Recs if you like In the Time of the Butterflies...
Learning World History Through Fiction!
This list brings together fiction from around the world that documents historical events or periods of time. Titles in this list aren't necessarily "historical fiction" but do have an important historical element to them.
I find fiction is an easy media to help educate me about world history I never learned in school. These titles aim to bring to light historical events that may not be taught in schools!
As always, I'm open to any and all suggestions! 🤠
Fiction Edition - HOW TO FIGHT A DICTATOR
Inspired by @kishmish's nonfiction list (linked here). All suggestions for fiction set during real life dictatorships, depicting life under a dictatorship, or otherwise revolving around fictional narratives related to dictators, oppression, resistance, and authoritarian regimes are welcome!
Read Like an English Major
Books for those who want to be well-read without the debt (created by someone with said debt)
Note: I will be deleting my PB account within the next two weeks, and I believe this list will be erased. Feel free to screenshot it if you see anything that interests you! ☺️ 3/17/2026
Not the Same Five White Ladies
All credit for this list goes to ysaleftyouonread on instagram! This is her list of female authors she spotlighted for Women’s History Month, that are “not the same five white ladies” we always hear about! My personal goal is to read one book from each of these 31 women this year; I have been loving this journey and wanted to share with you all!
(Check out Ysa’s reels, she does a great job of describing the vibes without giving away the story!)
women classics
classics written by women
Historical Fiction
Historical fiction is one of my top pics as you can get a variety of flavors within it. Want to cry? Historical Fiction. Your skin to crawl? Historical Fiction! The world is your oyster
I want to read more diversely - classics edition
15 Classics That Prove the Canon Is Bigger Than You Think
15 Classics That Aren't by Dead White European Men — And Are Just as Essential
From this substack post : https://open.substack.com/pub/literaryfancy/p/the-i-want-to-read-more-diversely
Latino and Hispanic Reads
Recommended Latino and Hispanic books. Leave other Recs in comments.
NUEVAYoL
Puerto Rican and Hispanic Storytellers A little bit of the homeland
📚✨ Latina Reads We Carry Home
Stories we don’t just read, we recognize. Latinx books that feel like home, memory, family, language, love, loss, and the little rebellions we inherit and create. Books for daughters, mothers, tias, mujeres finding their voice, and anyone who grew up between cultures with cafecito in one hand and big feelings in the other.
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: List
The Primary Works section of the Reading List of Thomas C. Foster's How to Read Literature Like a Professor
books to read before you die (penguin)
Latin Lore & Lattes
Latin (a/e/x) American authors and the books they've written books.
Books Everyone Should Read to Understand the World
These are books that will help you expand your worldview and understand what people go through. Some books are fictional, diving into the questions of power, relationships, privilege, and struggle. Others are true stories, bearing witness to real events and experiences that happen world-wide. All of these books exemplify the importance of storytelling as a means to understanding each other and our world!
The Sixties
A mix of fiction and nonfiction set in/about the 1960s. Includes books from the decade too.
Latin American and Hispanic Essentials
Puerto Rican Lit
Selecciones de literatura puertorriqueña en su lengua original: español o inglés.
AP Lit reading list
Throwback to when my English teacher gave us a list of all the books that have appeared on the ap exam and told us to pick one to read…hopefully I’ll make better choices this time
(List currently only has top 20 books with most appearances and books with authors last names starting with A)
Around the World in Books
Books Written by authors from countries outside the US. In a personal quest to read books from authors from around the world, so I thought I would start this list to help others!
Always adding more! Please leave suggestions!
Latin Authors
A mix of genres thru Latin povs.
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