Recs if you like A Thousand Acres...

The bard's stories, but different.

These books return to Shakespeare’s stories and let them bloom anew, tracing familiar plots through fresh voices and altered fates. Here, old quarrels find new ground, lovers cross re‑drawn paths, and kingdoms rise again in different light.

lit fic featuring dysfunctional families

A list of Banned or Censored books (from around the world) that I want to read and form my own opinions about...

(Most) Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winners since 1918!

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 america’s regime tries to silence.

please lmk if any of these authors or texts aren’t good representation.

i will comment a list with each state/territory + its associated book!

"You know, farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you're a thousand miles from the corn field." - President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Address at Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, 9/25/56

As recognized in the above quote, farming is not a walk in the proverbial park. Along with the physical demands each toilsome day, it is also a significant endeavor of love and especially of hope. The books in this list span various genres, eras, and locales; recommendations always welcome!

50 books - ones set in each state of America. I have put them in order alphabetically by state (not sure if it will change once created)

A book for every U.S. state. (except for Utah because I have yet to find a book that isn't about national parks or LDS 🙃)

iowa city, where everyone seems to be writing a book — modern + contemporary works from university of iowa iowa writers' workshop alum & faculty