Recs if you like The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster...

Reading suggestions for the Trans Rights Readathon! (Any year of course). Books with trans characters of any label (or any non-cis gender identity) by trans/non-cis authors. I have not read all the books in this list. Feel free to name your fave books by trans authors in the comments!

Nonfiction books to explore your morbid curiosity. Topics include death, pathogens, the paranormal, and more.

Check out my list horror nonfiction for books about horror media.

Books about death, dying, grief and what remains.

For when you want something more ominous, macabre, or mysterious in taste that also centers on a deeply specific subject. Ranging from the occult to the supernatural to just plain weird and interesting. Expand your knowledge by reading these narrow glimpses into the past.

Books that tackle death and dying.

how we keep them, how they happen, how they taste, how we think about them, and everything else in-between

Nonfiction about macabre and taboo subjects

This list will focus on death, dying, and grief in all aspects, as well as the value of human life. Concepts of death education, grief and coping. In addition, cultural and religious perspectives and traditions, plus accounts from moritians and death doulas.

(Auto)Biographies, memoirs, and stories of influential women, both well and lesser known

A small selection of the over 2000+ banned books recently brought to the attention of Texas' Lt. Gov and a conservative organization for their for "vulgar" material 🙄 including topics of history, race, LGBTQ+, gender identity, feminism, mental health, and sex education as well as romance, horror, science fiction, memoirs, YA, and classic genres. Aka my new reading list 💅 **Includes all the books I've read/on my TBR and other popular books, comment others if you want!!

A collection of actually interesting non-fiction reads. Spanning from biographies to historical essays, poetry & more.

I wish I had a list like this growing up. So here is a list of books that are queer or otherwise include queer rep, but don’t have a same sex couple on the cover. Let’s help people explore without feeling they have to hide it. This list is for readers of all ages. You’re never too old to explore 😉 If it’s a series, only the first book is listed. Feel free to comment suggestions!

Memoirs and biographies and some nonfiction that focus on people’s careers. A spin off of my other lists that focuses on memoirs from folks in the UK. This list focuses on career memoirs from people in the USA.

Created 10/2 - still under construction

Announced on ABC Radio National 18 October 2026

Biographies and memoirs that will shock you.