Recs if you like If You Love It, Let It Kill You...

Books We Love from NPR began in 2013, always boasting over 200 books (almost 400 in recent years) featuring genres from memoirs, to cookbooks, to graphic novels, to children’s literature, to nonfiction, to novels. Check out NPR’s website to filter this massive list.

The list is in reverse alphabetical order directly from NPR.

All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.

The shortlist and play-in round books for the 2026 Tournament of Books

List formerly known as weird girl elders. "Weird girl literature" books with characters that are over 30.

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It’s always nice to feel like a normal person by reading about those more unhinged than you 😌 These are all women focused books. Some I’ve read and some I’m going to read. Apologies in advance if it gets long. Recommendations are absolutely welcome!! So please feel free.

I know a couple are written by men which might be taboo for some but I’ve included because I thought they were appropriate or the author has a track record of writing women well.

"Weird girl lit" featuring protagonists that are over 40

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the equivalent of when my sister says “maybe santa will bring it for christmas” to my niece

(all the books i picked up at the bookstore but couldn’t let myself buy)