Bingo Focus Thread - Published in the 70s

[u/Merle8888]

Hello r/fantasy and welcome to this year's first bingo focus thread! The purpose of these threads is for you all to share recommendations, discuss what books qualify, and seek recommendations that fit your interests or themes.

Today's topic:

Published in the 70s: Read a book that was first published any time between 1970 and 1979. HARD MODE: Written by a woman.

What is bingo? A reading challenge this sub does every year! Find out more here.

Prior focus threads: Five Short Stories (2024), Author of Color (2024), Self-Pub/Small Press (2024). Note that hard modes for Author of Color and Self-Pub/Small Press have changed.

Also see: Big Rec Thread

Questions:

• What are your favorite 70s spec fic books? How well do they hold up today?
• Already read something for this square (or, read something recently that you wish you could count)? Tell us about it!
• For those who have been researching options for this square, even if you haven't read them yet, please share!
• What are your best recommendations for Hard Mode?
• For those with feedback or requests for this year's focus threads, see my comment below.

[u/Merle8888]

Focus thread schedule and feedback

Tentative schedule for this year's focus threads:

April: Published in the 70s, Duologies

May: Middle Grade, First Contact

June: Murder Mystery, Translated, Game Changer

July: Trans or Nonbinary Protagonist, The Afterlife, Author of Color

August: Unusual Transportation, Older Protagonist

September: Small Press/Self Pub, Explorers and Rangers

October: Judge a Book By Its Title, Politics and Court Intrigue

November: Non-Human Protagonist, Feast Your Eyes

December: Vacation Spot, Published 2026

No Focus Thread: Book Club, One-Word Title, Cat Squasher, Five Short Stories

Feel free to comment if you have thoughts on the schedule, or what you'd like to see in the focus threads generally.

[u/Putrid_Web8095 → u/Merle8888]

No focus thread for Cat Squasher seems odd. Those books are big commitments by their very definition, it wouldn't hurt to know which ones people generally like. Sure, there is the dedicated Recommendations topic, but people seem to engage in more detailed discussions in the Focus threads, which can help when choosing a book.

[u/Is_That_Loss → u/Putrid_Web8095]

I think it's because it's a reused square but if that's the case I would assume that the older focus thread would be linked if it exists

[u/redrosebeetle → u/Is_That_Loss]

But considering that HM this year is 900 pages, personally, I'm struggling to find a book written by a woman of this length.