Recs if you like Postcards from the Edge...

for this list, i am specifically looking into creating an extensive list of novels whose narratives center in some way film as an art or an industry. these are fictional explorations of what it means to make, love, fear, consume, be consumed by cinema.

the reading list of people struggling with their existence. it's mostly girls and women right now but id love more guys included

TRIGGER WARNING explorations of: friendship in the mental ward, eating disorders, suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety, asst. disorders, trauma, etc (SUBMISSIONS WANTED:PLS HELP ME FIND MORE)

i wanna make a series of videos examining this topic as someone that had a voracious appetite for fiction that made me feel seen in the hopelessness of my youth

These are all books and plays that have been turned into films or stage productions, what they all have in common is that Meryl Streep has starred in them. Disclaimer: some films have been loosely based on the books.

some are co-authored or probably ghostwritten, but regardless, they have an actor's name on the cover

Sentimental Garbage is a podcast by Caroline O'Donoghue. Often the topic is a particular title/book, so this list is slowly curating the different books that are discussed. For those who enjoy reading and podcasts! NB: it doesn't include books of film media discussed unless they've also done an episode on the book.

This is a list of books for the Read The States Challenge. Read any on each of the state lists and be awarded the pride of knowing you have read all across the US!

I present to you the queen of Biographys: Jennette McCurdy. In her book recs we trust.

Books which document women’s lives throughout a century of change