in their queue to catch up on the series.

Jennifer L. Armentrout

Jackson found the series by Jennifer L. Armentrout entertaining, but not as good as Sarah J Maas.

Laini Taylor

Jackson considers Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor one of the most addictive series lately.

Laini Taylor

Jackson was recommended Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor and couldn't put it down.

Laini Taylor

Jackson found Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor intriguing.

Laini Taylor

Jackson was captivated by Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor.

Sabaa Tahir

Jackson plans to read An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir next.

Sue Burke

Jackson liked Semiosis by Sue Burke for its unique concept of plants as narrators with a sci-fi twist.

Sue Burke

Jackson also enjoyed Interference by Sue Burke, which further explores the idea of plants as narrators in a sci-fi setting.

Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Constance Garnett (translator), Robin Miller

Jackson found Crime and Punishment to be a thought-provoking and intense read.

Lev Nikolaevič Tolstoy

Jackson enjoyed War and Peace for its epic scope and rich character development.

Jane Austen

Jackson enjoyed the romantic tale of Pride and Prejudice with its witty characters and social commentary.

SparkNotes Staff, J. K. Rowling

Jackson was captivated by the magical world of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

Emily Henry

Jackson mentioned using the taxonomy to categorize the book

M. R. N. Publishing

Jackson plans to read ALL THE BOOKS on Kindle in airplane mode.

Connie Willis

Jackson highly recommends To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis, a favorite book filled with time travel, cozy mysteries, punting, and Jerome K Jerome.

Sarah J. Maas

Jackson made good progress on Sarah J Maas' Throne of Glass series, up to book 4.

Irma S. Rombauer

Jackson mentioned Joy of Cooking for its pie recipes.

Seth Grahame-Smith

Jackson found Pride & Prejudice & Zombies very entertaining in a campy over-the-top way.

Peter J. Carroll

Jackson, important books on shelf never read

Harold McGee

Jackson has used On Food and Cooking as a reference on rare occasions, though never read much of it.

Όμηρος

Jackson has never read the Illiad or the Odyssey but is fascinated by the discussion around the different translations.

Όμηρος

Jackson has never read the Illiad or the Odyssey but is fascinated by the discussion around the different translations.

Peter J. Carroll

Jackson is interested in 10 books.

Jon Scieszka

Jackson can't take The Cheese Man.

Tirzah Price

Jackson found *Sense and Second-Degree Murder* by Tirzah Price to be a solid murder mystery adaptation of Sense & Sensibility, although it's no *Pride and Prejudice and Zombies*.

Bonnie Garmus

Jackson found *Lessons in Chemistry* by Bonnie Garmus to be so good.

Brandon Sanderson

Jackson is catching up on the newer *Mistborn* books by Brandon Sanderson.

Suzanne Park

Jackson is currently reading *So We Meet Again* by Suzanne Park.

T. Jefferson Parker

Jackson found A Thousand Steps to be similar to Spinning Silver and Uprooted.

Naomi Novik

Naomi Novik

Robert M. Sapolsky

Jackson loved Primates almost as much as the kids.

Glenn Hosman

Jackson is still grinding through The Ministry of the Future.

Naomi Novik

Jackson found Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik phenomenal.

Lev Grossman

Jackson is now reading The Magicians by Lev Grossman.

Max Brallier

Jackson is also reading The Last Kids on Earth series with kids at bedtimes.

Shannon Hale

Jackson really likes The Princess in Black books.

Stan Kirby

Jackson also mentioned Captain Awesome.

Abrams

Jackson mentioned enjoying the series of YA novels.

Hope Jahren

Jackson recommended Lab Girl by Hope Jahren as a must-read book full of insightful scientific exploration.

Rebecca Skloot

Jackson also mentioned The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, a fascinating tale of medical ethics and human perseverance.

Stephen Graham Jones

Jackson found 'Mapping the Interior' by Stephen Graham Jones during research.

Peter J. Carroll

Jackson found lots of supernatural happenings very interesting.

Roald Dahl

Jackson is currently enjoying reading Roald Dahl’s short stories.

Arun Tiwari, Abul Kalam.

Jackson wants to read Wings of Fire.

Maxine Hong Kingston

Jackson wants to read Warriors.

Jane Austen

Jackson enjoys the classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, appreciating its timeless romance and witty social commentary.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Jackson finds The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald disappointing, criticizing its shallow characters and lack of depth.

Arun Tiwari, Abul Kalam.

Jackson mentioned that Wings of Fire is an captivating series.

Alessandro Ferrari

Jackson found the series of graphic novel adaptations interesting.

Maps.com

Jackson likes 5 Worlds graphic novel for when books have too many words.

Edith Nesbit

Jackson recommends Amulet graphic novel for when books have too many words.

Hafsah Faizal

Jackson recently enjoyed We Hunt the Flame YA book.

Tomi Adeyemi

Jackson recently enjoyed Children of Blood and Bone YA book.

Brit Bennett

Jackson finally got off the library waitlist for The Vanishing Half and it was amazing.

Dav Pilkey

Jackson thought Brawl of the Wild was the most recent.

Jessica Maguire

Jackson sees TWO NEW ONES published since Brawl of the Wild.

John Irving

Jackson enjoyed The Cider House Rules and found it to be a thought-provoking and emotional read.

John Scalzi

Jackson bought Old Man’s War by John Scalzi and finished it in one day.

Merritt Moseley

Jackson is not enjoying the Booker Prize winner, despite usually having similar tastes as the judges.

Kevin Kwan

Jackson enjoyed the first book in the Crazy Rich Asians series.

Kevin Kwan

Jackson is looking forward to reading books 2 and 3 in the Crazy Rich Asians series.

Tracy Deonn

Jackson is currently reading Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn.

Sarah J. Maas

Jackson is glad to learn that House of Earth and Blood ties into the Court of Thorns and Roses series.

Kat Howard

Jackson enjoyed An Unkindness of Magicians on a recommendation and looks forward to the sequel coming out in the Spring.

Christina Lauren

Jackson also enjoyed Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren.

Becky Chambers

Jackson is currently reading A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers.

John Gwynne

Jackson finds The Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne too grimdark.

Sarah J. Maas

Jackson enjoyed A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas for its surprisingly complex character relationships.

Kōtarō Isaka

Jackson thanks Noah for recommending Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka.

Leigh Bardugo

Jackson finds Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse books getting better over time.

Leigh Bardugo

Jackson hopes Leigh Bardugo keeps going with her Grishaverse books.

Elena Armas

Jackson enjoyed The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas.

Nola Nash

Jackson is curious about the Crescent City series.

Rick Riordan

Jackson is a character in the book I'm reading who works for Hamilton, where the CEO is a character as well.

John Scalzi

Jackson enjoyed working through all six books in the Old Man’s War series. The last two were particularly interesting due to their short story format.

John Scalzi

Jackson found The Kaiju Preservation Society to be super light and fun, and appreciated that it was explicitly set in COVID times.

Julia Quinn

Jackson found the Bridgerton series to be perfect vacation reads and managed to finish 6 out of 7 books during the trip.

Emma Lord

Jackson found Tweet Cute to be kind of hip but eventually grew on them, drawing parallels to Rome & Juliet and You’ve Got Mail.

Axie Oh

Jackson mostly liked XOXO and wants to explore more of the book to see the full story of a Korean American teen falling for a K-Pop idol.

John Scalzi

Jackson enjoyed reading Old Man's War series and found the last two books interesting as they are short story collections originally published on Tor blog.

John Scalzi

Jackson found The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi to be super light and fun, set in COVID times.

Julia Quinn

Jackson considers Bridgerton books as perfect vacation reads after getting stuck earlier on in the series.

Emma Lord

Jackson found Tweet Cute to be kinda painfully 'hip' but it grew on them. It has strong Romeo & Juliet vibes with a You've Got Mail twist.

Axie Oh

Jackson mostly liked XOXO by Axie Oh and wants to get the book to see what was missed. It's about a Korean American teen falling for a K-Pop idol.

Sarah Suk

Jackson found Made in Korea to be fine, focusing on Korean American teens with rival k-beauty businesses at school.

Amelia Diane Coombs

Jackson didn't like Keep My Heart in San Francisco overall but appreciated the treatment of mental health issues. The plot was kind of bonkers.

Holly Black, Caitlin Kelly, LitJoy Crate

Jackson liked The Cruel Prince by Holly Black enough to put the next two books on hold in Libby.

Gene Luen Yang

Jackson is currently reading Boxers by Gene Luen Yang and enjoying it.

Jeff Smith

Jackson is reading Bone, Volume 1 by Jeff Smith.

Robin Hobb

Jackson is re-reading Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb.

Kevin Hearne

Jackson finished the second book in Kevin Hearne's Ink & Sigil series last month.

Martha Wells

Jackson is currently working on the latest Murderbot book.

Kazuo Ishiguro

Jackson is slowly working on Klara and the Sun.

Annalee Newitz

Jackson is slowly working on The Future of Another Timeline.

Gillian Gill

Jackson mentions their collection of Agatha Christie books on one of the bookshelves.

Edward Page Mitchell

Jackson references a whole section dedicated to sci-fi and fantasy books.

Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka

Jackson enjoyed The Breakup Tour by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka, a second chance romance with a very Taylor Swiftey protagonist.

Lynn Painter

Jackson found Happily Never After by Lynn Painter to be a fake dating romance.

S. A. Chakraborty

Jackson's favorite read was The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty, a historical fiction/fantasy with pirates, demons, and strong heist movie vibes.

Pierce Brown

Jackson re-read Red Rising by Pierce Brown and liked it better the second time around.

Tasha Suri

Jackson just started on The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri.

Jeannie Lin

Jackson enjoyed the tang dynasty historical romance / mystery series Pingkang Li.

T. Kingfisher

Jackson thinks Thornhedge should leave sleeping beauty in that tower.

T. Kingfisher

Jackson finds Nettle & Bone to be cozy-ish revenge fantasy.

Martha Wells

Jackson describes Witch King as Murderbot, but very powerful witch demon.

Rebecca Ross

Jackson appreciated the WWI but fantasy romance in Divine Rivals.

Sarah J. Maas

Jackson concluded the series with a solid end in House of Flame & Shadow by Sarah J Maas.

Kurt Vonnegut

Jackson is almost done with the Cradle dodecology, a series perfect for fans of anime and JRPGs.

Jane Austen

Jackson listened to Pride & Prejudice on a road trip after bailing on Emma, finding it a better choice.

Rebecca Yarros

Jackson has Iron Flame on their holds list.

Martha Wells

Jackson also has the new Murderbot book, System Collapse, on their holds list.

Kevin Hearne

Jackson has A Plague of Giants by Kevin Hearne on their holds list.

Sarah J. Maas

Jackson enjoyed the Throne of Glass series.

Rebecca Yarros

Jackson enjoyed Fourth Wing and appreciated Laura's recommendation.

Mark Lawrence

Jackson found Red Sister interesting and plans to read the next book.

Ali Hazelwood

Jackson found Love, Theoretically fine.

Ali Hazelwood

Jackson thinks Love on the Brain is better than Love, Theoretically.

Mark Lawrence

Jackson enjoyed the _Red Sister_ trilogy, finding it a good entry in the 'murderous young people' genre, with a slow start and slightly convenient resolution.

Clyde Churchell Norman

Stephenie Meyer

Jackson mentioned Twilight by Stephenie Meyer in a classic text discussion about categorizing books using JSON format.

Kazuo Ishiguro

Jackson enjoyed Remains of the Day, found it amazing.

Charles Dickens

Jackson loves Dickens.

Samantha Shannon

Jackson really enjoyed A Day of Fallen Night, finding it better than The Priory of the Orange Tree with a more comfortable narrative.

Kate Tailor

Jackson is interested in Lucid Solution by Kate Tailor.

S. A. Chakraborty

Jackson liked The Kingdom of Copper more than The City of Brass.

Kate Clayborn

Jackson found Georgie, All Along to be one of the best romances while slogging through The City of Brass.

Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka

Jackson found Do I Know You? to be one of the best romances while slogging through The City of Brass.

Samantha Shannon

Jackson is most excited about A Day of Fallen Night, which is a prequel to The Priory of the Orange Tree.

Samantha Shannon

Gabrielle Zevin

Jackson has very strong feelings about Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, and despite wanting to like a 'nerd lit' book, really didn't care for it.

Brandon Sanderson

Jackson liked the last Mistborn book.

Miranda Lee

Jackson's favorite Jasmine Gillory book is *The Proposal*.

Jasmine Guillory

Jackson's favorite Jasmine Gillory book is *Drunk on Love*.

Lyssa Kay Adams

Jackson finds Lyssa Kay Adams' *Bromance* books super cheesy but keeps reading them.

Deborah E. Harkness

Jackson re-read *A Discovery of Witches* and still finds it great.

Catherine Woolley

Jackson recommends using Libby for reading multiple books at leisure and returning them for others to enjoy.

Chinmayananda Swami.

Jackson suggests using Kindle in airplane mode to read books at leisure.

Gene Luen Yang, Gene Yang

Jackson's highlight this month was the graphic novel *American Born Chinese* by Gene Luen Yang.

Naomi Novik

Jackson is enjoying Uprooted, especially if you like books with malevolent plants as antagonists.

James S. A. Corey

Jackson finished reading Persepolis Rising.

James S. A. Corey

Jackson finished reading Tiamat's Wrath.

Max Barry

Jackson started reading Providence by Max Barry.

Irb Media

Jackson plans to read Why Fish Don't Exist next.

Grady Hendrix, Bahni Turpin

Jackson is excited to finally read Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires.

James S. A. Corey

Jackson added Caliban’s War to the collection on their Kindle.

Samantha Shannon

Jackson is looking forward to diving into The Priory of the Orange Tree.

Tracy Deonn

Jackson is curious about Legendborn but can't recall why it was on hold.

Max Brooks

Jackson recommends reading Devolution by Max Brooks for Halloween and enjoys the author's connection to Mel Brooks.

Ray Bradbury

Jackson mentioned re-reading a past favorite book like The Martian.

Peter J. Carroll

Jackson's son uses other books as bookmarks instead of dog-earing or using normal bookmarks.

Alex Childs

Jackson finished reading 5th Season and is interested in chatting about it or reading along for the second book.

Peter J. Carroll

Jackson is eagerly waiting for Brandon Sanderson to receive a call from George R. R. Martin.

Marlon James

Jackson highly praised Black Leopard, Red Wolf as a captivating Afrofuturism book with rich world-building.

N. K. Jemisin

Jackson loved the diversity representation in The City We Became and appreciated N.K. Jemisin's unique storytelling.

Rick Riordan

Jackson is a diverse middle-grade fantasy novel recommended for all readers.

Rick Riordan

Jackson is a Latinx fantasy novel suitable for middle grade, YA, and adult readers.

Z.* Mežavilks

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Chinmayananda Swami.

Jackson was slow to make the most of Kindle but learning how to use the digital library through the local library was a major breakthrough.

T. Kingfisher

Jackson found the darkness in Thornhedge intriguing.

Peter J. Carroll

Jackson asked for opinions on best or worst books-to-whatever adaptations.

Markus Zusak

Jackson mentioned that the kids watched the movie first and then got into the books.

Gary Null

Jackson mentioned African and African-influenced fantasy novels in comparison to queer fantasy novels.

Tracy Deonn

Jackson and other Legendborn fans are excited for the sequel coming out tomorrow and an event happening at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill.

Randy Norman

Jackson recommends checking out some epic fantasy books starring magical black leads.

Catherine Woolley

Jackson uses Libby, specifically tags, due to confusion with library cards.

Peter J. Carroll

Jackson is using Overdrive / Libby through the Boulder library.

Rick Riordan

Jackson is a book that explores the representation of disabled and neurodivergent characters in fantasy and science fiction.

Isabel Ibañez

Jackson highly recommends Woven in Moonlight, a captivating fantasy that blends politics and magic seamlessly.

Peter J. Carroll

Jackson mentions a newly published author who had a rough book signing and shared her story.

Rick Riordan

Jackson is the foundation for finding books to share with Max and avoiding stereotypes.

Mindful Puzzle Book

Jackson remembers his unforgettable role in Battleship: The Movie.