Recs if you like Do Not Say We Have Nothing...
Not like other title text!
Book covers with typography oriented in non-standard alignments, instead of the typical horizontal + left to right text alignment. Or: graphic design is my passion, and today we are learning about text paths 🙂↕️. This is an immensely silly List, and always open to suggestions—vertical text, circular, upside down, anything goes!
Asian-Inspired Fiction
Books set in an Asian or Asian-inspired setting or incorporates elements of an Asian culture or mythology. Only the first book in a series is listed.
Award Nominated Fiction from Indie Publishers
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!
Set in China
Books set in China!
Rage Against the Machine
Civil Rights and Social Justice Nonfiction
Giller Prize Winners
Books that have won Canada's largest literary prize from 1994 to present
Canadian/Turtle Island Reads
Giller Prize Winners
a list of past winners from the giller prize—one of canada's most prestigious literary prizes
Governor General's Prize for Fiction (English)
Books that have won Canada's most prestigious literary prize for English-language fiction, since 1980
Historical Fiction for the Humanity Seekers
I love a good historical fiction novel, and sometimes the ones based on a real event, person, or disaster really bring out those human emotions we deserve to simmer in for a bit. From heartache and heroism to life and loss, these novels take the reader on a journey and lead them through all sorts of emotions along the way. More novels will be added to this list as I read them, and I am always on the look out for more historical fiction recommendations.
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