The Big Bad Luddite List
ANTI: fascism, ai, nfts, Big Tech, billionaires, surveillance states, optimization, algorithms, bot farms, technofeudalism, enshittification, exploitation, extractionism, planned obsolescence PRO: organized labor, punk, analog, solidarity, free speech, friction, degrowth, experimentation, right to privacy, right to repair, diy, material process, mutual aid, ecological living, the human hand, the human mind
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Barack Obama's favorite books
All of his picks since 2008, both summer reading lists and yearly round-ups.







quick reads for your untethered soul
Being human is hard! This list includes both fiction and non-fiction under 300 pages that can help ground us, offer connection, and remind us of what truly matters in this dumpster fire of a world.
Please share your recs in the comments! Let's keep this list growing!







It’s okay to judge a book by it’s cover!
Beautiful books for when your monthly reading roundup needs a little facelift 😉







Non fiction for non fiction haters
If you've ever thought that non-fiction was boring, dense or just "not made for me" this list is, in fact, made for you.







Community Reflections







Gotta Catch them All! Pokemon to Book Matches
This is a list of books representing every pokemon in HeartGold and SoulSilver (So Johto+Kanto regions). For my sanity, this is one book per evo line. The list with match-ups is in the comments✊🏻💚







Public Health and Infectious Disease - Non-Fiction
Public health: scientific, political, social, cultural, economic…







Resisting Big Tech
Books on how and why to resist surveillance, the attention economy, and generative AI.







Surprise Syllabus: Time and how to spend it.
Let’s slow down. We’re not supposed to be doing all this.







The least self-help self-help books
Self-help-ish books that don’t prescribe waking up at 5am, bubble baths, or generally making you feel worse about yourself than you already do. Feel free to comment suggestions!







To the streets
Read about society, class consciousness and the actions we can and should take to get back our power







Woman-Written Personal/Professional Development
FKA: Glow up, girl 💅🏻
Why is it considered "personal/professional development" when men read & write these types of books, but "self help" if a woman is reading or writing it?
Actualized, confident, and educated women are less controllable, so they shame us for seeking to better ourselves in an attempt to discourage our growth and strength. I say screw that. Become ungovernable.
Personal and professional development books (including personal finance) by women authors. Suggestions welcome.







Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking.
Just a collection of books from across the genre spectrum featuring eye-catching flowers on the covers. Suggestions welcome!







touch grass
This list centers around books that explore the natural world, and our place in it. So slow down and smell the roses, touch a tree, take a breath.







Digital Minimalism Reading List
Digital minimalism reading list taken from r/nosurf. Plus recently released books relevant to the topic.







change your life (i believe in you)
looking to log off & opt in to the touching grass mindset? have i got some books for you!







Tech bro target practice
Books that point the gun at tech bros and pull the trigger







The Writing Workshop
Non-fiction for the writing life. Please share your recommendations of works that have helped and impacted you in your writing journey.







Drawn From Experience
Non-fiction books for visual artists and the art curious. These books have influenced my art practice and my thoughts about art.






