Recs if you like Blue Nights...

Ah yes, this ol' issue that has plagued librarians and bookstore clerks for decades.

And sometimes you find the right book, but... can you even call that shade blue?

I know there are already several lists with a California theme, but I am hoping this acts as a syllabus of sorts for books that deal with the core myth, history, violence, dream, and contradiction of California. Suggestions are welcome!

based purely off of vibes

Books about grieving loved ones. Main themes or death adjacent. Books that helped me through the grieving process. "I know why we try to keep the dead alive: we try to keep them alive in order to keep them with us." —Joan Didion.

Stories for processing all types of grief

Just finished reading The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. I noted down the Books that were mentioned in the Letters and thought I'd share it here in case someone else would be interested 😊

Sybil (& friends') reading list

every book Sybil mentions in The Correspondent by Virginia Evans 💕

Highlight the diversity of experiences through the many roles women have in society.

This collection of memoirs all center around grief after losing a loved one and the complex ways it manifests.

stereotypical "literature" and books that may not be given that title by society but i think are worthy of it

A list of memoirs/autobiographies by and about women and their lives

books about the center of the universe

Pretty specific to what I have left, but could be useful to you if you're doing HRCYED 3. If you have questions on what prompt something is going to just leave a comment.

nonfiction books where the author loses and grieves for a family member

a tried compilation of books mentioned in virginia evans' "the correspondent" (sorted chronologically, in ascending order) note: if a series, only the first installment

Books with empowering FMCs or written by incredibly inspiring women

Books mentioned in “the Correspondent”