Recs if you like Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void...
Teach me something new and oddly specific π¬
Niche nonfiction, aka micro-histories!
A Braid in Space
Heavily influenced by the picture of Christina Koch's braid floating zero-g as she smiled at the moon (2026, during the Atremis II mission). Nonfic on space from perspectives outside of white men! Space exploration, astronauts, astronomy, and the history in between it all!
smut/smart pairings
compliments and credit for this incredible idea go to @leshka.
has this ever happened to you? do you read a bunch of smutty smut and feel guilty bc itβs not βproper booksβ? well, do i have a answers for you!
find below a curated list of smutty smut titles paired with complimentary classics and/or nonfiction smarty books to make your brain bigger!*
*individual bigger brain results may vary
π§this list is under constructionπ§
microhistories: βhow do you even know that??β
microhistory: the intensive historical investigation of a well defined smaller unit of research (such as an event, community, individual or a settlement); it aspires to "ask large questions in small places"
WTF?! (What The nonFiction)
Nonfiction about strange, outlandish, and/or macabre subjects (books that make you more or less go βwtf?!β)
none house, with left grief
Nonfiction that makes me think of The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir.
Brain Food (from kale to popcorn)
Copy, Moon Joy π
On space travel and moon joy. π A mixture of non-fiction, historical fiction and hard science fiction.
space is the place!
non-fiction accounts of NASA, rocketry, aviation, and the space age
The Cosmos
Space nonfiction focusing mainly on astronauts and their travels/discoveries/life journeys (I love space)
oddly specific non-fiction
non-fiction books to read if you want to learn about an oddly specific topic
On Martian Habitation
(or) books I read for my thesis on extraterrestrial habitation
At the Edge of the Map
Sea voyages, space missions, and exploration (colonialism, stage one) Suggestions welcome
Read smart, read free: archive.org hopefuls
Books that can be read on archive.org for free that look interesting - go and search up your tbr, this is only what I want to read so in no way a comprehensive list βΊοΈπΈ If you see this list after clicking on a book, youβll know itβs available on archive.org Disclaimer: Some books are so hard to get tho because they are constantly borrowed
Not allowed to buy more books until I read these
I own too many books
Among the Stars
(still being curated!)
