Recs if you like A Raisin in the Sun...

Shorter books (under 200 pages) that are part of at least one quest. Many are also in the public domain, making them easily accessible when you want to grind for that next badge.

books featured in the cozy video game “tiny bookshop”

Classic books by U.S. BIPOC/fem/LGBTQIA Authors. Inspired by my post in US classic lit quest, I wanted a place to share all the wonderful recommendations by the PB community from the forum! 'Classic' refers to enduring, high-quality works that have stood the test of time, featuring universal themes, memorable characters, and artistic merit that remain relevant and insightful about the human condition across generations, often studied for their cultural significance and literary excellence.

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

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!

Everything you need to know about the current moment: the argument for open borders - stories from undocumented Americans - immigrant life in the US - the political, environmental, and social conditions that cause people to immigrate - fiction about immigrants, immigration, forced assimilation etc.

All fiction books that appear in the Tiny Bookshop catalogue! Would sort them by genre as I read along.

Inspired by some comments I saw regarding classics being too straight white male oriented. There are lots of classics that aren't, but unfortunately don't always get as much recognition. Hoping this list might help those interested expand their range of classics. Non-exhaustive and taking suggestions!

Essential literature by African American authors that changed the world, but somehow none of us were expected to read in school. Note: Most of these are available for free from Project Gutenberg.

classic & modern classic literature by women. limiting myself to one book per author. please let me know who i've missed!

A list of notable plays written throughout history. Not only do these make for great stage productions, they're also fantastic reads.

A curation of Black classic novels, poems, essays, and more from across the diaspora. Fiction and Non-Fiction. More will be added, recs welcome.

I tried to find the latest version (2026).

Shakespeare ain't the only playwright worth reading

plays I think everyone should read! special attention paid to: scripts you can still get a lot out of with just what’s on the page, careful curation from our most prolific/famous playwrights, diversity in many forms

Any book is inherently political, but these are ones to really get the activist in you fired up. 🫶

Probably auditioned with a monologue from one of these

the unintentional trauma of living in the suburbs

Welcome back to high school