Recs if you like Luster...
Weird Girl Fiction
An emergent subgrene by and about strange women on themes of female rage, sisterhood, hunger, attraction, beauty, motherhood, violence, and much more.
Barack Obama's favorite books
All of his picks since 2008, both summer reading lists and yearly round-ups.
weird Black girl lit
weird girl books with a Black woman protagonist! recommendations very welcome, hoping to spotlight some lesser known titles!
books your pretentious friend has heard of
Lucy Dacus Recommendations π
Books recommended by musician Lucy Dacus, a solo artist and member of the band boygenius. Pulled from her goodreads list.
assigned by frankie
almost every single book mentioned* on π Frankie's Shelf youtube channel because their taste is wild and i love it.
updated as frankie posts. *mentioned as in the book is the focus of the video, listed in the description, or offhandedly said.
I love it when women
...are unhinged, lonely, tortured, kooky, crazy, unmoored, yearning, plotting, stalking, monologuing, self-pitying, lost, etc.
Afro Goodness
Big vibes and big hair cover art books. (It's not a f*ckin 'cloud bob' Vogue).
The System Is The Monster
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.
twentysomething
books with characters who are in their 20s (and trying to figure out their 20s). primarily but not exclusively lit fic.
Being Human is Uncomfortable
These books are deeply human, and they aren't afraid to make you uncomfortable along the way. Whether the characters are unlikeable or the author seems to be rudely calling you out or the content is critiquing an aspect of the human experience (or all the above), these books are unflinching in the face of their consumers. Recommendations are welcome!
Books With A Childfree Main Character
Romance, Genre Fiction, or Literary Fiction novels for Childfree folks where its explicit that a main character is Childfree (and they aren't teenagers) and starting a family/having kids is not mentioned as a goal. For those of us who don't always want to read about a happy ending involving kiddos (even thought we love them!). Please feel free to add suggestions π
literary romance (for litfic enjoyers)
recs from @leahsfigtree and @emmareadstoomuch on substack + personal recs
Weird and Unhinged Women 2.0
All sorts of stories about all sorts of women and girls.
This is a genre-agnostic mega-list of weird girl* fiction expanding on an original list by @yarnandbooks (no longer being updated). You can view the original list here: (link) /// As a nonbinary person, I take as broad a view as possible of the "girl" in "weird girl*", hence the asterisk.
Wide open for recommendations!
weird girl literature
for those who don't conform to the norm.
all adventurous women do
books for fans of Lena Dunhamβs Girls <3
Women vs The Void
She's Ravenous
Books that explore women's hunger (as a theme/with appetite as a key aspect of the book), whether it's ambition, power, sexual/emotional hunger, longing for a voice/community, or literal physical hunger. #girldinner
woman vs void
A list of books I have come across when looking for books that fit this theme. Please leave a comment if there is something I should add.
Fleabag-core books
If youβve ever made eye contact with a mirror and said βthis is a messβ but also βiβm kinda iconic for this,β congrats, this list is for you.
