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Book recommendations, Book Riot, Cheryl Strayed, Diana Gabaldon, Goodreads, Imogen Robertson, Women writers
Book Riot is usually a pretty cool hangout for bookish beings. I almost always find something new to peruse, and I like that they support the Girls Write Now charity out of NY. But this weekend’s posts were not all that girl-friendly. At least this one titled 15 Books Famous Authors Give Five Stars on Goodreads.
Sorry Johann Thorsson, but don’t you have any favorite authors that are women? Not one? I really like Gaiman too, but come on.
How about:
Diana Gabaldon
She gives 5 stars to…
1. Claudius the God and His Wife by Robert Graves
2. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
3. Garnethill by Denise Mina
4. The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers
5. Oranges are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
6. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
OR Imogen Robertson
She gives 5 stars to…
6. CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders
7. Pretty by Ahren Warner
8. A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
9. 1776 by David McCullough
10. Broken Harbour by Tana French
11. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
12. Marabou by Jane Yeh
OR MAYBE Cheryl Strayed
She gives 5 stars to…
13. The Mercy Papers by Robin Romm
14. The Burning House by Paul Lisicky
15. Forgotten Country by Catherine Chung
Readers, have a favorite author that rocks book recs (on Goodreads or another platform)? Tell me about it. I love hearing from you.
Bonespark~ 
Hi C.A.
I really didn’t mean for the post to turn out that way. I checked Joyce Carol Oates, Erin Morgenstern and Kelly Link but none of them had given any stars to books, though they had a few unrated in their bookshelves.
You are the second person to point out the error of my ways and I intend to make more of a point to include women authors. Always.
To show you that I’m not just about the guys, here’s a post I wrote about books I really liked by women: http://bookriot.com/2013/05/24/5-magical-books-by-women/
I apologize for just showcasing the dudes in the post, I will strive to include more women in my writing for Bookriot.
Poor guy! I knew you weren’t anti-women. I actually saw the magical books post. It’s just that sometimes, like you said on twitter, it’s everyday sexism. An error of omission. I’m glad you’ll be reading more women. We are all striving to do that this year. Have you seen https://twitter.com/ReadWomen2014?? Great recommendations there.