Recs if you like The Rime of the Ancient Mariner...

Shorter books (under 200 pages) that are part of at least one quest. Many are also in the public domain, making them easily accessible when you want to grind for that next badge.

Just a fun little list of books that have inspired songs. Please list the book and the song with the artist in your suggestions, or if it's a concept album based on a book, just include the book and the album with the artist. I will not be including any books by JKR, Neil Gaiman, or Orson Scott Card, or songs by Iced Earth. Will not be adding musicals based on books, songs written for films based on books, or songs that are classic poems to music.

Poetry is an art form that can be used to interact with a lot of themes - my favorites are when dark topics or the horror genre itself come into the mix.

Books for those who want to be well-read without the debt (created by someone with said debt)

Note: I will be deleting my PB account within the next two weeks, and I believe this list will be erased. Feel free to screenshot it if you see anything that interests you! ☺️ 3/17/2026

A list of popular poetry, from renowned classic poets taught in schools, to cult classics, to works referenced in pop culture: movies, TV shows, other books, and music.

scary poems that will stick with you.

From Pink Floyd to Iron Maiden to Metallica to... you name it, these books inspired musicians into making some really cool music.

Books saved the narrator in "Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal" by Jeanette Winterson. Books may yet save us. This is a list of all the books mentioned & referenced in the novel. Feel free to comment any that I missed

A list of books mentioned in Anne Rice’s “The Vampire Chronicles”. Incomplete and ongoing, I’ll add books as I come across them.

If there’s any you think of to add, let me know. I’m on TBT right now, but haven’t scoured the first three books yet— pulled only from memory.

added as i read the book

Books for my favourite season of all! These books contain themes of derailment and delusion, transitional periods, a slow descent into darkness or obscurity, the taboo and the monstrous, autumnal aesthetics, turning inward, a slowing down, or a midpoint between life and death.