Recs if you like Jane Austen's Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend...

Nonfiction about the history, development, and impact of books, literature, storytelling, knowledge, reading, archives, information, and related subjects. Always open to suggestions!

Bibliophilia at its best - books about books, readers, libraries, bookstores!

these are (some of) the books mentioned in jane austen’s bookshelf by rebecca romney, who uncovers the female authors before and of austens time that may have inspired her

Beautiful books for when your monthly reading roundup needs a little facelift 😉

Let's learn a little bit about a lot. Nonfiction in the niche, unique, or not-commonly-discussed topics.

Nominees and winners of every category of the Good Reads Choice Awards for the year of 2025. Some books overlap so they were only entered once.

Nonfiction micro-histories that focus on aspects of women’s history. Trying to diversify this list so any suggestions are appreciated

Non-fiction and fiction books about Jane Austen and the time she lived in...(excluding retellings of her novels)

Nonfiction featuring stories, mysteries and histories of librarians, archivists, booksellers, and antiquarian booksellers.

Books on women authors and artists and characters, cultural criticisms & deep dives.

List of books that may have been on Jane Austen’s bookshelf based on the book and research Jane Austen’s Bookshelf by Rebecca Romney. There is AT LEAST one book for each author discussed in Romney’s book. I have also included later (more contemporary) literary criticisms that the author mentions.

Books about authors, literature, or with books as a general theme

an eclectic collection of books related to austen's finished novels: from other classics to retellings to academic perspectives

themes i prioritized: women in the 18th & 19th century, marriage and economic considerations, coming of age

yeah it’s cliche but i do like a lot of these books. both books that fit the dark academia genre and books dark academics would read.

Biographies, lit crit, essays, and more about Jane Austen and her novels.

A collection of actually interesting non-fiction reads. Spanning from biographies to historical essays, poetry & more.

Books that may have inspired her, as documented in the book of the same name. Updating as I work my way through the source material and some supplemental reading. Note: not all of these were Austen-approved, like Fordyce's sermons, lambasted in P&P. But we are also shaped by what we consider in poor taste and judgement.

Contains the complete works of Jane Austen, as well as books that inspired/influenced her, and interesting biographies.

Here are some books all about books, librarians, and libraries! Some books just happen to take place in a library or have librarian characters involved.