#paperbackbooks

Paperbacks by late Scottish SF author Iain M. Banks (1954-2013)

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Like The Syndic, I picked this up (thrift store, I think) hoping for dumb trash, a nice Mad Max ripoff, as I'd seen a bunch of those around second hand shops (endworld, deathlands, etc). What I got instead was a brutal, uncompromising, empathic, and thoughtful piece of eco-fiction that grappled fearlessly with sexual violence and the fallout of trauma. I've since learned that I love spec fic by 70s & 80s lesbians, due to an evocative deployment of romance novel techniques (often bordering on slashfic) in violent SFF frameworks. This one flashes some trash fiction ultra-violence early, then pivots to a slow-burn character study, and a very grounded survival story. The ambiguous non-ending and denial of catharsis was a quality I would later come to love in the work of Yarbro's contemporary, CJ Cherryh. False Dawn is pretty underrated, like Yarbro is generally. This book is an all-timer imo. Walking Dead eat your heart out.

“Ignite, my love. Ignite.” -Tahereh Mafi, Ignite Me •————————————————————————————• Is anyone else psyched we’re getting a Warner novella?! I guess I really need to read Imagine Me, I’ve been putting it off 😅 •————————————————————————————• #shatterme #taherehmafi #yalit #yabooks #bookcart #booksandcandles #bookish #bookishlife #booksbooksbooks #beautifulbooks #paperbackbooks #hardcoverbooks #readersofinstagram #booknerd #bookworm #booklove #booklover #readersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CR-GNJML9Gd/?utm_medium=tumblr

Bob Pepper cover art for the DAW Books 1984 edition of Philip K. Dick’s “A Scanner Darkly.” . #bobpepper #philipkdick #ascannerdarkly #scifiart #paperbackbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/B_s4wx1FagK/?igshid=ssm8lxapwk1c

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💬 Hardcovers, paperbacks, audiobooks or ebooks? . I always find this hard to answer because I find each one perfect in their own way. I read all of them and love them all equally. . The Last Time I Saw You by @livconstantine2 is coming out in paperback on May 5th with a shiny new look! 🤩 Have you read this yet? It sounds like a must-read for sure! Thanks to @harpercollins for gifting me this copy! . . . ✩ SUMMARY ⇣ Dr. Kate English has it all. Not only is she the heiress to a large fortune; she has a gorgeous husband and daughter, a high-flying career, and a beautiful home anyone would envy. But all that changes the night Kate’s mother, Lily, is found dead, brutally murdered in her own home. Heartbroken and distraught, Kate reaches out to her estranged best friend, Blaire Barrington, who rushes to her side for the funeral, where the years of distance between them are forgotten in a moment. That evening, Kate’s grief turns to horror when she receives an anonymous text: You think you’re sad now, just wait. By the time I’m finished with you, you’ll wish you had been buried today. More than ever, Kate needs her old friend’s help. Once Blaire decides to take the investigation into her own hands, it becomes clear that all is not as it seems in Baltimore high society. As infidelity, lies, and betrayals come to light, and tensions rise to a boiling point, she begins to alienate Kate’s friends and relatives with her relentless, accusatory questions, as she tries to find Lily’s killer. The murderer could be anyone—friend, neighbor, loved one. But whoever it is, it’s clear that Kate is next on their list. . . In The Last Time I Saw You, Liv Constantine takes the lightning pace of The Last Mrs. Parrish and raises the stakes, creating an exquisitely tension-filled and absorbing tale of psychological suspense in which innocent lives—and one woman’s sanity—hang in the balance. . . . ✩ HASHTAGS ⇣ #lasttimeisawyou #livconstantine #paperbackbooks #aquietmoment #livelifebeautifully #booksofig #momentsofmine #pocketofmyhome #showusyourhygge #blissfulday #stillography #booksharks #bibliofeature #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #cozyvibes #onmybed #readersofig https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Qs7XtHRtl/?igshid=adwajf38ohfc

Time to spread some paperback love! If you could read only one from this #shelfie, which one would you pick? . I haven’t read any of these yet! Personally I’m mostly drawn to illuminae and Shadow and Bone, because there is so much hype around them! . . . #paperback #paperbacks #paperbackbooks #bookbattle #shelfie #shelfiesunday #paperbacklove #bookcase #yalit #yafantasy #yabooks #bookstagram #fantasybooks #bookspines #illuminae #shadowandbone https://www.instagram.com/p/B8HdTnDAPKP/?igshid=d299hzh2z4c