Recs if you like The Fire Next Time...

I've seen so many people say they don't read classics as they aren't diverse, and I wanted to give some suggestions that are.

This is a list of classics written by authors who are not Straight, Cis, White, and Men as the title suggests. I am also aiming to include a variety of cultures and regions in this list. If your looking for something more focused (e.g. diverse US classics) check out the lists I posted in the comments.

Suggestions are more than welcome!

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 recommended by musician Lucy Dacus, a solo artist and member of the band boygenius. Pulled from her goodreads list.

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

Books you SHOULD be reading all year

This list was generated from a post on pagebound club on Juneteenth in 2026. I opted to not try and make this list comprehensive but just to document the community recs from that day - however, if you have more books to recommend please comment in the forum! Prompts from the original post will be in the comments. Note: prompts asked for books by Black authors, not only those from/books set in the US. See comments section for more discussion.

depending on where you live it’s either winter or summer and the weather outside is probably weather, so here is a list of books with weather related titles

taking suggestions!!

books to read on 4th of july and beyond. politics/history/social issues, let me know if you have any suggestions!

Why we need a revolution and how we get there

ps. looking for more diverse recs since my reads are mostly focused on politics and sociology, so if you have a rec from really any other topic, please leave it in the comments!

Me & White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad, and books from as many of the authors mentioned therein that I could find. (Including books from the Further Learning section.)

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.

short books that pack a punch (less than 200 pages)

A growing collection of books that can help to better understand the past, present, and perhaps future of the US.

Books about queer people or written by queer people. Our voices will be heard.

Recommendations and requests welcome

This is a collection of books from @bisexualbookshelf that examine power, history, and liberation across interconnected struggles.

Supreme Leader has opened a new library for minions to peruse and keep up with all recs off the podcast 🚨 🚨

an anti-racist reading list originally shared as a bingo card by @alyseruriani (on IG) — with key additions/adjustments by @r3dsp0tt3dpuRpl3 (on Pagebound)