Recs if you like Black Beauty...
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! โบ๏ธ 3/17/2026
youโre going to ace that Accelerated Reader test
chapter books you probably read in elementary and/or middle school and you probably took the AR test as soon as you finished. cue nostalgia
Books From a Nonhuman POV
Animals, Aliens, Robots, and Monsters! Books to get you out of your human skin and into something with different instincts and senses
Banned books
A collection of books that are banned or challenged. Dive into these controversial works and explore what has been pushed for you to not discover.
classics for beginners
Good starter classics for those looking to dip their toes in! This list has a focus on pageturners and less complicated writing styles.
Millennial Nostalgic Reads
Bring on those Gen Y memories! A list of books likely to give people born between 1981 and 1996 a lot of feelings.
This list is for those of us who grew up eagerly awaiting the Scholastic Book Fair, watching Reading Rainbow (or Wishbone!), and dreaming of a free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut.
Note: these are not books published in 1981-1996, but books that had a hold on the millennial generation.
Also check out the Dear America series, American Girl series & Royal Diaries series.
Classic Childrenโs Lit
Classic novels for your (inner) child, with some modern staples in the mix. For reading yourself, reading aloud to little ones, and for those learning to read. Suggestions welcome, as always!
from an animal perspective
stories narrated by animals. primary focus on ya/adult books with a select few classics for all ages.
sparse updates since there is an animal pov main quest now!
Children's Classics
"No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally (and often far more) worth reading at the age of fifty" - C.S.Lewis
Paperback Ponies
Equestrian fiction for Horse Girls of all ages. Only including the first book in a series to prevent this list from getting out of control.
they're the main character, duh
titles named after the main character of the novel.
HYCRED 3.0 Colours in the Title
Book ideas for the โRainbow of Wordsโ - Books with colours in the title. I know that not all these colours are in the challenge but Iโm down the rabbit hole now okay and Iโm not leaving you canโt make me!!!
Includes: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Jade, Blue, Purple, Violet, Black, White, Brown, Gold, Silver, Rose & Pink
plus some french, spanish & german titles for colours too
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
I tried to find the latest version (2026).
Librarian recommends (full list)
A variety of books recommended by a librarian (appropriate for students aged 11-16 as well).
One Hit Wonders
Books where the author dropped a banger and disappeared. Or just never hit the same level of success ever again.
literary tarot reading list
A reading list that I thought Iโd share consisting of all the books on the Brink Literacy Projectโs tarot deck. Iโm going for completionist and this is here for anyone whoโd like to keep track and do the same, or who wants to read classic literature paired with tarot cards ๐ค
(Apart from the first five, all books are in order, starting with the Major Arcana, and moving Ace to King through the Wands, Cups, Swords, and then Pentacles suit).
Animal POV
Let the animals tell the story! I am trying to be as comprehensive as possible with the exception of childrenโs books, graphic novels and comics (too many to list!)-although there are some.
Animal Protagonists
Books written from the POV of animals
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! โบ๏ธ 3/17/2026
children's classic lit
classic literature for children that's worth reading as an adult
Non-Humans & Empathy (Youth Titles)
One of several Non-Humans & Empathy -themed lists by @Myth.Ink (See also: Fiction, GNs/Manga+, Non-Fiction, Creature Feature, & the Official @Myth.Ink Curation) | This list is the YOUTH TITLES edition, including fictional and real, visually depicted, interactions and considerations of interactions between non-human beings of all types (trees, robots, animals, ai, aliens, creatures, monsters, etc) and humans, empathy and lack thereof. | Includes titles aimed at audiences up through MG | Suggestions more than welcome!
