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books that transport you into gentle adventures and charming worlds (with a side of life-altering epiphanies and self discoveries)

books whose main characters are older and disillusioned with life and go on a little adventure that melts their hearts (and heals yours)

Time to take a trip to the supermarket to pick up our groceries for the week!

This list features books that have titles of food you could buy at the store.

As always, open to suggestions! 🤠

These books center on older protagonists and the lessons they've learned during their imperfect lives. Some are wise, some are full of regret, but they all have something to teach us. We only get one life, so take advantage of the hard-won lessons from these fictional protagonists! Always taking recommendations - see pinned comment!

A list of cozy fiction for when the world is heavy and the Book Club book is too much.

Books are cozy based on other lists or cute-munity reccs. Your milage may vary.

Book titles that could ostensibly fit the cadence of a string of words your Grandmother utters when she's trying not to swear. (Yes this is the stupidest list idea I've ever had) (Inspired by my late grandfather-in-law, who once uttered "Jiminy Christmas!" when his flabbers were ghasted, a phrase I will not soon forget.)

Books about food, either non-fiction or foodie fiction

Literature that features cats, coffee shops, food, books, and sometimes a bit of magic. Cozy and healing.

books that feel like watching a studio ghibli film 🌱 ₊˚✧ ﾟ.

I think more books should be about old people getting into shenanigans. There is this small part of the book space with the stories of people who find the meaning of their life or mess others up because they don't care anymore. These are their stories , hilarious, emotional, heartwarming and heartbreaking, each unique...

Hope they make you feel alive!

Mostly Asian healing books about comforting stores that can help people heal

These are books I am going to start reading before bed, because my regular selection of reading material just really riles me up. Inspired by two posts from the Substack Feeling! Magazine by Jenna O'Brien.

Book list for the Anti-Brain rot challenge with Boundless press

Fiction reads featuring characters with disabilities, physical and/or mental health both included.

Recommendations welcome!

A shelf of tiny wonders from Japan and Korea. Moonlit book nooks, sleepy towns, lantern-lit evenings, silver rain, and tender stories that offer comfort. Small in length, but rich in extraordinary hidden moments of everyday life.

Essential Japanese novels and short fiction, past and present.

Some gems, some disasters... All selected for the cover. Contents may vary. Read at your own risk. ... *NB: There are different editions out there, but these are specifically the ones available here. ... Most of these I've seen in the book store. I've not read all of these but hopefully will one day. Recommendations are welcome.

Any genre of book is allowed- requirements are simply that coziness abounds!

Healing and cozy fiction that feels like a warm hug to your soul. Perfect books if you're looking for a sweet read that will make you feel good