Annie Kiley

Ursula K. Le Guin

Annie would love an invitation to The Lathe of Heaven book club.

Linda Holmes

Annie recommends reading Evvie Drake Starts Over for those who enjoy YA romance, suggesting Sarah Dessen's works like Keeping the Moon for a quick and fun read.

Sarah Dessen

Annie's favorite is Keeping the Moon, part of Sarah Dessen's collection of quick and fun YA romance novels usually set in North Carolina.

Tracy Deonn

Annie has read Legendborn and is interested in reading the next book but needs to reread Legendborn first.

Jane Austen

Annie enjoyed Pride and Prejudice, a timeless classic with memorable characters and witty social commentary.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Annie found The Great Gatsby disappointing, with shallow characters and a bleak portrayal of the American Dream.

Alice Schertle

Annie highly recommends Little Blue Truck for a fun read with positive vibes.

Sherri Duskey Rinker

Annie mentioned Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site as a bedtime story option.

Richard Scarry

Annie referred to Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things that Go in comparison to other books.

Skye Silver, Christiane Engel

Annie mentioned Dump Truck Disco with a cautionary note about a distracting youtube video.

Donald Crews

Annie enjoys the Donald Crews book Freight Train and mentions it has been a favorite since Adam was very little.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie didn't like most of the books she read this year.

Daphne du Maurier

Annie just finished Other Birds. It was a nice read, if not particularly memorable. Recommended for fans of magical realism and quick reads.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie is getting inspired to check out a book mentioned.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie is excited about the books she wants to read from Wake County libraries.

Nora Roberts

Annie is currently reading a romance novel called Chasing Fire and finds it very readable. She would recommend it if you like other Nora Roberts books or Hallmark movies.

Nora Roberts

Annie mentions Nora Roberts books in comparison to Chasing Fire.

Winter & Twigs Notebooks

Annie mentions Hallmark movies in comparison to Chasing Fire.

Susanna Clarke

Annie convinced her book club to read Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell but ended up not liking it and couldn't finish it.

Gary Null

Annie suggests reading a book during a long commute.

Όμηρος

Annie has had a beautiful version of the Iliad on her shelf since high school but has yet to get through it.

Όμηρος

Annie has had a beautiful version of the Odyssey on her shelf since high school but has yet to get through it.

Kim Stanley Robinson

Annie recommends Ministry for the Future as a slightly optimistic scifi take on climate change.

Nick Hornby

Annie mentions re-reading High Fidelity with an unlikable narrator.

Kim Stanley Robinson

Annie enjoys Red Mars so far, describing it as very good.

Markus Zusak

Annie enjoyed the book and hopes everyone did too.

UNH Yas Press

Annie received a YA series with 8 books for her birthday on Jan 11. She can't stop reading and finds it delightful.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Annie really enjoyed The Great Gatsby and highly recommends it to others.

Herman Melville

Annie mentioned Moby Dick in passing during discussions about The Great Gatsby

Morulaganyi Kgasa

Annie enjoys reading YA books as a fun break before diving into more grown-up literature.

Frank Herbert

Annie put down Dune for a while.

Frank Herbert

Annie is really loving Dune, although it's a lot of book for her right now.

Gary Ludwig

Annie aims to complete book club readings before the book clubs meet.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie mentions reading habits before bed and during lunch but struggles to make a habit of it.

Linda Holmes

Annie enjoyed reading Evie Drake Starts Over without feeling like she was slogging through it.

Frank Herbert

Annie plans to use peer pressure to read Dune.

Anne McCaffrey

Annie finds the Pern books by Anne McCaffrey very readable and light.

John Kennedy Toole

Annie is currently reading Confederacy of Dunces.

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Annie is also listening to Wives and Daughters.

Ursula K. Le Guin

Annie considers buying the house to be as cool as Ursula Le Guin.

Tom Clancy

Annie got Clear and Present Danger by Tom Clancy at an airport and really enjoyed it despite not being into violence or suspense.

Dr. Seuss

Annie enjoys reading Dr. Seuss to Adam as it brings her so much joy.

N. K. Jemisin

Annie finds The City We Became to be weird and great.

Mario Giordano

Annie enjoys reading Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions, a delightful mystery novel set in Sicily.

N. K. Jemisin

Annie plans to read The City We Became, a novel that explores the birth of living cities and the fight to save them.

Heather Gudenkauf

Annie is interested in This Is How I Lied, a thrilling mystery novel filled with secrets and lies.

Frank Herbert

Annie plans to read Dune, a classic science fiction novel set in a distant future on a desert planet.

Natalie Jenner

Annie is checking out the Jane Austen Society and thinks it seems fun.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie mentioned that it's her fault for getting distracted and reading another book instead.

Mario Giordano

Annie wished she had started Auntie Poldi, a delightful book.

Jacqueline Winspear

Annie read Maisie Dobbs instead of Auntie Poldi, no regrets.

Estelle Lottie Katz

Annie absolutely loves all of her other work and is eagerly waiting to discuss it after reading.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie is ordering a book for herself and several others as gifts.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie talks about acquiring books at an alarming rate and organizing them haphazardly on shelves.

Jenny Han

Annie enjoyed To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before as a movie but hasn't read the book yet.

Mario Giordano

Annie wants to be added to Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions.

Marissa Meyer

Annie puts The Lunar Chronicles on her list of things to order from the regulator.

Gail Carson Levine

Annie loves _Ella Enchanted_, a retelling of Cinderella by Gail Carson Levine, one of her favorite books for ages.

Ursula K. Le Guin

Annie loves _Lavinia_ by Ursula Le Guin, a unique retelling of parts of the Aeneid from a new perspective, adding depth to the original story.

Marissa Meyer

Annie ordered The Lunar Chronicles and is very excited!

Peter J. Carroll

Annie reads one book at a time and occasionally starts a new one when bored but may not go back to finish the previous one.

N. K. Jemisin

Annie loved The Fifth Season and The Obelisk Gate so much that she bought and read the entire Inheritance trilogy.

N. K. Jemisin

Annie loved The Fifth Season and The Obelisk Gate so much that she bought and read the entire Inheritance trilogy.

N. K. Jemisin

Annie loved The Fifth Season and The Obelisk Gate so much that she bought and read the entire Inheritance trilogy.

N. K. Jemisin

Annie loved The Fifth Season and The Obelisk Gate so much that she bought and read the entire Inheritance trilogy.

Tamora Pierce

Annie loved Song of Lioness books, but found parts a little mature.

Madeleine L'Engle

Annie gives +1 for all the Wrinkle in Time books.

Gail Carson Levine

Annie enjoyed Ella Enchanted.

William Vaughn Moody

Annie mentioned Firebringer, but that might be for a little bit later.

Gary Null

Annie found the book totally unreadable and thought it was funny.

Sally Rooney, Alice Birch, Mark O'Rowe, Lenny Abrahamson

Annie has a copy of Normal People to give away in Durham as they have ended up with two at their house.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie will bring the book in.

J. K. Rowling

Annie enjoyed reading Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith.

Anne McCaffrey

Annie is currently reading Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern by Anne McCaffrey.

Publius Vergilius Maro

Annie plans to read The Aeneid by Virgil translated by Shadi Bartsch next.

Chloe Gong

Annie found the recommended book delightful.

Erik A. Bruun

Annie relates to the tiny local library's collection of transportation kids books, finding them cute but ending up reading them multiple times.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie overhears a librarian explaining cozy mysteries to a woman, describing them as sweet with titles often featuring flowers or food.

T. H. White

Annie is very excited to read The Once and Future King, and it's currently on her nightstand as motivation.

J.R.R. Tolkien

Annie plans to reread all three of the Lord of the Rings books this year.

Frank Herbert

Annie, Kevin warned you that ordering more books will prevent you from finishing Dune.

Tamora Pierce

Annie loves the Song of the Lioness books by Tamora Pierce.

Heather Havrilesky

Annie hated everything about How to Be a Person In the World.

J. K. Rowling

Annie enjoys rereading Harry Potter and finds comfort in the magical world created by J.K. Rowling.

Louise Ross

Annie appreciates the timeless stories written by Jane Austen and often revisits her works.

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Annie occasionally revisits the works of Elizabeth Gaskell and finds them intriguing.

Aaron Rosenberg

Annie remembers reading books by Madeline L’Engle and finds them memorable.

J.R.R. Tolkien

Annie gets lost in the epic world of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien and often returns to it.

Mario Giordano

Annie is only half-way through Auntie Poldi, a mystery she's pretty into. She doesn't want to spoil it by coming to book club today. Sorry to miss out!

Ann Patchett

Annie sort of read The Dutch House by Ann Patchett, getting 100 pages in before switching to The Dogs of Riga. Wavering on whether it's good or boring.

Gill Tavner

Annie loves the 2005 Pride and Predjudice BBC adaptation.

Gill Tavner

Annie mentions Pride and Predjudice as one of her favorite BBC adaptations.

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Annie references North and South as another favorite BBC adaptation.

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Annie also mentions Wives and Daughters as a favorite BBC adaptation.

J.R.R. Tolkien

Annie appreciates The Lord of the Rings films for taking epic fantasy seriously before it was cool.

George R. R. Martin

Annie finds Game of Thrones better than the books she has read and seen.

Ernest Cline

Annie gives a -1 to Ready Player One, marking it as one of her least favorites.

Gail Carson Levine

Annie also lists Ella Enchanted as one of her least favorites.

Max Brooks

Annie finds World War Z terrible.

J.R.R. Tolkien

Annie steadfastly refuses to watch three movies about The Hobbit, calling it a lovely little book.

Richard Bachman

Annie received exceptional service from Elliot who drove The Regulator book to her house during quarantine.

Pamela Druckerman

Annie found Bringing Up Bebe sort of interesting but realized she doesn't want to read parenting books.

Amor Towles

Annie is currently reading A Gentleman in Moscow for recovery and is enjoying it a lot.

J. K. Rowling

Annie loved The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling) and highly recommends it as a British PI mystery series.

Ian Rankin

Annie didn't love Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin enough to continue with the series.

Ursula K. Le Guin

Annie thought A Wizard of Earthsea was okay.

Sebastien De Castell

Annie just ordered Traitor’s Blade after seeing a friend reading it.

N. K. Jemisin

Annie accidentally bought The Inheritance Trilogy as one super-thick book instead of a box set. It caused an issue at airport security.

J.R.R. Tolkien

Annie mentioned accidentally buying all The Lord of the Rings books bound together while sharing her experience with the TSA guy.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie is looking for escapist novels to send to her sister recovering from surgery. Genre preferences include romance or romance-adjacent, avoiding medical themes.

Georgette Heyer

Annie mentioned that she can't find her contract.

Markus Zusak

Annie mentioned she has 8 books.

Ralph Ellison

Annie never opened 'Invisible Man' even though she put it next to her bed for a few months last winter.

J. D. Salinger

Annie enjoyed reading The Catcher in the Rye, finding it captivating and thought-provoking.

George Brant Bridgman

Annie often finds something fun and unexpected when searching because it's a feature, not a bug.

Marissa Meyer

Annie was disappointed that the lunar chronicles were not available, leading to an emotional rollercoaster.

Andy Weir

Annie is excited to join the Hail Mary book club and discuss the chosen book.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie dislikes overdue library books as they make her feel guilty and she is less likely to read them if not excited initially.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Annie loved the symbolism and the glamorous lifestyle depicted in The Great Gatsby.

Jane Austen

Annie found the romance and social commentary in Pride and Prejudice engaging.

Frank Herbert

Annie finally finished Dune.

Jane Austen

Annie accidentally bought a cheap copy of Persuasion with all whitespace removed.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie appreciates all the mentioned books as great.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie is disappointed because the genre mentioned is also her favorite, but she cannot connect due to the emotional response depicted.

J.R.R. Tolkien

Annie usually listens to two books, one for listening and one for reading.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie found the content unprofessional and suspects it may be generated from public domain sources.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie saw one of the ny times articles.

Thomas S. Kuhn

Annie finds the structure challenging and thinks it's the best thing ever.

Emily Henry

Annie prefers beach-read books for a light and relaxing reading experience.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie appreciates being recommended books by Viget.

Chancellor Williams

Annie's current strategy for picking out books involves grabbing one with an interesting looking spine and reading the back at home.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie is organized enough to plan a reading challenge for everyone.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie mentioned the Chapel Hill Library's cool yearly event of making banned book cards out of local artists' art.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Annie enjoyed The Great Gatsby and found it to be a captivating read.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie mentioned The Great Gatsby in comparison to another book.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie felt like an idiot due to the situation described.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie has a copy of a book for someone to borrow.

Peter J. Carroll

Annie mentions a potential opportunity for those in Durham to support the N.C. Women’s Prison Book Project by adding a book to their order at the Regulator.

Elisabetta Dami, David Nel·lo, Larry Keys, Titi Plumederat, Koldo Biguri

Annie is looking for mindless fantasy recommendations.