Recs if you like Down the Drain...

When the narrator(s) makes the book even better. For new listeners and audiobook elites, here is a range of different genres and narrators that excel at audio perfection.

sunny settings, or books that feel sunny and offer escapism from the winter blues in an eclectic blend of genres.

Editing to add: okay some of these books are SAD, my dudes, just like my seasonal affective disorder. But at the same time, they are soft and kind and a safe place for the big sad, if that makes sense?

Audiobooks where the author narrates themselves (or is apart of a cast, not just some preface type stuff) Open for suggestions

I beg you please start reading celebrity memoirs! They are: A. Super fun B. A great source of gossip C. Supporting the publication of lesser known authors (explained more in the comments)

Open to suggestions!

As much as I love the escapism of fiction, here is a collection of non-fiction and essays to pull me back into the real world

here are some books that hooked me easily when i was getting into reading nonfiction. Many memoirs but also less academic/more personal/humorous feminist lit and queer theory :3

Memoirs from women who have powerful stories to tell. Women I admire. Women who I might not admire, but have lived fascinatingly singular lives. Some I have read and some I have not yet. Taking suggestions if you’ve read a good one.

A list of memoirs/autobiographies by and about women and their lives

The memoirs and essay collections i enjoyed reading.