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...
15.01.2026 15:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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?
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
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25.09.2025 09:04 — 👍 12 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
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!
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!
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#bookrecommendations
18.08.2025 17:03 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The best books on human action
Constantine Sandis shares the 5 best books on human action. Have you read The Bhagavad Gita?
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
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21.08.2025 12:56 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The best cultural anthologies in speculative fiction
Eugen Bacon shares the 5 best books on cultural anthologies in speculative fiction. Have you read Mothersound?
Sharing some cultural anthologies worth checking out. 😍@sauutiverse.bsky.social , @chineloonwualu.bsky.social , @khadijahqueen.com, @xuetingni.bsky.social
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18.08.2025 07:12 — 👍 15 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 1
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?
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
12.08.2025 12:16 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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!
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04.08.2025 14:21 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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...
02.08.2025 10:00 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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.
23.07.2025 18:44 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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?
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.
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18.07.2025 11:29 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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.
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.
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20.07.2025 11:46 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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?
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...
21.07.2025 09:11 — 👍 17 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 1
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??
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.😁
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10.07.2025 07:06 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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 ✨🦭🌕
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#bookrecommendations #selkies #folklore #fairytale #celticmythology #books #selkiemoon #selkiesummer
14.07.2025 11:16 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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"
Thank you!
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#historicalfiction #favorites
07.07.2025 12:08 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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??
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":
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🪐📚 #neonsciencefiction
24.06.2025 23:23 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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SFF author, triple Hugo award winner (and three times Locus award too), over a million books sold.
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SFF author (Planetfall sequence, Split Worlds series, The Vengeance), audiobook narrator, podcaster, tea drinker. Loves LARP, dressmaking and nerdery. Co-host of the Starship Alexandria podcast. www.linktr.ee/emma_newman
SF fan, writer etc etc. 🏴Author of The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein and Rhetorics of Fantasy. Publishing a book on Joanna Russ's The Female Man with Luna Press in 2026. Pre Order now! Supporter of 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸 Pronouns: Farah/they
Neil Clarke: Editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, The Best Science Fiction of the Year series, and more. Four-time Hugo Award Winner for Best Editor Short Form. Four-time Chesley Award-winning art director.
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