Recs if you like Milkman...
Lucy Dacus Recommendations 💛
Books recommended by musician Lucy Dacus, a solo artist and member of the band boygenius. Pulled from her goodreads list.
that’s not my name!
they call me hell, they call me Stacy, they call me her, they call me Jane…that’s not my name!!!
this is a list of books featuring characters without a name
as always, taking any and all suggestions!!
booker prize winners 1969- present
Award Nominated Fiction from Indie Publishers
Trying to support indie publishers and read more diverse fiction! I’m starting with the Booker Prize and hopefully adding more when I can. Add your recs in the comments!
Unnamed Narrators
Books where we never find out the narrators'/ protagonists’ names. Feel free to comment any additions!
Irish Books
A collection of books by Irish authors that I've loved or am looking forward to!
Contemporary Irish Lit
Recent beauties from the Emerald Isle.
Contemporary Irish fiction
Ongoing.
Fiction (mainly lit fic) from Ireland and Northern Ireland
Booker Prize Winners
These are mostly in order by year
Orwell Prize Winners for Political Fiction & NF
Every year, The Orwell Foundation awards prizes for the work which comes closest to George Orwell’s ambition ‘to make political writing into an art’. This list consists of all of the winners for Political Fiction & Political Writing (Non-Fiction) since 2019!
Around the World in Fiction
What the NYT Missed: 71 More Best Books
This is a list put together by Lithub to highlight books they thought the NYT top 100 of the century missed out out. The full title is What the New York Times Missed: 71 More of the Best Books of the 21st Century and was published July 16, 2024. https://lithub.com/what-the-new-york-times-missed-71-more-of-the-best-books-of-the-21st-century/
Irish Literature
Irish literature that I love, that goes beyond James Joyce.
The Troubles
Fiction set during the sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland (1968-1998)
R/Truelit's 100 Best Books of the Quarter Century
Reddit's R/Truelit user voted best books of 2000-2026. They included a full series as one pick, like the Neopolitan novels. I only include the first to keep it at 100.
Fae & Flame Society Women’s Prize Nominations
2019-2026
so you booked a flight to ireland
i spontaneously bought a flight to dublin so now i feel the need to read all of these. any suggestions?
Award Winning Reads
Nobel, Pulitzer, National Book Award, Booker Prize, International Booker Prize, Women’s Prize, Lambda Literary Award, etc. winners
Dark Girlhood
For the girlies raised to smile through the pain. Art is resistance, truth and change.
Irish Fiction
Books by Irish authors. No classics.
