Recs if you like Let Us Descend...

A selection of contemporary Southern Gothic titles exploring the decay, despair, and trauma of the reconstructed American South. Come for the palpably atmospheric settings and descriptions, stay for the literary commentary on the legacy of the South's oft-romanticized past.

As a note: I did not include the most well known writers in the genre, e.g. Truman Capote, Harper Lee, William Faulkner, etc. as the list is more focused on the resurgence of Southern Gothic in contemporary literature.

this is your reminder to read books by Black authors all month, all year, every year— not just during Black History Month. it’s crucially important to be able to diversify your reading and your bookshelves. expand your mind, your perspectives, your knowledge, and your taste. if you don’t know where to start, here are some recommendations!

novels, poetry, literary criticism, and history books by Black authors referenced in Farah Jasmine Griffin’s Read Until You Understand; The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature — forming a type of Black literary canon

Here's every book so far from BOTM's monthly shortlist since February 2015 for anyone who wants to read them all like I do!

Combo of new and older fiction written by talented Black and African writers ranging from adult to YA to middle grade. Thriller, fantasy, literary fiction and everything in between!

Feel free to make suggestions!

A collection of historical fiction by Black authors that brings Black history to life through unforgettable characters, family stories, friendship, love, resilience, and everything in between.

These are the kinds of books that teach you something, break your heart a little, and stay with you long after the last page.

Books that feel like, “I think it is safe to say that while the South is hardly Christ-centered, it is most certainly Christ-haunted.” — Flannery O’Connor AND “Let us take a knife and cut the world in two—and see what worms are eating at the rind.” — Langston Hughes

TLDR; The southern gothic, the grit lit, the darkened, beautiful, rotten, heady places of the South.

Calling all Samantha, Josefina, Addy, Kit, Felicity, and Molly girls! If you loved reading American Girl books when you were younger, these books are for you! Historical Fiction centered on a woman's POV

Historical Fiction that wreaks of a good time

every month, são paulo's public library creates a 10 book list based on a different country, here are the books of 2026 (january = france, february = england, march = italy, april = south korea, may = portugal, june = russia, july = usa, august = nigeria)

54/100 livres avec une couverture jaune (couverture française)