Lexie Garcia

Octavia E. Butler

Lexie recommends the standalone novel Kindred for a great read.

Octavia E. Butler

Lexie suggests the standalone novel Fledgling, with a sci-fi/fantasy twist, perfect for Halloween.

Octavia E. Butler

Lexie is currently reading Fledgling to close out her 2022 goal of reading every novel by Octavia Butler.

T. J. Klune

Lexie just finished House in the Cerulean Sea and enjoyed it a lot.

Ursula K. Le Guin

Lexie's next read after House in the Cerulean Sea is The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin.

Samantha Shannon

Lexie was determinedly working through the Bone Season series but really stalling out on the third book, The Song Rising.

Samantha Shannon

Lexie tried to return to The Song Rising to no avail.

Brandon Sanderson

Lexie is starting Mistborn after switching gears from The Song Rising.

Monique T. D. Truong

Lexie upvoted The Book of Salt.

Michelle Zauner

Lexie loved Crying in H Mart and found it interesting how the author's life and relationship tied into her music.

Shelley Parker-Chan

Lexie started She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan last night and is excited about this queer retelling of the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

Octavia E. Butler

Lexie is still continuing the read-through of everything available in the library by Octavia Butler with the Lilith's Brood series.

Octavia E. Butler

Lexie just finished reading Dawn by Octavia Butler and is now on Adulthood Rites.

Octavia E. Butler

Lexie is currently reading Adulthood Rites and is a big fan of the Lilith's Brood series.

Peter J. Carroll

Lexie found the idea of scrolling through book covers and seeing who has mentioned them compelling.

Colson Whitehead

Lexie is currently reading The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead and is excited about it.

Cadwell Turnbull

Lexie plans to read The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull after finishing The Intuitionist.

Samantha Shannon

Lexie read Priory of the Orange Tree two years ago and is excited about the prequel, placing it on hold now.

Scott Hawkins

Lexie came away with 'The Library at Mount Char' at a white elephant book exchange but wonders if anyone has read it.

Samantha Shannon

Lexie is reading the Mime Order, the second book in the Bone Season series.

Samantha Shannon

Lexie is reading the Mime Order, the second book in the Bone Season series.

William Goldman

Lexie thinks Princess Bride is top tier as both a book and a movie

Becky Chambers

Lexie loved Long way to a Small, Angry Planet, calling it one of her top 5 books ever.

Becky Chambers

Lexie also loved Psalm for the Wild-Built by the same author.

Tochi Onyebuchi

Lexie is currently reading Riot Baby, which she found at a used bookstore and thinks it's good so far.

Dan Simmons

Lexie enjoyed Endymion and would recommend it to others.

Dan Simmons

Lexie was disappointed by Hyperion, expected more from it.

Becky Chambers

Lexie is currently reading The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and enjoying it.

Fonda Lee

Lexie finished reading Jade City and is a big fan of it.

Bridget Collins

Lexie mentions The Binding by Bridget Collins as a gripping read.

Fonda Lee

Lexie is considering reading Jade City next.

Samantha Shannon

Lexie is considering reading A Day of Fallen Night next.

R. Lee Smith

Lexie is currently reading the third in The Scholomance trilogy and has the first two Temeraire books on deck for the trip.

Naomi Novik

Lexie has the first two Temeraire books on deck for the trip.

Nnedi Okorafor

Lexie slipped in Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor on Monday.

Octavia E. Butler

Lexie enjoyed Parable of the Sower and is looking forward to reading Parable of the Talents soon.

J. K. Rowling

Lexie found comfort in re-reading Harry Potter by JK Rowling during the start of the pandemic in March.

Jeanne DuPrau

Lexie's favorite is the first book.

N. K. Jemisin

Lexie really liked The City We Became.

Rivers Solomon

Lexie is listening to An Unkindness of Ghosts.

Donna Tartt

Lexie started reading The Goldfinch and is enjoying it so far.

Naomi Kritzer

Lexie found Little Free Library at a whim. Wants to know if it's recommended.

N. K. Jemisin

Lexie started reading The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin and thinks it's great so far.

Octavia E. Butler

Lexie did a deep dive on Octavia Butler in 2022, reading all of her novels and feeling accomplished with her achievable goal.

Morgan Rogers

Lexie finished Honey Girl and found it not super into light, romantic novels.

Torrey Peters

Lexie found Detransition, Baby compelling and intense at times.

Betty Neels

Lexie just started Lavinia, slow so far but promising.

Octavia E. Butler

Lexie found Parable of the Sower tough to read due to its apocalyptic nature, set in 2024 with an authoritarian leader referencing 'Make America Great Again'.

Micaiah Johnson

Lexie finished The Space Between Worlds on vacation and couldn't put it down.

Mike Thaler

Lexie also enjoyed reading Lagoon during the vacation.

Octavia E. Butler

Lexie started with and enjoyed Patternmaster in the Patternist series.

Sarah H. Meacham

Lexie finds Every Home A Distillery to be the printed version of a dissertation and helpful in falling asleep.

Brandon Sanderson

Lexie wishes The Well of Ascension was available as an alternative to Iron Flame.

Sarah J. Maas

Lexie finished the first book from the Court of Thorns & Roses series, finding it solid but not as enjoyable as her friend did. She plans to bring the next two to VB.

Samantha Shannon

Lexie enjoyed reading A Day of Fallen Night during PTO.

Samantha Shannon

Lexie finished Bone Season by Samantha Shannon.

Becky Chambers

Lexie made good headway on the audiobook Record of A Spaceborn Few by Becky.

Radclyffe Hall

Lexie enjoyed The Well of Loneliness, a quintessential lesbian novel for decades.

Walker A

Lexie read The Color Purple after studying LGBTQ history.

Sarah Waters

Lexie found Tipping the Velvet interesting.

Nancy Garden

Lexie appreciated Annie on My Mind, the first YA novel with a queer-themed plot to have a happy ending.

Rebecca Yarros

Lexie just started Fourth Wing, excited to see where the story goes.

Samantha Shannon

Lexie is looking forward to starting The Bone Season after finishing Fourth Wing.

Sara Douglass

Lexie recommends the Wayfarers series audiobooks for long drives, like the one to Annapolis.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Lexie recommended The Great Gatsby as a must-read classic novel with beautiful prose and compelling characters.

N. K. Jemisin

Peter J. Carroll

Lexie mentioned books in her notes app for personal reference.