Recs if you like Home Fire...

pink, sophisticated & sometimes fatale <3 (added some essential nonfic & poetry!)

Aka Dua Lipa’s reading list. Everyone’s fave popstar on permanent holiday with a massive list of books to read, and she always seems to have incredible recommendations.

I am not part of Service95 or affiliated with Dua Lipa. I am just a fan curating this list based on the @service95bookclub IG account 💋

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.

the coquette femme aesthetic is of the utmost importance

a comprehensive list of books from each country in asia including books I want to read and have read! some countries have multiple books listed, but for starters each will have at least 1.

In the back of my copy of Circe, I found a recommendation list from Miller on exploring "more about Circe, The Odyssey, or Greek Myth"

Pakistani English literature has grown into a powerful global voice, exploring themes of identity, migration, faith, class, politics, colonial legacy, and modernity. Writing in English allows Pakistani authors to engage both local realities and international readerships, often blending lyrical prose with sharp political insight.

Books with Muslim characters/ settings or by Muslims from across the globe.

Essential Pakistani novels and short stories.

The Women's Prize for Fiction was started in 1996 as a way to highlight exceptional women writers and to balance out the coverage that male writers received. The Women's Prize is awarded every year to the best novel written in English and published in the UK. There is also a Women's Prize for Nonfiction, created in 2023.

Just a list of books I've read from around the world, hoping others will find it useful.

All the winners of the Women’s Prize for Fiction.

retellings of mythology classics set in a contemporary setting

Ever wondered what books of your nation are taught in other countries? Well, I always do. This is what we study in English literature (by any English speaking country) here in Italian highschools.

I only study English, so I can only do it for this language. If any Italian highschooler wants to add books mentioned by their text that I didn't have, or books their teachers made them study in class, they are welcome to do so.

Hope someone is interested.

Books that have won the Women's Prize for Fiction

For the Fae and Flame Society book club, often our spring book bingo includes a square for 'Myth Retellings.' Here is a list of books as such!

whether you love 'em or you hate 'em, here are some great character-driven novels if you like a book with well-developed characters

Winners

Nobel, Pulitzer, National Book Award, Booker Prize, International Booker Prize, Women’s Prize, Lambda Literary Award, etc. winners