Recs if you like Disgrace...
Literature of the Global South
Writing and voices from outside of the white Western canon. Fiction and Non-fiction with an emphasis in diaspora, decolonization, global history, and resistance narratives from around the world. Features African, Asian, Central American, South American, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern voices.
Began with many recommendations from Jamin Anderson (@jaminanderson__ on Instagram) and has expanded with the help of the Pagebound community.
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1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.
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African Classical Literature
An incomplete list of African Classics
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- All books are from 2006 and before
- Not ordered in any way
- If the books are a trilogy/series, only the first book has been added
Suggestions welcomed π
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Read Like an English Major
Books for those who want to be well-read without the debt (created by someone with said debt)
Note: I will be deleting my PB account within the next two weeks, and I believe this list will be erased. Feel free to screenshot it if you see anything that interests you! βΊοΈ 3/17/2026
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Bleakness Is My Weakness
For when you need to wallow in melancholy and misery: a collection of pessimistic, cynical, downbeat, depressing, doom and gloom fiction for my disillusioned friends.
More to come!
Got the holiday blues? Check out my list Christmas with the Cranks!
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booker prize winners 1969- present
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Nobel prize winners in literature (authors)
Awarded annually to an author from any country, since 1901.
This list contains popular books from all the award winning authors.
Awards from 1901 -2025
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The Booker Prize Shortlist & Winners 1969-2000
For people who are interested in a long-term challenge to read all of the Booker Prize longlisted books, but before 2001 there were only shortlisted books so I am going to separate these into two different lists. Please see the pinned comment for the 2001+ companion list link and the winners for each year!
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reading around the world: africa
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The Guardianβs The 100 Best Novels of All Time
A list published by The Guardian on 5/16/2026, as voted on by authors, critics, and academics worldwide.
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Top 100 Books! (According to The Guardian)
The Guardian Top 100 Best Novels
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Dark Academia except you are also a character
Notes in the margins are a must. β Me, a neurotic literature degree holder
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Booker Prize Winners
These are mostly in order by year
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RasΔ±st, homopαΈ₯oΚ»bic, prob, prΙdatΒΊry authors
I'm making a list of authors, the problematic information is very public and easy to find. This list is to inform anyone that doesn't know. The authors are horrible people and I never separated the art from the artist!
Never-ending list that just keeps on growing
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Sub Saharan African literary fiction
Probably due to my own lack of knowledge To East, West and South Africa
A non exhaustive list consider this an appetizer and as I grow in my journey Iβll make more specific ones.
Last updated 12.10.25
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Intro to Postcolonialism
Texts that explore the impact and lasting effects of colonialism.
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The Guardian's 100 Best Novels of All Time
In May 2026 the Guardian published a list of the 100 greatest novels published in English of all time. The list was created based on votes from authors, critics, and academics.
Due to an error, the list originally included The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley instead of The Stranger by Albert Camus. Both are included here, as an unofficial 101 best novels
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Big Jubilee Read
A list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, 10 from each decade of Elizabeth II's reign, was selected by a panel of experts and announced by the BBC and The Reading Agency on 18 April 2022.
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Questionable life choices in fiction
Real-Life consequences and how they affect the protagonists
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read like it's 1999 πͺ©
books all published in 1999. making this for a book club but check it out if you need your Y2K fix
please recommend an addition if you have one!
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