Recs if you like The Sentence...
books your pretentious friend has heard of
Indigenous fiction
Credits to @Literary.leveret for some of the books on here
Indigenous Peopleโs of the World Lit
Literature featuring indigenous authors from the Americas and Pacific. Fiction from across all genres by First Nations of Canada and the US, Mฤori, Aboriginal Australian, Samoan, Hawaiian, Papua New Guinean and other Pacific Island indigenous peoples. Any and all recommendations are more than welcome! Thank you ๐
Books About Books ๐
Bibliophilia at its best - books about books, readers, libraries, bookstores!
Indigenous Authors in Sci-Fi & Fantasy ๐ซ
An ever growing list of sci-fi, speculative fiction, fantasy, and magical realism written by authors indigenous to (the entire continent of) America. Recommendations are always welcome! ๐
let me tell you my story
audiobooks where the narrator is the author! any book goes, no matter the genre. there may be multiple versions of the audiobook, but at least one version has the author as narrator. please suggest more in the comments!
read the states + territories
books from all US states and territories. asking for recommendations! these books must a) be written by an author with a strong connection to the state or territory and b) take place largely in the state or territory. i want to try to prioritize, whenever possible, underrepresented voices / voices that americaโs regime tries to silence.
please lmk if any of these authors or texts arenโt good representation.
i will comment a list with each state/territory + its associated book!
Indigenous Reads
These are books by indigenous authors from around the globe. Mind you, this list is created by a white / European person, so please always also seek out recommendations from indigenous creators. List in progress, recommendations very welcome!
Native Author Recs
Fic + NonFic | Updating Regularly
Booklovers Unite
All about books, bookstores, bookshops, bookclubs, libraries, writers, readers - All things Books! Books! Books!
The entire Women's Prize for Fiction Longlist
Complete! Every book longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction since it was founded in 1996, under its current title and previous sponsored titles of 'Orange' and 'Baileys' Prize for Fiction. I want to hear your percentage overlap in the comments!
actually good queer lit fic
weird gay shit, lots of genre and gender bending, probably no fantasy
Upper Midwest is Best ๐๐ง
Letโs hear it for the flyover states! Fictional books set in the Upper Midwest. Apparently weโre only worthy of being flown over but those who know, know.
The Alternate Cute-munity Book List
The books that were considered for @littleleggies book club. Please check books for content warnings, as many have significant triggers.
Fae & Flame Society Womenโs Prize Nominations
2019-2026
Bookshops
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Minnesota mentioned!!! ๐๐ค
Ongoing list of books by Minnesota authors or about Minnesota, the best state in the union.
Glasser top 100 books of the century (so far)
Top books from 2000-2024, as submitted by listeners of the Reading Glasses podcast! Survey and list website created by Sheila and Chad, Iโve just plugged it into Pagebound following the example of read_ofthe_stein, who did it for Storygraph. https://glasses.chadshost.xyz/
Mentions of The Beatles
I've noticed that a lot of books mentioned rock group phenom The Beatles so I made a list of the ones I've read, idk
Book Riot Darlings
I've listened to every episode of the Book Riot Podcast post-2021. Below are Rebecca & Jeffโs recurring faves, or books that I just associate with them through osmosis. Disclaimer: this list starts once youโve read the complete works of Toni Morrison, Colson Whitehead, Zadie Smith, Kazuo Ishiguro, Percival Everett, and, of course, Marilynne Robinson.
ยฉ 2025 Pagebound