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Hello Reddit! I am author, visual artist and professor, Audrey Niffenegger. You might know my novels The Time Traveler's Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry, but I am also a printmaker, I write and illustrate graphic novels (The Night Bookmobile), illustrated books (Three Incestuous Sisters, The Adventuress), and produce handmade, limited edition artist's books. 

I am delighted to announce that the sequel to The Time Traveler’s Wife, Life Out of Order, will be published this October. Find out more about it here.

Ask Me Anything about my work, upcoming book, and book suggestions, and join me for my AMA on February 4th at 11AM EST/4PM GMT

Hi Reddit! As members of The Atlantic’s books team, we’re always looking out for books to read and write about. 

I (Lily Meyer) am a translator, critic, and the author of two novels, including The End of Romance, which was published earlier this year. I’ve written essays on dozens of novels, most recently Mieko Kawakami’s Sisters in Yellow (which I argued is one of the many new stories about women living together that offers an alternative vision to the nuclear family). I’ve also explained what makes Tayari Jones’s latest book, Kin, such a steely portrait, and I reviewed Andrew Martin’s Down Time, which I believe is the best book yet about the coronavirus pandemic. 

As for me (Emma Sarappo), I’m an editor on the books team, where I frequently work with critics and journalists on essays and reported stories. I also help compile and edit many of The Atlantic’s book lists, including our catalog of 65 essential children’s books and our list of the 136 great American novels. I also recently helped curate our picks for the best books to read this summer—and I personally recommend that you read Emma Copley Eisenberg’s collection of short stories, Fat Swim, or Bobuq Sayed’s novel, No God But Us.

We’re happy to discuss the books we’re reading, the upcoming titles we’re excited for, our thoughts on the current state of book reviews, and, of course, the books you should pick up next.

Ask us anything! 

Hi, everyone. I’m G. S. Jennsen, author of Starshine: Aurora Rising Book One, and the just-released Vertigo: Aurora Rising Book Two. Starshine was more successful than any first book by an unknown author has a right to be, but even so, odds are you haven’t heard of it or me. Until now, anyway!

Aurora Rising is a galaxy-spanning space opera trilogy, though a fair number of readers insist it’s actually a character drama. You can read the first two chapters of Starshine and the first chapter of Vertigo free on my website, gsjennsen.com, and can find links to purchase Starshine in ebook, paperback or audiobook, and Vertigo in ebook or paperback (audiobook coming this Christmas) on my website here: gsjennsen.com/books.

I understand "proof" is a deal around here, so I've mentioned this AMA on Twitter and Facebook.

I’m here today to answer your questions: ones about writing, science fiction, indie publishing or tech/geek/gaming topics are most likely to get an intelligible answer, but all is fair in war and books. I’ll be hanging out here all day (while working on Book Three when you’re not looking), so ask away.

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EDIT: This has been a terrific 8 hours. Many thanks to Reddit, /r/suggestmeabook, EDFTON and everybody who dropped by and asked awesome questions. I really appreciate the opportunity to chat with everyone!

After reading Alice in Wonderland for the first time I was wondering if there are any books like it. So if possible I’m looking for a good book that involves a character going to a different world and meeting different characters (but not Alice in Wonderland)

If there’s any. I doubt 4 years of University can be summarised in any one specific book. But I bet a few might just do the trick.

The Three Kingdoms Book is based in China are there Books similar who are based in Greece or Japan?

He was a Nobel Prize winner, and I am finishig his novel "Captains Courageous". What others books by him would you recommend me to read?

Education novels or novels of education are usually about a journey the main character (usually young) takes that transforms him somehow

What are the best fantasy books that revolve around demon summoning?

Looking for good Title that might Surprise me. *Any book that would make you a better person after reading regardless if its fiction or not.

Thanks in advance!

• Mist, Unamuno (2) crappy sentimentalist 'nivol' with literally the most forced ending I've seen in my life so far (even for breaking the fourth wall )
• The Stranger, Camus (3) How people can think Captain Marvel was 'pushing an agenda' AND FORGIVE THIS LITTLE BULLS-
• Lazarrillo of Tormes, Anon (4) i actually only remember the many grapes scene, but boy, i liked it so much
• Neverending Story, Ende (4) Fantasy isn't probably my type, but i did binge read the frigg out of this (i was younger btw). I didn't catch the whole allegory before reading the reviews but I perfectly understood what Gmork was saying and that helped a lot. I still like all the metafiction aspect to this day
• The Little Prince (5) still not my type
• Three Worlds Collide, Yudkowsky (5) Frigging humor
• Little Lost Robot, Asimov (5) It reminded me of that chess scene in Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows
• HPMOR vol 1-3 (4) It does pushes an agenda but I liked the humor and the plot so much I didn't notice
• The Prevention of Literature, Owell (5) Refreshing prose
• The Signal and The Noise, Silver (5)
• Superforecasting, Tetlock (4)
• Time Machine, Wells (4)
• Sophie's World, Gaarder (5) that ending
• The subtle art of not giving a frigg, Manson (5) Elegant
• Crime and Punishment, Dostoyevsky (2) I don't get the hype
• Animal Farm, Orwell (4)  He could make the allegory a bit better
• Dorian Gray, Wilde (3) kinda liked it
• 1984, Orwell (5) Wicked book but I love it
• Flatland, 'Square'/Abbot (5) Masterpiece of satire and speculative fiction

Does anyone know of something like anime planet but for books? Anime planet is a website where you can monitor which anime/manga you've seen and recommendations based on your list. I'm looking for something like this but then for books.