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SlowRain · 08-08-2010, 06:13 AM

I'm always looking for book recommendations, but most of what I read is pretty mainstream--usually published by the big 6 publishers and gleaned from either the New York Times or The Guardian. Like many on here, I'm not thrilled with the pricing nor the use of DRM by the major publishers. Below is a list of some of my favorite authors and books. Based on this list, what independent books would you recommend.

John le Carré
Graham Greene
Alan Furst
Martin Cruz Smith
Philip Roth
Gore Vidal
Gabriel García Márquez
Peter Carey
Patricia Highsmith
Paul Auster
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg
Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow
The Angels of Russia by Patricia le Roy
Prague by Arthur Phillips
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
Waiting by Ha Jin
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

Thanks. I appreciate any suggestions you may have.

08-08-2010, 06:13 AM	#1
SlowRain Addict Posts: 311 Karma: 9553 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: a Canadian expat in Taiwan Device: HTC 10, Asus Phonepad	Looking for Recommendations for Independent Books I'm always looking for book recommendations, but most of what I read is pretty mainstream--usually published by the big 6 publishers and gleaned from either the New York Times or The Guardian. Like many on here, I'm not thrilled with the pricing nor the use of DRM by the major publishers. Below is a list of some of my favorite authors and books. Based on this list, what independent books would you recommend. John le Carré Graham Greene Alan Furst Martin Cruz Smith Philip Roth Gore Vidal Gabriel García Márquez Peter Carey Patricia Highsmith Paul Auster The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow The Angels of Russia by Patricia le Roy Prague by Arthur Phillips Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood Waiting by Ha Jin Bel Canto by Ann Patchett Thanks. I appreciate any suggestions you may have. Last edited by SlowRain; 08-08-2010 at 10:10 AM.