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Goodreads Recommends: M Writers!  2022 Edition

Halfway through the alphabet!  See if you can guess which author inspired which recommendations!

All or Nothing by Helena Stone Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Thief by Maurice LeBlanc Aspects by John M. Ford Atomic Robo and the Fightin' Scientists of Tesladyne by Brian Clevinger Atone by J.C. Owens

Baba Yaga's Assistant by Marika McCoola Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield The Book of All Skies by Greg Egan

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse by John Lithgow

The Flames by Sophie Haydock The Flea by John Donne Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: Heidelberg Writings: Journal Publications by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Get It Together by Shelby Rhodes The Girl from the Other Side: Siuil, A Run, Vol. 1 by Nagabe

High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove If Ur Stabby by Kaz Windness

Kiki's Delivery Service, Volume 1 by Hayao Miyazaki The Lady of Shalott by Alfred Tennyson The Lake District Murder by John Bude Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX by Eric Berger Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth

Mamo #1 by Sas Milledge My Last Duchess by Robert Browning My Neighbor Totoro 1 by Hayao Miyazaki

The Original Zot! Book 1 by Scott McCloud The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe Prince and Assassin by Tavia Lark A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Psychiatric Tales by Darryl Cunningham

Queen of the Sea by Dylan Meconis Rarely Pure and Never Simple by Angel Martinez Regi's Huuman by Lyn Gala

San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities by Michael Shellenberger Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare Space Boy Volume 1 by Stephen McCranie The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World by Tyler Cowen A Thousand Ships by Eric Shanower

Unity by Elly Bangs What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture by Ben Horowitz The Word Lover's Dictionary: Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words by Josefa Heifetz The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources by Javier Blas Wormwood Summer by Kai Butler

And now, the M Writers Hall of Fame!

Medley, Linda-9 Marcus, Gideon-8 Matthews, William Henry-8 Marvell, Andrew-7 Meuwissen, Amanda-7 Matsuura, Tokihiko-3 Matsumoto, Nina-3 Maurier, Daphne du-2 McPherson, Danith

Our winners are the creator of Castle Waiting, the editor of Rediscovery: Bolume 2, and the author of Mazes and Labyrinths!

Your thoughts, comments and favoriter M writer?

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Goodreads Recommends: M Writers!  Mark IV

Quick reminder that it's a-ok to reblog these lists!

The 12 Days of Christmas: A Pop-Up Celebration by Robert Sabuda Apex Magazine Issue 80 by Jason Sizemore

Batman: Gates of Gotham by Scott Snyder Batman Special by Mike W. Barr Berlin #3 by Jason Lutes The Briar King by Greg Keyes Broken Branch Falls by Tara Tyler

Comics and Sequential Art by Will Eisner The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham

Den of Thieves by David Chandler Doctor 13: Architecture and Mortality by Brian Azzarello

Fallen Words by Yoshihiro Tatsumi Feed by Mira Grant Forge of Darkness by Steven Erikson

A Game of Thrones: Comic Book Issue 1 by Daniel Abraham Gaspar Ruiz by Joseph Conrad

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Hangman's Holiday: A Collection of Short Mysteries by Dorothy L. Sayers Hellblazer: Original Sins by Jamie Delano

Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant by Kazuto Tatsuta It Was the War of the Trenches by Jacques Tardi

John Dillinger: The Life and Death of America's First Celebrity Criminal by Dary Matera Malice in Maggody by Joan Hess Master Keaton, Vol. 1 by Naoki Urasawa Message to Adolf by Osamu Tezuka Miracleman, Book One: A Dream of Flying by Alan Moore

The New Gods by Jack Kirby Nosatsu Junkie, Volume 1 by Ryoko Fukuyama

Old Testament Theology: Reading the Hebrew Bible as Christian Scripture by R.W.L. Moberly One Coffee With by Margaret Maron Oresama Teacher, Vol. 1 by Izumi Tsubaki Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Power Cues: The Subtle Science of Leading Groups, Persuading Others, and Maximizing Your Personal Impact by Nick Morgan Prince of Foxes by Samuel Shellabarger

The Quiet Coup: A Political Thriller by Rob Lubitz Royal Assassin by Robin Hobbs Run Silent Run Deep by Edward L. Beach

The Scarlet Ibis: The Collection of Wonder by James Hurst The Sea-Hawk by Rafael Sabatini Shadow Games by Glen Cook Silver Diamond, Volume 01: Silver Seed by Shiho Sugiura Sin City, Vol. 1: The Hard Goodbye by Frank Miller Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to the Comic Book Universe by Tim Leong

Tom Strong, Book 1 by Alan Moore Transmetropolitan, Vol. 0: Tales of Human Waste by Warren Ellis

The Vivero Letter by Desmond Bagley The Wake Part One by Scott Snyder The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood Young Lonigan by James T. Farrell

And now, the M Writers Hall of Fame!

Maccabee, Paul Machen, Arthur MacLean, Alistair-2 Mailer, Norman Malmont, Paul Marsh, Ngaio-2 Martin, George R.R.-11

McCloud, Scott McCrumb, Sharyn-3 McCulley, Johnston-2 McCullough, Kelly McDaniel, Lynda McGowan, Bill McGuire, Seanan-2

Melville, Herman-2 Midorikawa, Yuki Miller Jr., Walter M. Minami, Maki-3 Mizuki, Shigeru-23

Montclare, Brandon Moody, Dwight L. Moore, Alan-5 Moore, Clement C. Morris, Jon-2 Morrison, Grant-7 Mowat, Diane

Our winners this time are the authors of Nononba and The Sandkings!

Your thoughts, comments and favorite M Writers?

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Goodreads Recommends: M Writers!  Mark III

Just in case this post is the first time you've seen this series, I'll give a quick explanation.  Goodreads is a book review website that allows you to sort books you've read into "shelves."  You can be as generic or specific as you want in the type of shelf, from "fiction" to "hero marries a redhead."  Then Goodreads uses its somewhat mysterious algorithm to recommend books you might enjoy based on the books you've put on that shelf.  In this case, the seed books are those by authors whose family names or pen names start with the letter "M."  Comments and reblogs on these posts is encouraged.

100% by Paul Pope Barefoot Gen, Volume One: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima by Keiji Nakazawa The Batman Chronicles, Vol. 1 by Bill Finger Battle Angel Alita, Volume 01: Rusty Angel by Yukito Kishiro

Comics and Sequential Art by Will Eisner The Complete Fighter's Handbook by Aaron Allston Creepy Presents: Bernie Wrightson by Bernie Wrightson The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham

The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams Drawing Words and Writing Pictures by Jessica Abel Dungeon Master's Guide Rules Supplement: Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide by Paul Jaquays A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd

Feed by Mira Grant Firefox by Craig Thomas The Fisherman's Wife: The Gospel According to St. Peter's Spouse by Kathleen Glavich Forge of Darkness by Steven Erikson

Gold Pollen and Other Stories by Seiichi Hayashi Global Frequency, Vol. 1: Planet Ablaze by Warren Ellis

The Hedge Knight by Ben Avery Humanize: How People-Centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World by Jamie Notter

It Was the War of the Trenches by Jacques Tardi Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus, Volume One by Jack Kirby John Dillinger: The Life and Death of America's First Celebrity Criminal by Dary Matera

The Lesson of the Master by Henry James The Limit, 1 by Keiko Suenobu

Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist Malice in Maggody by Joan Hess The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey Message to Adolf, Part 1 by Osamu Tezuka Miracleman, Book One: A Dream of Flying by Alan Moore

One Coffee With by Margaret Maron Opus by Satoshi Kon

The Push Man and Other Stories by Yoshihiro Tatsumi Red Robin, Vol. 1: The Grail by Christopher Yost Rest You Merry by Charlotte MacLeod The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire Run Silent Run Deep by Edward L. Beach

Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay The Scarlet Ibis: The Collection of Wonder by James Hurst A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham Sin City, Vol. 1: The Hard Goodbye by Frank Miller Superman: Up, Up, and Away! by Kurt Busiek

Transmetropolitan, Vol. 0: Tales of Human Waste by Warren Ellis The Twelve Days of Christmas by Jan Brett

What I Hate by Roz Chast Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm Wild Grows the Heather in Devon by Michael R. Phillips The Willows by Algernon Blackwood Young Lonigan by James T. Farrell

And now, the Hall of Fame, which is how many times each author on the shelf got cited for a recommendation.  This is more a quantity thing than a quality one.

Maccabee, Paul MacDonald, George Machen, Arthur-2 MacLean, Alistair-2 MacNeal, Susan Elia Mailer, Norman Mangrum, John W.-2 Marciniszyn, Alex Marsh, Ngaio-2 Martin, George R.R.-11 Mase, Motoro

McCloud, Scott-2 McCrumb, Sharyn-3 McGowan, Bill McGuire, Seanan-3

Melville, Herman Millar, Mark Miller, Frank Miller Jr., Walter M. Miyazaki, Hayao-2 Mizuki, Shigeru-11

Mohan, Kim-2 Moody, Dwight L. Moore, Alan-7 Moore, Clement C. Morris, Jon Morrison, Grant-6 Mowat, Diane-2

Tied for first place are the creators of "Sandkings" and "GeGeGe no Kitarou", with the creator of Watchmen in a distant third.

Your thoughts, comments and favorite "M" writers?

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Goodreads Recommends--M Authors!

You know the drill...these are books recommended to me by Goodreads based on books I've read written by authors whose family names start with "M."  Comment, reply, reblog...

Batman: Streets of Gotham, Vol. 1: Hush Money by Paul Dini Battle Angel Alita, Volume 01: Rusty Angel by Yukito Kishiro A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond The Best of the Rejection Collection: 293 Cartoons That Were Too Dumb, Too Dark, or Too Naughty for The New Yorker by Matthew Diffee

Catnap by Carole Nelson Douglas The Cat, the Quilt and the Corpse by Leann Sweeney Change by Ales Kot Comics and Sequential Art by Will Eisner The Complete Book of Elves by Colin McComb A Contract With God and Other Tenement Stories by Will Eisner

Doctor 13: Architecture and Mortality by Brian Azzarello A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd

Feed by Mira Grant Firefox by Craig Thomas The Fisherman's Wife: The Gospel According to St. Peter's Spouse by Kathleen Glavich

Geekomancy by Michael R. Underwood Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow Global Frequency Vol. 1: Planet Ablaze by Warren Ellis

The Isle of Dread by David Zeb Cook Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus, Vol. 1 by Jack Kirby John Dillinger: The Life and Death of America's First Celebrity Criminal by Dary Matera

Land of the Free by William Moss The Last Flight of the Luftwaffe: The Fate of Schulungslehrgang Elbe by Adrian Weir The Limit, 1 by Keiko Suenobu

Malice in Maggody b y Joan Hess Message to Adolf, Part 1 by Osamu Tezuka The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne Miracleman, Book One: A Dream of Flying by Alan Moore Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch by Alice Hegan Rice Murder at the Brightwell by Ashley Weaver

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce One Coffee With by Margaret Maron Opus by Satoshi Kon

Planetary: Crossing Worlds by Warren Ellis Power Cues: The Subtle Science of Leading Groups, Persuading Others, and Maximizing Your Personal Impact by Nick Morgan

Reading Comics by Douglas Wolk Saturn Apartments, Vol. 1 by Hisae Iwaoka Sin City, Vol. 1: The Hard Goodbye by Frank Miller Speak of the Devil by Gilbert Hernandez Superman: Up, Up, and Away! by Kurt Busiek Suppli, Volume 1 by Mari Okazaki Swamp Thing #1 by Scott Snyder

Transmetropolitan, Vol. 0: Tales of Human Waste by Warren Ellis Two Generals b y Scott Chantler

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm The Wild Christmas Reindeer by Jan Brett Wild Grows the Heather in Devon by Michael R. Phillips The Willows by Algernon Blackwood Young Lonigan by James T. Farrell

And now, the cited authors, by frequency...

Moore, Alan-8

Morrison, Grant-7

Miyazaki, Hayao-4 Mizuki, Shigeru-4

Mase, Motoro-3 Mori, Kaoru-3

MacDonald, George-2 MacLean, Alastair-2 MacNeil, Susan Elia-2 Marciniszyn, Alex-2 McCloud, Scott-2 McCrumb, Sharyn-2 McGuire, Seanan-2 Milne, A.A.-2 Moon, Fabio-2 Mowat, Diane-2 Murphy, Shirley Rousseau-2

Maccabee, Paul Machen, Arthur Mailer, Norman Mangrum, James McGowan, Bill Millar, Mark Miller Jr., Walter M. Miura, Kentaro Moldvay, Tom Moody, D.L. Moore, Clement C. Morris, Jon

Two British comics writers take the top slots.

Your thoughts, comments, "M" writers I should add to my TBR pile?