A few months ago, I read a post by Mae Clair on Story Empire about her experience with a book discovery platform called Shepherd.com. I checked it out, and now there is a page on the site with five book recommendations from me.
The Best Novels That Give Reality a Supernatural Twist
Like Mae, I received an email from Shepherd’s founder Ben Fox through the Contact form on my blog. Because of Mae’s favourable experience, I decided to contribute a list of recommended books on a theme similar to that of my novel The Friendship of Mortals, namely, the intrusion of the supernatural into real life.
The folks at Shepherd were great to work with. They created a beautiful page with my recommendations. The link is above, or you can find it HERE. The hardest part for me (but it was fun too!) was deciding on a theme and finding five books I’ve read that belong there. I can easily think of other themes and lists, so may contribute again.
Best of all, the service is completely free. Based on my experiences, I recommend it to fellow authors.
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I’ve been favorably impressed with the site. I really need to get serious about submitting.
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The more contributions, the better!
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Yes, I will be checking this out, as it looks good…
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The Golem and the Jinni is a favorite of mine. There is now a sequel, called The Hidden Palace – also wonderful.
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I plan to read that one too.
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I see The Little Stranger on your list. I think you’d love it!
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I did, in an uneasy way. The idea is you’ve read all the books you recommend, so I scrolled through my Goodreads books to pick these.
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OH, oops, I misread what you wrote. I thought it said recommendations “for you” instead of “from you.” (How embarrassing!)
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That’s OK, Priscilla. It’s easy to miss a detail or two.
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I joined as well, Audrey, and I’ll share my recommendations in November when my marathon tour is over. They were wonderful to work with and I have high hopes for the site! So professional! Congrats.
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Yes, very professional. I’ll look forward to your recommendations.
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I’m so glad to hear you took advantage of all Shepherd has to offer, Audrey. Congratulations on your page. I’m off to check it out now!
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Thanks, Mae! And thanks also for your post about Shepherd!
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A fun new discovery.
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I’m impressed by both the style and substance of their approach to book recommendations.
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I’ve heard good things about this site and plan to join. Your page looks great! I’ve read Little Stranger and thought it was well done.
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Thanks, Darlene. Even though most of us have tottering TBR piles, it’s hard to resist a site that recommends books so well!
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I really, really like Shepherd. It feels like you are browsing in a bookstore. Now, off to check out your recommendations! 🙂
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Thanks, Berthold!
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Hi Audrey, it is great to know you’ve also had a good experience with this site. I remember this post of Mae’s.
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I can certainly recommend it to anyone that reads and reviews a lot of books.
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Wow, this sounds interesting! I’m definitely intrigued.
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Mae’s post covers many of the details. My impression is they welcome creativity in thinking up themes, so there’s lots of opportunity to find books you’ve read that have something in common.
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