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I'll return the favor--one of my top reads of 2024 was without question your miniseries, Imp. My reading this year has been ATROCIOUS but Imp pulled me in (too soon???).

But you know that story already so I'll also shout out Shaina Read's Light's Out series. These have been impeccable, each and every one. And I don't read horror, normally--these have given me a taste that is both gripping and authentically horror.

Thanks for a great year SE, both of writing, and of reading, and of this great Fiction Community!

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Love this - I absolutely need to catch up with Shaina's series!! 🔥

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thank you for the mention and for your generosity and grace all over this corner of the internet. I will shout out Bridget Riley’s Beasts of the Field, which I absolutely adore!

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I'm definitely due for a binge of Beasts of the Field now that it's done!

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Some great recommendations thank you. I've downloaded Red Rabbit and I'm looking forward to reading it in 2025. Recommendation wise, I really enjoyed The Dark Side of the Sky by Francesco Dimitri.

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Thank you for that recommendation, FranB! Excited to check it out!

I hope you enjoy Red Rabbit. It's a wild ride but I had a lot of fun with it!

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In the great slush pile of Substack, it's somewhat astonishing that I'd also read most of the short stories that were your favorites for the year.

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Great minds read alike? 😁

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Your work here is so inspirational. Keep it up!

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Thank you, Vince! Happy New Year! 🎉

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S.E. how do you find enough minutes in the hour or hours in a day?

As far as recommended-

Tana French- The Searcher and The Hunter. Also The Likeness

Louise Erdrich- The Night Watchman (Pulitzer), The Master Butchers Singing Club, The Round House

Brianna Labuskes- The Librarian of Burned Books and The Lost Book of Bonn.

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Thank you for the fabulous recommendations, Frank!! I actually just received The Hunter after waiting for the paperback preorder and I'm SO excited to jump back into Tana French's vision of the world.

Happy New Year!! 🎉

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Wow, talk about ending the year on a high note! Thank you so much for reading and sharing my story, it means quite a lot to me. I'm not doing a recap post or anything, but I will say that authors Nick Winney and Jack Nagy (both in my recommended substacks) have blown me away time and time again this year.

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thanks so much for the mentioned! I'm so honored white flag stuck with you. cheers, and happy new year!!!

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Thank you so much for the mention! I’m very honored!

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