Liz Quann

Octavia E. Butler

Liz might start with Kindred.

Octavia E. Butler

Liz is unsure if she can handle Parable of the Sower quite yet.

J. K. Rowling

Liz enjoyed the magical world of Harry Potter and found it captivating.

J.R.R. Tolkien

Liz mentioned Lord of the Rings in comparison to Harry Potter.

Jane Austen

Liz was not impressed with Pride and Prejudice, finding it slow-paced.

Peter J. Carroll

Liz mentioned a book about how to get published.

Jennifer Egan

Liz liked The Candy House even better than A Visit from the Goon Squad.

Emma Straub

Liz particularly enjoyed the sweet father/daughter time traveling relationship in This Time Tomorrow.

David Sedaris

Liz found Happy-Go-Lucky to be a fun compilation of humorous essays.

Anne Tyler

Liz just started French Braid last week and likes it so far.

Emily St. John Mandel

Liz really loved Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel, mentioning its sci-fiction/future world/pandemic parts and the author's engaging writing style.

Sarah Dessen

Liz mentioned that Jennifer Weiner has a new book, That Summer, which always makes for fun reads.

Michelle Zauner

Liz mentions 'Crying in H-Mart' by Michelle Zauner

Curtis Sittenfeld

Liz enjoyed reading Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld, which came out earlier this month.

Emily Henry

Liz heard good things about Happy Place from a friend who got early audio book access.

Kevin Kwan

Liz is excited for the new Kevin Kwan book coming out in May!

Matthew Gregory Lewis

Liz enjoyed reading The Monk in her American Gothic class in college.

Chuck Palahniuk

Liz found Fight Club to be an interesting read in her American Gothic class in college.

R. F. Kuang

Liz read Yellowface last month! It was a very quick read and generally liked, although Liz thinks it could’ve packed more punch if it was shorter.

Emma Cline

Liz mentioned The Guest by Emma Cline in comparison to Yellowface.

Agatha Christie

Liz found The Guest to be so good, keeping her on edge and questioning everything.

Rebecca Makkai

Liz really loved I Have Some Questions for You and is going to get The Great Believers soon.

Gerald B. Johnson

Liz is hooked on The Midcoast and will finish it by the end of the year

Amor Towles

Liz is really liking *The Lincoln Highway* by Amor Towles, although it is long.

Shehan Karunatilaka

Liz started *The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida* by Shehan Karunatilaka, but got derailed by *The Lincoln Highway*.

Matthew Quick

Liz, have you read Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick? The author is a Collingswood native and set the book in Philly.

Charles Frazier

Liz mentioned a book by the same author as The Trackers.

Emma Cline

Liz just finished The Guest by Emma Cline. Highly recommend. It had her on edge and kinda anxious throughout, in a kinda addicting thriller-type way.

Mary Balogh

Liz bought her Dad 'The Wager' for his birthday. It got great reviews and sounded super interesting.

Elif Shafak

Liz finds The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak good but a bit of a slog, still not totally on board with the fig tree narrator.

Barbara Sayles Nozik

Liz might get sidetracked by one of my library book requests.

Elin Hilderbrand

Liz enjoyed reading the latest Elin Hilderbrand book before this, putting her in a beach read mindset.

Emily Henry

Liz also read Emily Henry's book just before this, contributing to her beach read mindset.

Jenny Jackson - undifferentiated

Liz just finished the compelling but quick read Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson this week and highly recommends it!

Stephanie Danler

Liz is picking up Sweetbitter from the library tomorrow, sticking with the NYC theme.

Susanna Hoffs

Liz just started 'This Bird Has Flown' and thinks it's already great.

Victor D. LaValle

Liz enjoyed Lone Women, a feminist western horror that was really good.

Peter J. Carroll

Liz caught both kids “reading” during our weekly Saturday morning library trip.

Meg Mitchell Moore

Liz enjoyed Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore for the summer vibe.

Victor D. LaValle

Liz is really excited about Lone Women by Victor Lavalle.

Emily St. John Mandel

Liz recommends Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, it's so good and leans more towards sci-fi than real-life pandemic.

Louise Penny

Liz asked how many books Louise Penny has written in total.

Peter J. Carroll

Liz is considering voting for a book that made them cry more than any other book. They are unsure if this makes it a good or poor recommendation.

Octavia E. Butler

Liz wants to read Octavia Butler's books but hasn't started yet. Looking for recommendations on where to start.

David Sedaris

Liz is excited about the new David Sedaris book Happy-Go-Lucky and always enjoys listening to him.

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Liz enjoyed reading One True Loves, finding it good and quick with nice writing.

Emma Straub

Liz found This Time Tomorrow to be lacking compared to Cassandra in Reverse.

Tana French

Liz enjoyed reading In the Woods, a crime/thriller with really good writing.

Tana French

Liz is now reading The Likeness, the second book in the Tana French series.

Daniel Mason

Liz loved North Woods by Daniel Mason, with some history, magical realism, and lots of nature.

Lauren Willig, Karen White

Liz read The Lost Summers of Newport on the beach and it filled the need.

Lauren Groff

Liz just finished The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff, beautifully written and fairly devastating, with a well worth ending.

Tess Gunty

Liz also picked up The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty.

Elinor Lipman

Liz also picked up Ms. Demeanor by Elinor Lipman.

Dennis Lehane

Liz enjoyed Small Mercies, a book about school desegregation and mob life in Southie neighborhood of Boston. One of her favorites this year.

Sara Novic

Liz really enjoyed True Biz, a book about a boarding school for deaf students. She learned a lot about ASL and highly recommends it.

Emma Rosenblum

Liz found Bad Summer People to be fine. She thinks she would have appreciated it more during the summer.

Laura Lippman

Liz found Prom Mom to be a quick read, but just okay.

Ashley Poston

Liz picked up Dead Romantics at the library.

Dennis Lehane

Liz also got Small Mercies from the library.

Sara Novic

Liz is excited to read True Biz.

Hugh Walters

Liz thought the first one was so good.

Maggie Shipstead

Liz finished Great Circle in July and found it to be great historical fiction, although long.

Ann Napolitano

Liz loved Hello Beautiful and enjoyed reading it as a beach read.

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Liz really liked 'Daisy Jones & The Six' and wanted to read ahead of watching the show.

Peter J. Carroll

Liz finished that a couple weeks ago!

Όμηρος

Liz, freshman year honors English class helped me navigate The Odyssey with almost daily quizzes.

Peter J. Carroll

Liz enjoyed the article on the daily lives of artists, mentioning Louise Erdrich as a writer.

Yuniey Publication

Liz discovered she went to college with one of the book's editors, which was fun to realize.

Anonymous

Liz is eager audience for problem solving important book issues

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Liz doesn't think The Great Gatsby is a good recommendation.

Mark Royden Winchell

Liz has two Joan Didion books on her nightstand since last December.

Peter J. Carroll

Liz mentions that Malcolm has started categorizing books as 'hard shell' or 'soft shell.'

Lori Marie Carlson

Liz finds the concept of purchasing a membership at Tertulia intriguing due to the benefits, such as book discounts.

Peter J. Carroll

Liz found the book's social aspect lacking and the discovery/exploration part unimpressive

Holly Madison

Liz found Rabbit Hole touching and emotional, making her tear up in the best ways.

Nancy Springer

Liz enjoyed watching Enola Holmes and found it engaging.

Liz mentioned a new museum of children’s literature with immersive rooms created by two former bookstore owners.

Peter J. Carroll

Liz requested a book not available through Interlibrary Loan and mentioned the possibility of buying it.

Peter J. Carroll

Liz enjoys thrilling books that keep her up at night, making it hard for her to sleep.

Peter J. Carroll

Liz enjoyed reading about Rick's adventures and felt inspired to visit Jersey City.

Peter J. Carroll

Liz enjoyed the interview with Michelle Zauner and mentioned another book

Peter J. Carroll

Liz missed this earlier, former Goodreads user, now uses Tertulia.

Robert McCrum

Liz mentions a book titled Year Off in a positive light as a No. 1 Best Seller.

Louise Penny

Liz mentions Louise Penny positively as the author who wrote the No. 1 Best Seller during her Year Off.

Peter J. Carroll

Liz only got 25% of the way in.