Recs if you like People of the Book...

Bibliophilia at its best - books about books, readers, libraries, bookstores!

the fragmentary novel is constructed of fragments or vignettes, typically following images, thoughts, and feelings over a sequential series of events. in a world of disruption, displacement, and of time being swallowed and spat out by the machines of capitalism and colonialism, the fragmentary novel offers an alternative structure.

title borrowed from jenny offill. recommendations welcome.

Books about books. Books about authors/writers. Books about readers…but not like Annie Wilkes from Misery. Just non-psychotic readers. This list doesn’t include libraries or bookstores, because those are totally different types of pizza.

What is the book about? A book.

Suggestions welcome.

For the former enjoyer of fantasy, sci-fi, and historical fiction series without the time or obsession to get through three or more books to finish a narrative. These books are majority historical fictions that unfold at an epic scale. Whether through one journey, generations, or centuries, these stories speak to identities (often cultural or of a nation) and to truths larger than themselves.

Please note that any post-Cold War narrative settings exist alongside more historical perspectives.

Books about books because there are never enough books

Enjoy my newest lit series, ‘Reading the World’, in an attempt to diversify your own reading and broaden horizons, I have included a mix of genres. Sensitive topics often lie ahead as history, social and political issues are usually the centre of this writing. Enjoy!

Jewish characters written by Jewish authors that engage with Jewish themes, history, and culture. (no Daniel Deronda here!)

Fiction books set in Bosnia and Herzegovina

fiction with jewish protagonists! got so many suggestions from reddit

A list of books for Jewish converts-in-progress 💙 includes titles commonly read in conversion journeys and books I read during my own :]

a mix of fiction and nonfiction titles about Christianity, ranging from research on Catholic doctrine to reimaginings and retellings to criticism of the religion

Goodreads Published List of Consistently > 4 ⭐️(by year published)

2000: Plain Truth - House of Leaves ‘01: Other Boleyn Girl - Secret Life of Bees ‘02: Fingersmith - Lamb ‘03: Shutter Island - Time Traveler’s Wife ‘04: Shadow of the Wind - Cloud Atlas ‘05: No Country for Old Men - Book Thief ‘06: Sharp Objects - Road ‘07: Terror - Thousand Splendid Suns ‘08: City of Thieves - Hunger Games ‘09: Maze Runner - Cutting for Stone

Ran out of room.. See Comments for full list!

Travel through time and across the planet with these immersive historical fiction novels.

Top 100 books of the 21st Century according to ABC Radio National (Australia)