Recs if you like What I Talk About When I Talk About Running...

Shorter books (under 200 pages) that are part of at least one quest. Many are also in the public domain, making them easily accessible when you want to grind for that next badge.

We love books with a verbose title, and this list celebrates them! Suggestions welcome 🤗

An on-going attempt to track Asian authors in my Interested/TBR (and hopefully Finished) categories. Books are generally fiction/lit fic/fantasy with some memoirs. Authors span West to East Asia, the Asian diaspora, and mixed-race folx.

books about running (more on the philosophical side than the biomechanical). recs welcome!

long-distance running demands consistency in the face of change, endurance in times of difficulty, and the willingness to keep growing in increments rather than quick wins. it also demands honesty — to bare yourself to yourself and make room for rest when it is needed. we run on our own, but we never run alone.

Sports Books come in all shapes and forms. Maybe you want an athlete’s memoir, a literary drama, a sports romance, a mystery, an endurance adventure, a manga, or a book about the science and culture of sport - we have it all! This is not a comprehensive list of all niche genres, but a little map of the many ways sport can show up in literature. Recommendations are always welcome - just remember: variety is the key! 😉

Covers so bright you gotta read with shades

books on writing (poetry, fiction, etc.)

These books encourage new ways of thinking, help you see the world differently, and offer possibility.

i love murakami but I haven't read enough! full list of all his works here, from the bottom up we have:

• novels
• short stories
• non-fiction and essays

The ultimate bookish read!

nonfiction books that added so much more to my life than I ever could have imagined! the content can be deeply thought provoking and a bit disheartening at times, but there is always a sense of hope~ this list includes a mix of memoirs as well

My favorite type of non-fiction (would love comments on books to add here!)

Asian ppl can be edge lords too

Every writer has that stage in their career where they just write a book about writing books and sometimes we can learn from them and sometimes they’re really fun.

Suggestions welcome 🤗

books by runners for runners about running but also not about running

this list collects memoirs and other non-fiction books by successful runners, and the influence of their mental health on the sport.

seminal autobiographies

Everything I have read previous to June 2025

Sometimes they get it right.