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You know those giant books that people like to pretend they have read? Well, I actually read them, and then I write about them at https://doorstopnovels.blogspot.com/

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Door Stop Novels @doorstopnovels.bsky.social · Dec 28

The DSN Best Books of 2024 for fiction, nonfiction, historical fiction, science fiction, and young adult fiction @ahylton26.bsky.social @jeffzentner.bsky.social @brittany001.bsky.social

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DSN of the Week: The Antidote by Karen Russell #historicalfiction doorstopnovels.blogspot.com/2025/10/hist...

Historical Fiction: The Antidote by Karen Russell

Karen Russell's The Antidote has garnered a good amount of attention for tackling what life was like during the Dust Bowl in the U.S, as we...

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Latest book haul #amreading

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DSN of the Week: Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende doorstopnovels.blogspot.com/2025/10/clas...

Classic Fiction: Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende

Continuing my journey through the books of Isabel Allende, today's post is all about Portrait in Sepia , which for me will close out the aut...

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DSN Lineup for the Month of October

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Latest book haul #amreading

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Just wanted to comment as a real account 😆Wuv ya! - SpaceCoyote

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DSN of the Week: Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson #middlegrade doorstopnovels.blogspot.com/2025/09/youn...

Young Adult Fiction: Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson

Author Tiffany D. Jackson is no stranger to the YA genre, so I was interested to see what happens when she writes a mystery and suspense nov...

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DSN of the Week: Park Avenue by Renee Ahdieh doorstopnovels.blogspot.com/2025/09/cont...

Contemporary Fiction: Park Avenue by Renée Ahdieh

The debut adult novel of author Renée Ahdieh has been compared to both Crazy Rich Asians and Succession . With the focus of the story being...

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Door Stop Novels @doorstopnovels.bsky.social · Sep 12

DSN of the Week: Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams #nonfiction doorstopnovels.blogspot.com/2025/09/nonf...

Nonfiction: Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Interestingly enough, I found out about this book through a post on Facebook. Given what Sarah Wynn-Williams' Careless People is about, I h...

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Door Stop Novels @doorstopnovels.bsky.social · Sep 5

DSN of the Week: My Friends by Fredrik Backman doorstopnovels.blogspot.com/2025/09/cont...

Contemporary Fiction: My Friends by Fredrik Backman

Author Fredrik Backman is possibly most well-known for A Man Called Ove , which is one of those books I recommended to my mother, and now sh...

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Door Stop Novels @doorstopnovels.bsky.social · Sep 4

DSN Lineup for the Month of September

Door Stop Novels @doorstopnovels.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thanks to @barnesandnoble.com for the ‘Blind Date with a Book’

Door Stop Novels @doorstopnovels.bsky.social · Aug 29

DSN of the Week: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid #historicalfiction doorstopnovels.blogspot.com/2025/08/hist...

Door Stop Novels @doorstopnovels.bsky.social · Aug 22

DSN of the Week: Audre & Bash Are Just Friends by Tia Williams @tiawilliams.bsky.social #yafiction doorstopnovels.blogspot.com/2025/08/youn...

Young Adult Fiction: Audre & Bash Are Just Friends by Tia Williams

Author Tia Williams is perhaps more well-known for her adult romance books, such as Seven Days in June . When I learned that a character fro...

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Door Stop Novels @doorstopnovels.bsky.social · Aug 15

DSN of the Week: Infinite Archive by Mur Lafferty #scifi #sciencefiction doorstopnovels.blogspot.com/2025/08/scie...

Science Fiction: Infinite Archive by Mur Lafferty

As the third installment of The Midsolar Murders , Infinite Archive continues Mur Lafferty's story that follows Mallory Viridian, a human a...

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Door Stop Novels @doorstopnovels.bsky.social · Aug 12

Latest book haul #amreading

Door Stop Novels @doorstopnovels.bsky.social · Aug 8

DSN of the Week: The Dark Maestro by Brendan Slocumb doorstopnovels.blogspot.com/2025/08/cont...

Contemporary Fiction: The Dark Maestro by Brendan Slocumb

In 2023, I absolutely fell in love with Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb, so of course, I did not hesitate to pick up his latest nove...

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Door Stop Novels @doorstopnovels.bsky.social · Aug 1

DSN of the Week: My Name Is Emilia del Valle by Isabel Allende #HistoricalFiction doorstopnovels.blogspot.com/2025/08/hist...

Historical Fiction: My Name Is Emilia del Valle by Isabel Allende

After seeing the title of Isabel Allende's latest book, my curiosity was immediately piqued, as it appeared the novel would be tied to a pre...

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Door Stop Novels @doorstopnovels.bsky.social · Jul 31

DSN Lineup for the Month of August

Door Stop Novels @doorstopnovels.bsky.social · Jul 25

DSN of the Week: Searches by Vauhini Vara #nonfiction doorstopnovels.blogspot.com/2025/07/nonf...

Nonfiction: Searches by Vauhini Vara

If there is one topic that is currently nearly impossible to escape from, it is the discussion around artificial intelligence. Vauhini Vara'...

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Door Stop Novels @doorstopnovels.bsky.social · Jul 18

DSN of the Week: The Imagined Life by Andrew Porter @andrewporter01.bsky.social doorstopnovels.blogspot.com/2025/07/cont...

Contemporary Fiction: The Imagined Life by Andrew Porter

Author Andrew Porter was one of the many writers featured at this year's San Antonio Book Festival, and I was fortunate to be able to hear h...

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Door Stop Novels @doorstopnovels.bsky.social · Jul 13

Latest book haul #amreading

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RYΛNN WΞLLΞR 🔜 #TwitchCon @theonlyryann.bsky.social · Jul 11

A good reminder for all creators:

Numbers will go up & down, don’t let them ever define you as a person.

Hustle, put in that hard work, do what you can to grab those ladder rungs of success!

Just never let a number dictate how you view yourself…you’re awesome, never forget that.

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Door Stop Novels @doorstopnovels.bsky.social · Jul 11

DSN of the Week: Tequila Wars by Ted Genoways @genoways.bsky.social #nonfiction doorstopnovels.blogspot.com/2025/07/nonf...

Nonfiction: Tequila Wars by Ted Genoways

Growing up, there was a period of my life, about nine years or so, when my father owned and operated a liquor store. Having bartended in his...

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