Recs if you like Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It...
Is that cover a Georgia O’Keeffe*?
These book covers all have a certain anatomical resemblance in common, from subtle and subversive to in-your-face. These books span non-fiction and fiction, menstrual health, desire, taboo, dystopia, and more.
This list is inspired by a day when a few people had updates involving Tampa and I was like, “wait, is that…?”
*Yes, I do know that the artist herself said that she really was just painting flowers and people were reading what they wanted to, but…
Nonfiction that's actually fun to read
These are some of my favorites and books I want to read--nonfiction that reads like fiction or is otherwise compelling. If you're intimidated by books on history, science, memoir, or other subgenres in nonfiction, start here.
Get those hands dirty: archaeology, soil and earth
WHAT LIES BENEATH US LIES BEFORE US
Books about digging, the ground we walk on and the stories buried underneath our feet. From dinosaurs / paleontology, anthropology, ancient history, archaeology to the soil and geology and all its wonders. Non-fiction only
Non-Fiction: Gender, Feminism, Intersectionality
Different kinds of non-fiction books about gender, feminism, and related topics. People like black women or neurodivergent women are twice or more marginalised, and often it's not clear whether treatment was due to (for example) skin colour or perceived gender, so I'll add some books about other kinds of marginalisation as well. I haven't read all books (yet); if one is problematic, please tell me so in a comment!
Medieval/Early Modern Nonfiction
Nonfiction titles concerning events, people, and history from the Medieval/Early Modern periods! Many of these are suggestions from the PB community as shared in the Medieval Times quest forum.
Recommendations always welcome!
⚔️ Rise, Sisters - Female Rage and Power
Books about feminine power and rage. Inspiring, enraging, validating. Let us rise, my sisters.
ancient & medieval history
here is your assigned reading 📚an assortment of secondary and primary sources 🧑🏫
upcoming in 2026
a collection of books im interested in which are releasing this year (2026). no particular order
Medieval Gender Studies
(some are adjacent)
Non-fiction by Women
A collection of non fiction books from women in science or any other field of knowledge! I'm so tired of having to listen to men that I am making it my mission to read as many non-fiction books from women I can.
Medieval Non-fiction
Medieval LIT 🔥
Fiction and nonfiction books about or inspired by medieval Europe.
History non-fiction
Non fiction books about history (mainly ancient and medieval) and mythology
Build Your Library Homeschool Curriculum: Level 10
Pair with "Level 10 – World History, Part 1" book.
Also needed: "CK-12 Biology for High School" book.
