The coolest book ever written. Straight up

Solid as a nanobot. Killer story with decent characters about AI, evolution and other cool shit. Deffo worth a read if you want a hamburger made of swarming nano-drones.

What can we learn about writing from MC's end-of-the-world killer bacteria sci-fi drama? Readers will lap up hard science and data sets if they're bound up in a chewy good story. Give the people what they want. Read Michael Crichton for realz

Is there any subject matter more gripping than humans tryna kill humans? War stories have been told forever. Why? Front line accounts from the people that were there and the loved ones left behind help shed a glimpse of what wars really like, what we can learn from it and our responsibility as storytellers to tread very carefully.

What can we learn about writing from The Lost World? Always have velociraptors, RPGs and 4x4s in your stories

It's no wonder this book spawned a billion dollar movie franchise. From high-level science to sick action scenes, Crichton makes readers ask some of the most pertinent and challenging questions facing humanity. Wanna learn cool shit and be entertained at the same time? Then read Jurassic Park.

Roller coasters goes up and down. If you wanna learn about balancing plot, action, tension & release to hook readers and keep em hooked, check out this cheeseburger of a political assassination thriller.

A great example of tight page turning trash. If you want to be distracted or learn how to make a reader keep on reading, check out Echo Burning.

History of the start of the SAS told by the men and women on the ground. Super interesting, full of hard truths, and often weirdly funny.

You know the movie so why read the book? There's lots to learn from Mario Puzo's killer skills at crafting plot, pacing the reveals, and choosing the most effective narrator. Wanna learn how to write gripping stories? Read the Godfather now