Recs if you like The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)...

As a massive bookworm and theatre nerd, this list was inevitable.

From bedtime stories to GCSE flashbacks, this is the source of all that is wrong with me and my countrymen.

Side note: is there no teapot emoji?????

Side note addendum: I found the teapot emoji. Observe. it’s there.

Side side note: open to suggestions especially from those older than Gen Z (unlike me) and my non-English UK inhabitants

Bring on those Gen Y memories! A list of books likely to give people born between 1981 and 1996 a lot of feelings.

This list is for those of us who grew up eagerly awaiting the Scholastic Book Fair, watching Reading Rainbow (or Wishbone!), and dreaming of a free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut.

Note: these are not books published in 1981-1996, but books that had a hold on the millennial generation.

Also check out the Dear America series, American Girl series & Royal Diaries series.

Books from various countries that are staples of classic international childhood literature.

The 80s were loud, complicated, joyful, heartbreaking, and transformative. These books capture the decade from every angle.

Titles with full character's name. I haven't read all of those books, and I'm open to suggestions.

The Bee is an online magazine that promoted working class writing. Working Class Library is their podcast series that takes one book a month and does a deep drive. I am slowly curating a list to track these.

with a slight UK slant

Behold: yet another of my 2 a.m. deep dives - this time into epistolary literature! The list starts with some of the earliest examples of the form and follows it into the present day, from stories told through letters and diaries to those built from emails, texts, transcripts, and other documents. Whether you’re a longtime fan or completely new to this genre, what interests you most about it?

(A quick note: I put this list together using Wikipedia, blog posts, and Reddit threads. I did my best to keep everything in chronological order, but a few mistakes may have slipped through - it was 2 a.m., after all. If you have any suggestions on what else I should add, I’d love to hear it!)

Are these supposed to be read? Or are we invading their privacy? You decide.