Recs if you like Another Brooklyn...
we were girls together
books about the beauty and heartbreak of lifelong, ever-evolving female friendships. oh, to have been children together! to have grown up together, or to have grown apart!
Girl Who's Going to Be Okay
books that feel like the moment at the end of a movie when the protagonist has been through hell and back, gets into a cab, and gazes silently out the window as she goes home. she smiles ever so slowly before the screen fades to black.
Friendship ➕ Time 🟰 ?
novels that track friendships throughout time. full of complex childhood comparison trauma, friend break ups and perhaps reconciliations, shifting friend group dynamics, and the impact of age on our most foundational relationships.
Sapphic Historical Fiction
Niche but underrated!
Audre Lorde inspired list by Eleanor’s Norfolk
“This collection is in response to our collective readings of Audre Lorde.” https://www.eleanorsnfk.com/
The Seventies
A mix of fiction and nonfiction set in/about the 1970s. Books from the decade too.
It’s Up to You New York
Books that take place in New York City or New York State
Women’s Stories & Short Stories
Short story collections
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