Recs if you like The Leopard...
1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.
The Guardian’s The 100 Best Novels of All Time
A list published by The Guardian on 5/16/2026, as voted on by authors, critics, and academics worldwide.
Top 100 Books! (According to The Guardian)
The Guardian Top 100 Best Novels
italian reads ✨
Books by Italian authors (or authors who have substantially lived in Italy and can write it very well) translated into English that are usually set in Italy.
Suggestions welcome ☺️🫶
summer reads
stories of excess, sensuality, pleasure, adventure, reactivity, and eros, as well as stories that reflect the feeling of a summer holiday or the lethargy and fatigue of late summer
Modern Italian Literature
The Guardian's 100 Best Novels of All Time
In May 2026 the Guardian published a list of the 100 greatest novels published in English of all time. The list was created based on votes from authors, critics, and academics.
Due to an error, the list originally included The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley instead of The Stranger by Albert Camus. Both are included here, as an unofficial 101 best novels
Bestsellers Of The 20th Century (UK)
The number 1 bestsellers for each year. 1900-1999
I dance around this empty house
Books that take place in estates, country houses, or large homes
The Book Club Reading List
Books on the reading list for Goalhanger's 'The Book Club' podcast, discussed by Tabitha Syrett and Dominic Sandbrook
southern european holiday
novels set in southern europe to make you seem the intellectual cool girl on the beach
