Recs if you like Sweetbitter...

books with characters who are in their 20s (and trying to figure out their 20s). primarily but not exclusively lit fic.

Books about food, either non-fiction or foodie fiction

Beautiful books for when your monthly reading roundup needs a little facelift 😉

Works of fiction that remind of their author's life.

A type of novel among other things called autobiographical fiction as I have learnt.

Recommendations always welcome!

Books read by Prose Before Bros, a book club for women of color in PDX

All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.

I recently binged Raw (Irish TV show; 2008 - 2013) and realised that a lot of my favourite books, movies, fanfics and shows are set in restaurants or coffee shops and/or center around food! So, here's a list of books (ALL GENRES!) set in or largely featuring restaurants or cafes! Please comment your recs to help me find more great books and lengthen the list!

Books where obsession and power dynamics are central themes.

Books that do a great job of making your mouth water from their great food descriptions or show fascinating things about food.

Books about 18 to 30-year-olds navigating the transition from adolescence to adulthood 🫶

geographically, spiritually, intrinsically NYC