Recs if you like When I Sing, Mountains Dance...
Well, you have options
Book titles that represent reasons you might go to the doctor, what you might say to each other, or what treatments might be offered to cure your ailments. It's up to you to decide what is what๐
(This is not a commentary on these books or authors! The focus of this list is purely on the titles---but if you find a favorite new read here, I'd love to know๐คญ)
dreams that donโt leave
dreamy, surreal, reflective texts ๐ค composed of fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and memoirs
Feral and Hysterical: Works by Women
List of recommendations included in Sadie Hartmann's Feral and Hysterical: Mother Horrorโs Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women.
Pairs with 50 States, 50 Books by Women list.
Itโs okay to judge a book by itโs cover!
Beautiful books for when your monthly reading roundup needs a little facelift ๐
Literary Fiction that reads almost like poetry
Works of literary fiction that blur the line between poetry and prose.
reading as a sensory experience
writing and worlds that reawaken the senses
Women in Translation Prize: Complete Longlist
The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 'aims to address the gender imbalance in translated literature' and is open to works of fiction, poetry, literary non-fiction, and fiction for children or young adults. Only works written by a woman (original authors, not the translators) are eligible. All works longlisted since the prize began in 2017 are collected on this list.
feel, hear, see, taste nature
lyrical and evocative, to be at one with nature
yes, we are indeed judging books by their covers
books with stunning artwork and cover designs that may or may not be the reason we pick them up๐ซฃ
You and I are Earth
Books (mostly fiction) with relationship to place/natural systems as a major theme. Recommendations welcome!
Spanish Literature 101
Essential reads to get to know Spanish literature. From classics to soon-to-become modern classics and other amazing pieces of Spanish (and Catalan) literature. If you have other suggestions to add let me know!!
A Bouquet of Brambles
Me every time I read a book: โHey thereโs a Florence song for thisโ
the european book tour
Fasten your seatbelts and travel through Europe with these books from every European country!
(Suggestions are very welcome, specially for any missing countries)
Translated Lit Essentials
My favorite translated works and books I want to get to!
allison paiges recommendsโฆ
masterlist of recommendations from booktuber allison paiges, THE cozy booktuber ๐ (list in progress; will be slowly adding as i rewatch their videos)
Read the world women-various
Sadly some countries donโt have many books by women published in English easily available. Iโm putting books where a country doesnโt have enough books available to make its own list here. This will also include where there is basically only one authors books available as I want each counties list to have some variety. I will try to include which countries each book is for in the comments
Translated Stories ๐
Translated Stories from around the world. Please share any translated recommendations!
Feral and Hysterical
This is a list of horror books written by women, as recommended by Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) in her book Feral and Hysterical. I highly recommend that you pick up a copy of Feral and Hysterical because it is so much more than a list of books. There are more lists of books, but also thoughtful essays by women writers. It's worth spending some time with Feral and Hysterical.
"Women are overqualified to write fictional horror. Period." -- Sadie Hartmann
short and sweet
good books under 200 pagesโฆokay maybe some are a little longer and most arenโt sweet but they sure are good
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