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Book DNA (formally Shepherd) @bookdna.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Soon, Shepherd.com is moving to BookDNA.com (same site, new name). The site itself is not changing. Your account, data, and experience will remain exactly the same. Only the name and URL are changing. Learn more here -> support.shepherd.com/hc/en-us/art...

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Colin the Copywriter @colinthecopywriter.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

In which I briefly discuss the science fiction murder mystery genre, offer up 5 books that I think provide some of its pleasures and thus hint at why I wrote a SFMM myself with Exo. Thanks, @shepherdbooks.bsky.social @zenoagency.bsky.social @diversionbooks.bsky.social shepherd.com/best-books/s...

The best science fiction murder mysteries

Colin Brush shares the 5 best books on science fiction murder mysteries. Have you read Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency?

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

I’ll start with my 2024 @shepherdbooks.bsky.social piece “The best books for folks who are frustrated by but still love America,” a lens that has, shall we say, not become less important: shepherd.com/best-books/f...

The best books for folks who are frustrated by but still love America

Ben Railton shares the 5 best books on folks who are frustrated by but still love America. Have you read The Marrow of Tradition?

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Kelly Jarvis @kellyjarviswriter.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Can I choose my top 3 books of the year? No. Can I choose my top 3 books of the year filled with ocean folklore? No. But, can I choose my top 3 books of the year filled with ocean folklore and written by Australian authors? Why yes! Yes, I can! shepherd.com/bboy/2024/f/... #bookrecommendations

Want to know Kelly Jarvis' Top 3 Books of 2024?

Kelly's top 3 reads of 2024 include Upon a Starlit Tide and two other amazing books. Discover what makes these books unmissable!

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Constantine Sandis @csandis.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

It's publication day for the paperback of my @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social book 'From Action to Ethics' (@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social) I introduce the book, along with my favourite non-academic books on human action in this piece I wrote for @shepherdbooks.bsky.social shepherd.com/best-books/h...

The best books on human action

Constantine Sandis shares the 5 best books on human action. Have you read The Bhagavad Gita?

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Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Any of these titles familiar to you? shepherd.com/best-books/w...

The best war fiction books that are about much more than war

Dave Mason shares the 5 best books on war fiction books that are about much more than war. Have you read Johnny Got His Gun?

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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Sharing some Afrocentric futuristic books I've enjoyed. 😍@wtalabi.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social, @miltonmvmedia.bsky.social , @atthisarts.com shepherd.com/best-books/a...

The best Afrofuturistic books in speculative fiction

Eugen Bacon shares the 5 best books on Afrofuturistic books in speculative fiction. Have you read Songs for the Shadows?

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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Sharing some cultural anthologies worth checking out. 😍@sauutiverse.bsky.social , @chineloonwualu.bsky.social , @khadijahqueen.com, @xuetingni.bsky.social shepherd.com/best-books/c...

The best cultural anthologies in speculative fiction

Eugen Bacon shares the 5 best books on cultural anthologies in speculative fiction. Have you read Mothersound?

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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

My favorite middle grade dragon books is up on Shepherd.com shepherd.com/best-books/m...

The best middle grade dragon books

Lois Wickstrom shares the 5 best books on middle grade dragon books. Have you read The Dragonriders of Pern?

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Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth." Albert Camus @shepherdbooks.bsky.social shepherd.com/best-books/w...

The best war fiction books that are about much more than war

Dave Mason shares the 5 best books on war fiction books that are about much more than war. Have you read Johnny Got His Gun?

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David Clensy @davidclensy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

With my new novel, For Those in Peril, recently released, I was delighted to give Shepherd.com my top five naval thrillers. Here’s my list. It’ll be interesting to hear which ones you would have added: shepherd.com/best-books/w... @shepherdbooks.bsky.social #books

The best World War 2 naval thrillers

David Clensy shares the 5 best books on World War 2 naval thrillers. Have you read The Cruel Sea?

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Frank Schaeffer @frankschaeffer.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Cool new website to help you find books to read! shepherd.com/best-books/e...

The most eye-opening books exposing the dark side of evangelical power and religious extremism

Frank Schaeffer shares the 5 best books on exposing the dark side of evangelical power and religious extremism. Have you read The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory?

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Which trauma-informed #fairytales by @julietmarillier.bsky.social , @acwise.bsky.social , @kellinthewoods.bsky.social , #RobinMcKinkey, & #MariaDeblassie did I choose & why do I love them? Check it out on shepherd.com! shepherd.com/best-books/t...

Book DNA (formally Shepherd) @bookdna.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Shepherd's new bookshelves are live! Woohoo! We've been working on these a long time and excited to show them to you -> build.shepherd.com/p/launch-par...

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Douglas Phillips @dpscifi.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Want to find your next read? Try shepherd.com Create an account, then click on My Book DNA to pick your three favorite books. Now search on a topic or genre and you'll get customized recommendations that match your tastes. Typically, you'll see lesser-known books that other people LOVE.

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Andrew Bowie @andrewbowie.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

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The best books to show why so much modern philosophy fails to make real sense of the world

Andrew Bowie shares the 5 best books on why so much modern philosophy fails to make real sense of the world. Have you read The Quest for Certainty?

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K. R. Wilson 🇨🇦 @krwbooks.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

I had a lot of fun putting together this list of five deeply weird historical novels for the book recommendation site @Shepherdbooks.bsky.social. Take a look. It’s a quick read, and there are some doozies. shepherd.com/best-books/d...

The best deeply weird historical novels

K.R. Wilson shares the 5 best books on deeply weird historical novels. Have you read Gravity's Rainbow?

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Martin Kearns @martinkearns.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

I can’t recommend Shepherd enough for readers and authors alike. It’s leagues above Goodreads in its execution and a fantastic resource for marketing and book recommendations. Browse through and see for yourself. shepherd.com

Shepherd - Explore the books that readers love.

Join the rebellion and meet the indie book platform readers deserve! Meet the books that you will love, not just like. 

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Sai Marie @saimarie.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

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The best fantasy and paranormal books with great queer representation

Molly Ringle shares the 5 best books on fantasy with great queer representation. Have you read The Once and Future Witches?

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Headpress @headpress.com · 21/07/2025

William Burns has picked his best books on #hauntology for @shepherdbooks.bsky.social, including books by @andrewscreenbskys.bsky.social, Howard David Ingham, and @scarredforlife.bsky.social. shepherd.com/best-books/h...

The best books on hauntology, folk horror, and all things wyrd and eerie

William Burns shares the 5 best books on hauntology, folk horror and all things wyrd and eerie. Have you read Scarred For Life?

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Louise Blackwick @louiseblackwick.com · 10/07/2025

My writing was heavily inspired by the Blade Runner aesthetic and the book it was based on ("Do Androids dream of electric sheep"). Also stories like "I have no mouth and I must scream" & "Neuromancer" Reckon you're spot-on about ChatGPT. There's a lot to unpack here.😁 shepherd.com/best-books/i...

The best books that inspired neon science-fiction

Louise Blackwick shares the 5 best books on inspired neon science fiction. Have you read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep??

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Kelly Jarvis @kellyjarviswriter.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Looking for some beach-themed summer reads? Check out my list of “the best selkie stories to sweep you out to sea” posted on Shepherd, a site where books are magic ✨🦭🌕 shepherd.com/best-books/s... #bookrecommendations #selkies #folklore #fairytale #celticmythology #books #selkiemoon #selkiesummer

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Duncan Stone @drcricket.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

A couple of Dan’s overlap with my five fav #cricket #history #books: shepherd.com/best-books/c...

The best cricket histories

Duncan Stone shares the 5 best books on cricket histories. Have you read Beyond a Boundary?

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Tesni Bevan🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇺🇦 @tesnibevan.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Many thanks to Cathy and Ben at Shepherd.com for giving me the opportunity to identify my five favourite books about the home front in WW1. Each of these books was important to my research for Poppies Grow on Broken Ground. #BookSky #Writers #Authors shepherd.com/best-books/t...

The best books on the home front, the war front, and life as a POW during World War One

Tesni Bevan shares the 5 best books on the home front, the war front and, on life as a PoW during World War One. Have you read Fighting on the Home Front?

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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

My three favorite books of 2024 - with @profmsinha.bsky.social Chad Pearson, and Jayne Anne Phillips shepherd.com/bboy/2024/f/...

Want to know Celeste Headlee's Top 3 Books of 2024?

Celeste's top 3 reads of 2024 include The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920 and two other amazing books. Discover what makes these books unmissable!

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Dave Mason Writes @davemasonwrites.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Thank you! shepherd.com/bboy/2024/f/... #historicalfiction #favorites

Screen grab from shepherd.com showing Dave Mason's Between the Clouds and the River among historical fiction author Patrick Larsimont's "3 favorite reads in 2024"

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Louise Blackwick @louiseblackwick.com · 25/06/2025

Bladerunner was a huge inspiration! Biggest themes I explored were: AI vs consciousness, Algorithm-run societies, ideology vs identity, escapism, motherhood. Btw these are the books that inspired this new subgenre I call "Neon Science-Fiction": shepherd.com/best-books/i... 🪐📚 #neonsciencefiction

The best books that inspired neon science-fiction

Louise Blackwick shares the 5 best books on inspired neon science fiction. Have you read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep??

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Constantine Sandis @csandis.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Very pleased to see my new book on Wittgenstein make this @shepherdbooks.bsky.social‬ list of books on ‘Escapes and Returns to an Uncertain Future’ shepherd.com/best-books/e...

The best books about escapes and returns to an uncertain future

Hardy Hanappi shares the 5 best books on escapes and returns to an uncertain future. Have you read Helgoland?

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🇨🇦 @valehn.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Another source for you to learn Iranian history if you are so interested in meddling in my country shepherd.com/book/iran-be...

Why read Iran Between Two Revolutions?

Discover why Iran Between Two Revolutions by Ervand Abrahamian is such a great book to read.

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Darlene Marshall 🦜🏴‍☠️💙📚 @darlenemarshall.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

#Booksky Shepherd books helps you find what you like, and now they list series in order, too: shepherd.com/books-in-ord...

All 4 High Seas Books In Order at Shepherd

The latest High Seas book is What the Parrot Saw and was published in 2018. There are 4 books in the High Seas series.

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Fiona Forsyth @fionawriter.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

If you haven’t come across Ben Fox and shepherd.com, fellow #authors, this discussion may be useful: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxgj...

Basic Book Marketing (a place for authors to start).

YouTube video by Benjamin Fox

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Sara Martín @saramartin.eurosky.social · 22/06/2025

Thank you for your comments and suggestions! If you don't wish to read Albright's book, but are interested in fascism, here are lost of alternatives: scuppernongbooks.com/antifascist-... shepherd.com/best-books/t... www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/a... www.penguinrandomhouse.com/the-read-dow...

Anti Fascist Books

Books shelved as anti-fascist: 1984 by George Orwell, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder, The Handmaid's Tale by Mar...

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Christopher Phillips, PhD @christopherwonders.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

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Want to know Christopher Phillips' Top 3 Books of 2024?

Christopher's top 3 reads of 2024 include The Man Without Qualities and two other amazing books. Discover what makes these books unmissable!

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Maria Schneider @bearmountainbooks.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Love to read found family and love to write it. Here's a list #booksky of some found family books: shepherd.com/best-books/u...

The best urban fantasy books with found family and family shenanigans

Maria Schneider shares the 5 best books on urban fantasy books with found family and shenanigans. Have you read All Gremlins Great & Small?

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Cynthia Platt @cynthiaplatt.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Put together a little list of YA stories told in multiple voices / POVs on #shepherd, which helps promote books in a reader-driven way! shepherd.com/best-books/y...

The best YA books told in multiple points of view

Cynthia Platt shares the 5 best books on YA told in multiple points of view. Have you read Clap When You Land?

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Peter Cawdron @pcawdron.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

What are the best classic science fiction books on First Contact? Check out this list. You might be surprised :) shepherd.com/best-books/c...

The best classic science fiction books on first contact

Peter Cawdron shares the 5 best books on classic science fiction on first contact. Have you read Micromegas?

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Liz Alterman @lizalterman.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Thanks @shepherdbooks.bsky.social for letting me share some of the books that inspired Claire Casey's Had Enough! shepherd.com/best-books/h...

The best books with harried heroines we can’t help but root for

Liz Alterman shares the 5 best books on harried heroines we can’t help but root for. Have you read Heartburn?

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Peter Forbes @heliconiuscydno.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

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Want to know Peter Forbes' Top 3 Books of 2024?

Peter's top 3 reads of 2024 include Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future and two other amazing books. Discover what makes these books unmissable!

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Linda Newbery 📚✍️🌳🐝 🦊🦋📷Ⓥ @lindanewbery.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

To mark the publication of my new novel #TheOneTrueThing, one of whose characters is Meg, a young stonemason, I've enjoyed compiling this list for Shepherd - and re-reading one of my favourites by Sue Gee! shepherd.com/best-books/s... #sculpture #sculptors #stone #stonecarving #woodcarving

The best books that feature sculptors–real or fictional, now or in the past

Linda Newbery shares the 5 best books on sculptors real or fictional past and present. Have you read David?

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Jeremy D Baker @jdbaker11058.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

RED ALERT #booksky 📚💙 people: Father's Day is almost here! The cool cats over at book discovery powerhouse Shepherd.com asked me to put together a list of the best books to gift your dad for Father's Day. 1/2 (link in next) #books #booksworthreading

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Jeremy D Baker @jdbaker11058.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Now, there are all kinds of Book Dads (tm) out there: History Dads, Thriller Dads, Sci-Fi Dads, you name it. So my list runs the gamut. Check it out, find something cool for the Book Dad in your life! 2/2 #booksky💙📚 #readingtime #bestbooks #fathersday shepherd.com/best-books/b...

Shepherd - Explore the books that readers love.

Join the rebellion and meet the indie book platform readers deserve! Meet the books that you will love, not just like. 

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Toni Kirkpatrick @tonimargarita.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

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The best fantasy novels about supernature – magic, alchemy and enchantment

Sam Davey shares the 5 best books on supernature magic, alchemy and enchantment. Have you read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell?

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Polly Farquhar @pollyf.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Real book lists by real people of books written by real people--do you all know the site Shepard. com? shepherd.com/best-books/m...

The best middle-grade books where setting makes the story

Polly Farquhar shares the 5 best books on middle-grade books where setting makes the story. Have you read A Girl's Guide to Love & Magic?

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Chris Bauer @realchrisbauer.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

A great idea: Shepherd.com approached published authors for lists of their most favorite reads. Here's my list of "the best genre books with unique and quirky characters." shepherd.com/best-books/q...

The best genre books with quirky, unique characters

Chris Bauer shares the 5 best books on quirky, unique characters. Have you read Double Whammy?

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Kevin Smokler @weegee.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

In honor of the publication of my new book BREAK THE FRAME: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN FILMMAKERS, I was asked to come up with a list of 5 books about how movies and tv and pop culture move us so. Here it is shepherd.com/best-books/w...

The best books on how movies, music, books and tv shows move us

Kevin Smokler shares the 5 best books on how women created our favorite media entertainment. Have you read Here She Comes Now?

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Nina Munteanu @aliennextdoor.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

#Ecofiction books that make you care and give you hope... #bookstoread #books shepherd.com/best-books/e...

The best eco-fiction books that make you care and give you hope

Nina Munteanu shares the 5 best books on eco-fiction that make you care and give you hope. Have you read The Overstory?

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Nina Munteanu @aliennextdoor.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Ecofiction books that made me think, care and hope... shepherd.com/best-books/e... #ecofiction #hope

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Kevin Smokler @weegee.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

I was asked to compile a short list of books by women writing about movies, books, music and tv, much like my new book BREAK THE FRAME: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN FILMMAKERS. Some Lillian Hellman and Leslie Jamison up ahead shepherd.com/best-books/w...

The best books on how movies, music, books and tv shows move us

Kevin Smokler shares the 5 best books on how women created our favorite media entertainment. Have you read Here She Comes Now?

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

New @shepherdbooks.bsky.social article featuring Aiko Holvikivi out now on BISA! 🎉 'The best books on feminist teaching and learning' inc/ @saradejong.bsky.social @rosalbaicaza.bsky.social & more 🌟 Read now - www.bisa.ac.uk/articles/bes... @oxunipress.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social

The best books on feminist teaching and learning

Aiko Holvikivi gives us her best books on feminist teaching and learning. Published with Shepherd.

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Penny Haw @pennyhaw.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I chose five inspiring, eye-opening works of historical fiction set in Africa for Shepherd and justified my choices here: shepherd.com/best-books/i...