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I am due with a baby at the end of this month, and anticipate many half-hour, middle-of-the-night reading sessions while feeding the babe. I would love to start a series that can keep my interest, isn’t too difficult to read in short bursts, and interesting enough it can keep me from the temptation of phone scrolling. I’m not a huge fan of sci-fi and typically lean toward fiction or historical fiction. I’d definitely be open to trying some mysteries or thrillers as well if you’ve got ideas!

Since you’re looking for a historical fiction series, you should get on Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall books if you haven’t already, because they are just as good as everyone says. (Albeit perhaps a bit dense for midnight feeding sessions!)

I’d also recommend Nicola Griffiths’s Hild series, which has published two of a planned three volumes,

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