Recs if you like I Cheerfully Refuse...

Book titles that represent reasons you might go to the doctor, what you might say to each other, or what treatments might be offered to cure your ailments. It's up to you to decide what is what😉

(This is not a commentary on these books or authors! The focus of this list is purely on the titles---but if you find a favorite new read here, I'd love to know🤭)

Book titles that illustrate things Pagebound users might do or say, or titles that might describe the app or its users. Recommendations are welcome (this is meant to be fun, please do not suggest titles that are rude or aggressive)!

This list is not a commentary on these books---the focus is purely on the titles!

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!

Brb, just thinking about what I'd do in an environmental apocalypse

Note: I will be deleting my PB account within the next two weeks, and I believe this list will be erased. Feel free to screenshot it if you see anything that interests you! ☺️ 3/17/2026

speculative and climate fiction about where we’re going

books that stick with you for months and leave you thinking

dystopian: relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice.

Based on the HRCYED 3.0 prompt! Books with weather or natural disasters/phenomena on the cover (at least one version), including: rain, storms, lightning, clouds, snowfall, fog, sunshine, tornados, earthquakes, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis.

Not an exhaustive list - feel free to suggest titles! I tried to keep it more focused on books that fit the prompt but would be harder to find (i.e. ones that don't have the key words in the title).

Novels with intriguing titles (that I read or that sound interesting) in English (either originally or translated); a mix of genres. Mostly 4+ words in the title, with some select 3-word-titles but no shorter ones. No parts of series except for the first book.

Fresh coast, best coast 🌊 For anyone who is also obsessed with the upper Great Lakes: Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ontario, etc. Suggestions are welcome!

Let’s hear it for the flyover states! Fictional books set in the Upper Midwest. Apparently we’re only worthy of being flown over but those who know, know.

a selection of literature that has somewhat an eerie vibe, that focuses on oceans, rivers, ... any bodies of water, really. Water as transformation tool, water as a home or water as the thing giving life or killing it off. Sometimes water is a main character, sometimes it's just a presence, sometimes it's the lover, the friend, the family member, but other times it's the dream that can never be reached.

i hate being on boats but i do love reading about being on boats 😆

My unread list of GCA 2024

Fictional books set on our favorite lake💙

books dealing with the process of mourning and grieving the loss of a loved one

Fictional (and creative non-fiction) Books that mention, feature, and/or celebrate the great lakes and the waters within.

Sci-fi, spec fic, and fantasy concerning itself with tbe environment.

Ecofiction is an elastic term, capacious enough to accommodate a variety of fictional works that address the relationship between natural settings and the human communities that dwell within them. — Jonathan Levin

Fictitious tales set on Lake Superior; our home!