Recs if you like The Tortoise's Tale: A Novel...

Keep tracking of PB lore one TBR train book at a time. List of books that have unexpectedly + delightfully affected our PB experience. (PB pyramid scheme name approved by our queen of clownery @ayzrules + the book that led the scheme by our pink queen @crybabybea)

One of several Non-Humans & Empathy -themed lists by @Myth.Ink (See also: Non-Fiction, GNs/Manga+, Youth Titles, Creature Feature, & the Official @Myth.Ink Curation) | This list is the FICTION edition, including fictional interactions and considerations of interactions between plausibly realistic non-human beings of all types (trees, robots, animals, ai, aliens, objects, science-experiment beings, etc) and humans, empathy and lack thereof. | Suggestions more than welcome!

Books with prominent non-human characters who are confused, horrified, fascinated, or delighted by human behavior!

Please add suggestions in the comments because I need more books like these 💜

Alternatively, these are books I’d recommend to each Dropout cast member if given the opportunity to do so! I’ll be including a legend in the comments to clarify which book goes with each person. I know I’m missing people, so if you have a good suggestion for a book recommendation that goes with someone I haven’t already mentioned, please share!

Short-ish (& sometimes spicy) standalone speculative stories.

Beautiful books for when your monthly reading roundup needs a little facelift 😉

Stories narrated by animals. Primary focus on ya/adult books with a select few classics for all ages.

Let the animals tell the story!

That feeling when you are all alone in a big empty world and it's kinda scary but also comforting, calming and nostalgic, and you know that this too shall pass.

Books to yap about with your friends from Simon & Schuster.

For the 'cord