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[close] Select recommendations from readers of Globe Trot, a weekly news resource by journalist Mindy Belz.

[close] Consider a world inhabited by cats and dogs: a society recognizable as our own, but with its eccentricities being the norm, rather than the exception. A world where the charm of Kenneth Grahame’s Wind In the Willows meets the exotic world of Ian Fleming’s Bond. A world where fluffy just got dangerous. These are the Velvet Paw of Asquith Novels, also known as the Dooven Books: welcome to the genre of New Fable.

[close] This group celebrates adult Scifi & future-focused Fiction - written by women and nonbinary authors - mostly 21st century with a smattering of classics ★彡 ON HIATUS SINCE 2023, but our group bookshelf of over 1000+ titles remains open ミ★ **Note: New member requests will only be reviewed monthly. We only accept those who have a public profile and answer our mandatory question. Authors are welcome, but self-promotion is not permitted Visit our sister group, Worlds Beyond the Margins, which celebrates adult SFF/H that promotes diversity and inclusion.

[close] The theme of Women of the World (WOW) Book Club is adaptly: WOMEN! We are a group of readers who gather once a month to share discussions on any book written by women of color. Due to COVID-19, we are meeting online. Please email me at katherinezavala@gmail.com if you would like to join this book group