Recs if you like With the Fire on High...

Books about food, either non-fiction or foodie fiction

audiobooks where the narrator is the author! any book goes, no matter the genre. there may be multiple versions of the audiobook, but at least one version has the author as narrator. please suggest more in the comments!

Books that include recipes from the stories

All credit for this list goes to ysaleftyouonread on instagram! This is her list of female authors she spotlighted for Women’s History Month, that are “not the same five white ladies” we always hear about! My personal goal is to read one book from each of these 31 women this year; I have been loving this journey and wanted to share with you all!

(Check out Ysa’s reels, she does a great job of describing the vibes without giving away the story!)

Books with short chapters!!! I started a challenge where I read a super long book a chapter-a-day and annotate it using a study guide! I found that annotating short chapters is super accessible and not overwhelming at all for me, so I wanted to share this list with anyone that wants to start over-analyzing their books :) I included a variety of stories because HOW you read is as important (if not more) than WHAT you read!!!!

A variety of books recommended by a librarian (appropriate for students aged 11-16 as well).

Just a list of books featuring black protagonists in various genres: fantasy, romantasy, horror, Sci-Fi., Contemporary romance, historical romance...

Stories you can practically taste: novels where food sits center stage: bakeries, restaurants, recipes, and the memories they stir. From cozy comfort to high-heat kitchen drama, expect found families, second chances, and flavors that change lives.

(Recommendations welcome!)

Novels of various genres about food, drinks, or other treats!

books that make you yearn for the high school sweetheart you've never had

These are books that will help you expand your worldview and understand what people go through. Some books are fictional, diving into the questions of power, relationships, privilege, and struggle. Others are true stories, bearing witness to real events and experiences that happen world-wide. All of these books exemplify the importance of storytelling as a means to understanding each other and our world!

embrace your pretzel amish heritage by reading these bookz today

This is a list of books for the Read The States Challenge. Read any on each of the state lists and be awarded the pride of knowing you have read all across the US!

A combination of fiction and non-fiction reads that may or may not be classics, but the diaspora should have the pulse on.

Books with recipes inside that aren’t cookbooks.

Books that do a great job of making your mouth water from their great food descriptions or show fascinating things about food.

I am very passionate about Young Adult Literature as a high school English teacher. I think people often pass books by simply because they're labeled "YA". Here are some of the best YA books I've read over the past 10 years of studying to become a high school English teacher and teaching 9th graders.

Making this list public to hold me more accountable to read more of them. This includes main and side characters as well. Leave your recs below!

Food and drink on the cover or in the title. Apparently there's a lot?

Books ive added I either own or are on my tbr, feel free to recommend more