Erica from Vancouver Island, Canada is our first guest on Shelf Lives! The show where I interview folks about how reading has changed their lives.  Neanderthal Historical Fiction! Resiliency! Reading in the Bath! Mum-Based Recommendation Systems! Trees vs. Heads! FANTASY SMUT! Socials: @RavynReads Books mentioned: The Harry Potter Series The Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon The Earth's Children Series by Jean M. Auel The Kushiel's Legacy Series by Jacqueline Carey Shards by Allison Moore and Nancy Woodruff Brooklyn by Colm Toibin The Knight Errant Series by R. Garcia y Robertson A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson Andromache: Stealing Tomorrow by Jennifer South Nefertiti by Michelle Moran A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas The Empyrean Series by Rebecca Yarros The Crescent City Series by Sarah J. Maas Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Dune by Frank Herbert