Recs if you like The Story of a New Name...

sunny settings, or books that feel sunny and offer escapism from the winter blues in an eclectic blend of genres.

Editing to add: okay some of these books are SAD, my dudes, just like my seasonal affective disorder. But at the same time, they are soft and kind and a safe place for the big sad, if that makes sense?

novels that track friendships throughout time. full of complex childhood comparison trauma, friend break ups and perhaps reconciliations, shifting friend group dynamics, and the impact of age on our most foundational relationships.

Books by Italian authors (or authors who have substantially lived in Italy and can write it very well) translated into English that are usually set in Italy.

Suggestions welcome ☺️🫶

the neapolitan novels, also known as the neapolitan quartet, are a four-part series of fiction by the pseudonymous Italian author elena ferrante.

summer reads!

My private quest to read all the Kobo Plus books on my TBR

fiction and non-fiction hinging on the complex relationship between women and money

feel free to rec books fitting this theme!

books set in Naples or by Neapolitan authors

books that make you rethink life, spiral with emotion and question what you are reading

for me to keep track