Recs if you like Small Rain...

Books recommended by musician Lucy Dacus, a solo artist and member of the band boygenius. Pulled from her goodreads list.

Books on my TBR with LGBTQIA+ characters or themes.

books that stick with you for months and leave you thinking

does it rain all the time where you live? or maybe it hardly ever rains where you live? I’m in the latter, it hardly ever rains here, but it did last night and I was inspired to create this list. here is a list of books with rain in the title ☔️

as always, taking any and all suggestions!

literary fiction starting with the word small. makes me want to gobble up the book in one sitting.

This isn’t just “weird girl lit,” it’s weird girl books with a MESSAGE. with something to say and doing it in a weird way!! No shame to the angry woman weird girl books but that ain’t what I’m talking about. I’m talking space, magical realism, weird kinks as metaphors. I’m talking new takes on the form, books that do things differently. If you know, you know. These are some of my favorite types of books and nearly everything on this list I’ve read and loved.

iowa city, where everyone seems to be writing a book — modern + contemporary works from university of iowa iowa writers' workshop alum & faculty