Recs if you like Independent People...

Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.

Awarded annually to an author from any country, since 1901.

This list contains popular books from all the award winning authors.

Awards from 1901 -2025

Marilyn Monroe was known as an avid reader with a deep love of literature. She took literature courses at UCLA, married a playwright, and was (in?)famously photographed reading Ulysses in a park. It's said that her divorce to Arthur Miller stemmed from an incident in which he insulted her intelligence. Supposedly, she amassed a 1000+ book collection at the height of her reading that she was very proud of. Here are the books known to be a part of her beloved personal library.

basically my favorite genre that encompasses a lot of other genres. all very different in tone! i have not yet read all of these.

Nonfiction and fiction books about Iceland, the gorgeous and unique land of fire and ice.

I’m incredibly fortunate to have gotten to spend time there and I love reading about it.

Bonjour, olá, hallo - these books are set all across Europe. From the coast of Portugal to the beautiful Caucasus and from freezing Scandinavia to the islands of the Mediterranean. Mostly fiction, a few non-fiction (mostly memoirs) in there :) Recommendations welcome!

I have a theory that books with farmers are better than average. Here are books I've read that feature farmers, farming, etc, that are awesome.

Every pretentious little name dropped book.