Best of lists

[Anonymous]

If you read across multiple genres (and even if you don't) I've love to know what you'd recommend in the following - title, author and any comments

Cozy Crime
Autobiography
Historical Fiction
YA fiction
Fantasy / Science Fiction
Modern literary fiction

Some of mine would be

Anthony Horowitz's Magpie Murders - hilariously funny and twisty
Michael J. Fox's autobiographies - well written and with real insights into his life as well as the rest of Hollywood
Shadow on the Mountain by Margi Preus (historical fiction / YA) - gripping
The Hunger Games series -

[Anonymous]

These are my favorite cozy mystery series:
Louise Penny- Inspector Armand Garmage series
Ann Cleeves- Shetland series
MC Beaton- Constable Hamish MacBeth series

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Cozy Crime
Autobiography
Historical Fiction
YA fiction
Fantasy / Science Fiction
Modern literary fiction

Cozy Crime -- I don't even know what this is and I have a grad degree in fiction writing
Autobiography -- It's more memoir, but Speak, Memory (Nabokov)
Historical Fiction -- Shadow Country (Matthiessen)
YA Fiction -- The Hate U Give (Thomas)
Fantasy/Sci Fi -- Fantasy: The Mists of Avalon (Zimmer Bradley) and Sci FI: Never Let Me Go (Ishiguro)
Modern Literary Fiction -- The Tsar of Love and Techno (Marra) and Olive Kitteridge (Strout)

[Anonymous]

Cozy crime/cozy mysteries:
- Peg and Rose (series) by Lauren Berenson
- Maine Clambake series by Barbara Ross (first book is "Clammed Up")
- there's a brewery series by Ellie Alexander that I enjoy, although I have to space them out or I start to lose interest
- Mother Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon ... not strictly a cozy but in the same ballpark
- Cheese Shop Mysteries by Korina Moss (book one is Cheddar Off Dead)

YA fiction
- the 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
- Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angelline Boulley
- Liar's Beach by Katie Cotugno
- I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepsys
- When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord

Fantasy / Science Fiction
- Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier (This is a YA actually; it's excellent)

Modern literary fiction
- James by Percival Everett
- Husbands by Holly Gramazio
- Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
- The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cozy crime/cozy mysteries:
- Peg and Rose (series) by Lauren Berenson
- Maine Clambake series by Barbara Ross (first book is "Clammed Up")
- there's a brewery series by Ellie Alexander that I enjoy, although I have to space them out or I start to lose interest
- Mother Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon ... not strictly a cozy but in the same ballpark
- Cheese Shop Mysteries by Korina Moss (book one is Cheddar Off Dead)

YA fiction
- the 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
- Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angelline Boulley
- Liar's Beach by Katie Cotugno
- I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepsys
- When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord

Fantasy / Science Fiction
- Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier (This is a YA actually; it's excellent)

Modern literary fiction
- James by Percival Everett
- Husbands by Holly Gramazio
- Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
- The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

OP here. Wow what a fantastic list! Thank you for taking the time to put it together, there's lots of books / authors here I've not previously heard of and shall enjoy investigating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Cozy Crime
Autobiography
Historical Fiction
YA fiction
Fantasy / Science Fiction
Modern literary fiction

Cozy Crime -- I don't even know what this is and I have a grad degree in fiction writing
Autobiography -- It's more memoir, but Speak, Memory (Nabokov)
Historical Fiction -- Shadow Country (Matthiessen)
YA Fiction -- The Hate U Give (Thomas)
Fantasy/Sci Fi -- Fantasy: The Mists of Avalon (Zimmer Bradley) and Sci FI: Never Let Me Go (Ishiguro)
Modern Literary Fiction -- The Tsar of Love and Techno (Marra) and Olive Kitteridge (Strout)

Thanks for this great list! Cozy Crime is quite a recent definition, a UK moniker for domestic crime mysteries like some of the Anthony Horowitz books, and probably even Agatha Christie. Crimes that take place in small, domestic settings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These are my favorite cozy mystery series:
Louise Penny- Inspector Armand Garmage series
Ann Cleeves- Shetland series
MC Beaton- Constable Hamish MacBeth series

These are great, especially the Ann cleeves!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cozy crime/cozy mysteries:
- Peg and Rose (series) by Lauren Berenson
- Maine Clambake series by Barbara Ross (first book is "Clammed Up")
- there's a brewery series by Ellie Alexander that I enjoy, although I have to space them out or I start to lose interest
- Mother Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon ... not strictly a cozy but in the same ballpark
- Cheese Shop Mysteries by Korina Moss (book one is Cheddar Off Dead)

YA fiction
- the 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
- Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angelline Boulley
- Liar's Beach by Katie Cotugno
- I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepsys
- When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord

Fantasy / Science Fiction
- Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier (This is a YA actually; it's excellent)

Modern literary fiction
- James by Percival Everett
- Husbands by Holly Gramazio
- Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
- The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

OP here. Wow what a fantastic list! Thank you for taking the time to put it together, there's lots of books / authors here I've not previously heard of and shall enjoy investigating.

I hope you find some you enjoy! I love making book lists.

Also, I just realized I put the 57 Bus under YA fiction, it is actually YA nonfiction and very compelling/well done. I recommend not reading the book description ahead of time ... that was how I read it and it made for a more interesting experience I think.

[Anonymous]

Cosy Crime? The Thursday Murder Club series.