Recs if you like In a Lonely Place...

Fiction has always been where truth hides. Across horror, thriller, literary fiction, fantasy & mystery every book on this list has something to say about power, who holds it, who destroys it, and how it reproduces itself.

TIME’s list of “the most gripping, twist-filled, satisfying, and influential mystery and thriller books” running all the way back to the 1800s

Classics can be intimidating and daunting, but there are some shorter and accessible stories (under 250 pages) you can start with that are entertaining and fun to read. So don't be afraid!

i'm so obsessed with this series bro

Books that were featured on an episode of Backlisted.

Messed up books in LA, contemporary and classics

This is the list from The Atlantic. "In 1868, a little-known writer by the name of John William DeForest proposed a new type of literature, a collective artistic project for a nation just emerging from an existential conflict: a work of fiction that accomplished “the task of painting the American soul.” It would be called the Great American Novel, and no one had written it yet, DeForest admitted. Maybe soon."

ongoing project just for my own enjoyment wherein i try to read every book referenced in riverdale- going to make the list as i rewatch the show, so it will be updated as i go along. all books on the list at present are referenced in season 1!