Recs if you like Hidden Figures...

No, it's not. You just didn't learn all of history. (A.k.a. not all period dramas need to be all-white all-straight etc. and we have the sources to prove it)

Heavily influenced by the picture of Christina Koch's braid floating zero-g as she smiled at Earth from 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!

history you probably didn't learn in school

Biographies, memoirs, and other non-fiction books on Black women. Perfect for Black History Month, Women's History Month, or any old day!

Raw, inspiring stories from trailblazing women who broke barriers in labs, fields, and academia. A blend of triumphs over sexism, groundbreaking discoveries, and the human side of scientific pursuit.

I want this list to highlight women and gender minorities* who wrote about astrophysics/astronomy, or their experience studying it. I also included some biographies because a lot of the history of women+ in physics was (and still is) ignored, even though their contributions are phenomenal :)

I could change the list to include all of the branches of physics (instead of just astrophysics) but I only had astrophysics books in my personal library hehehehe

Books about feminine power and rage. Inspiring, enraging, validating. Let us rise, my sisters.

Non-fiction books about astronomy, astrophysics, space, planets, galaxies, black holes, and more. 🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘

On space travel and moon joy. 🌌 A mixture of non-fiction, historical fiction and hard science fiction.

Books that were adapted into movies (not tv shows). Let's make this list as long as possible!

(going to only add the first book in a series)

A collection of non fiction books from women in science or any other field of knowledge! I'm so tired of having to listen to men that I am making it my mission to read as many non-fiction books from women I can.

This list is full of women who solve problems, break rules, run experiments, ask inconvenient questions, and generally refuse to stay in the lanes they were assigned. Fiction and non-fiction, from romance to history. Welcome to the nerdy, brilliant chaos.

In honor of International Women’s Day here are books written by women, for women, about women. From rebellion to resilience, sisterhood to survival and family to friendships.

The list is a mix of books I’ve read and books that are on my TBR. I’ll be adding to the list as and when I read or find a book I think fits.

non-fiction accounts of NASA, rocketry, aviation, and the space age

Diverse voices, from trailblazers to storytellers, that illuminate leadership, resilience, and the messy realities of influence.

Non-fiction works about women who went to space or worked for NASA/ESA/JAXA/Roscosmos/etc. Also (in a rarity for me) includes children's books.

Biographies of women whose achievements in science were overlooked, forgotten, ignored or even stolen

Do not hesitate if you have any recommendations!

This is a list where science is one of the central focus points. Being it in fiction or non-fiction.

look around you right now. what do you see? a manual dishwasher? a nice beer? a calendar? your computer? there’s a hot chance you’re looking at something invented by a woman.

the books on this list cross various genres and ideas of how women did it all first, from being the first to understand radioactivity or change the tides of war, create a genre or to reach the moon, to pioneer for civil rights or to found nations.

recommendations are highly encouraged in the comments!

Books where the protagonist is anywhere from smart to genius, and that intelligence gets them through the plot. (Ie lots of characters are smart in dif ways, but these characters solve plot-based conflicts intelligently)