Recs if you like Interpreter of Maladies...

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

pink, sophisticated & sometimes fatale <3 (added some essential nonfic & poetry!)

You've built up your skills as an engaged reader - now it's time to start reaping the benefits! Every book on this list was chosen because it's genuinely enjoyable AND hiding something underneath the surface worth finding. The goal isn't to find the "right" answer, but to trust your own instincts as a reader and see where that takes you. Start in your favorite genre - it makes close reading feel like a game, not homework. Happy Reading Boundlings!!

(Most) Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winners since 1918!

short story collections by a single author in a variety of genres. recommendations welcome!

Indian writing starter pack - across various genres👋🏻✌🏻

A country with over 120 languages , its very easy for indian literary works to get lost in translation. Creating this list to help myself and others get a glimpse of the literature paradise my country has to offer .

Elena Ferrante, the bestselling pseudonymous Italian author behind My Brilliant Friend, has named her favourite 40 books by female authors around the world.

short fiction rules!!!

with the exception of books i think are important to the diaspora or asian americans in general!

all genres!! pls scroll 🥁

Texts that explore the impact and lasting effects of colonialism.

Bengali and Bangladeshi literature and history for the curious mind

these are some of my favorites but leave recs in comments please!!

This reading list includes books that are often supplemented into curriculums of MFA in Creative Writing programs across the country.

All books read by Tough Guy Book Club since 2014. The club that wants men to Read More, Talk More, and have more Friends.