Recs if you like All the Lovers in the Night...

literary (or literary-leaning) fiction focused specifically on isolation, disconnection, loneliness — and what they teach us about life and humanity.

ft. recs from the community!

pink, sophisticated & sometimes fatale <3 (added some essential nonfic & poetry!)

Aka Dua Lipa’s reading list. Everyone’s fave popstar on permanent holiday with a massive list of books to read, and she always seems to have incredible recommendations.

I am not part of Service95 or affiliated with Dua Lipa. I am just a fan curating this list based on the @service95bookclub IG account 💋

An on-going attempt to track Asian authors in my Interested/TBR (and hopefully Finished) categories. Books are generally fiction/lit fic/fantasy with some memoirs. Authors span West to East Asia, the Asian diaspora, and mixed-race folx.

ladies love to write all around the world!

A list of books I have come across when looking for books that fit this theme. Please leave a comment if there is something I should add.

I guess you could call it liminal...

japanese books i've read or been meaning to read

a list of books that catapult you right into a different historical & cultural context and part of the world because of how vivid the writing is.

japanese literature written by women

This is my Japanese literature list: Little Japan. Most of these books sit on my bookshelf in my little corner of the world. Enjoy!

these books shaped my mid 20s, still do now.

Stories by women from across the world, brought to us through translation.

works that are easier to read, page turners or on the shorter side.

thought provoking fictions are the best

I’ve been drawn to the voices of women in translation—stories that cross languages yet carry their own rhythm and truth. This list is my way of gathering those voices, so I can return to them and share them with others who might be looking too.