Recs if you like Salvage the Bones...

Book titles that represent reasons you might go to the doctor, what you might say to each other, or what treatments might be offered to cure your ailments. It's up to you to decide what is what😉

(This is not a commentary on these books or authors! The focus of this list is purely on the titles---but if you find a favorite new read here, I'd love to know🤭)

this is your reminder to read books by Black authors all month, all year, every year— not just during Black History Month. it’s crucially important to be able to diversify your reading and your bookshelves. expand your mind, your perspectives, your knowledge, and your taste. if you don’t know where to start, here are some recommendations!

novels, poetry, literary criticism, and history books by Black authors referenced in Farah Jasmine Griffin’s Read Until You Understand; The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature — forming a type of Black literary canon

This list was generated from a post on pagebound club on Juneteenth in 2026. I opted to not try and make this list comprehensive but just to document the community recs from that day - however, if you have more books to recommend please comment in the forum! Prompts from the original post will be in the comments. Note: prompts asked for books by Black authors, not only those from/books set in the US. See comments section for more discussion.

A few lovely books written by Black women spanning every genre!

In order from #1 (My Brilliant Friend) to 100 (Tree of Smoke)

God loves you, but not enough to save you from these stories. Ethel Cain & Preacher’s Daughter vibes/inspired fiction

Fic + NonFic | Updating Regularly

A list published in 2024 by the New York Times, as voted on by 503 novelists, poets, critics, and other book lovers—with a little help from the staff of The New York Times Book Review

Books that take place in New Orleans, Louisiana

Eco-fiction that explores the impact of a changing climate and human influence on our planet. Both speculative and literary included!

according to read your color on substack | updated periodically

according to the New York Times

Fiction that deals with climate change. Books may take place in the world as we know it, in the near future, or in fictional worlds experiencing climate change.

A balance of breezy page-turners with immersive classics and thought-provoking non-fiction.

US Southern Studies Books [in progress]

The list of the 100 best books of the 21st century from the New York Times

featuring dysfunctional families, troubled relationships with religion, underlying decay, the southern gothic, and just a sprinkling of cannibalism