Recs if you like The Good Earth...
Niche Classics
Overlooked, lesser known classics from all over the world and of many genres.
This list also exists as a book club on Fable under the same name.
Asian-Inspired Fiction
Books set in an Asian or Asian-inspired setting or incorporates elements of an Asian culture or mythology. Only the first book in a series is listed.
Women Authors of the Nobel Prize
A year-long reading project dedicated to the women who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. By reading one book from every Nobel laureate woman, we celebrate intellectual courage and the lasting impact of womenโs words across cultures and generations.
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Winners
(Most) Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winners since 1918!
Nobel prize winners in literature (authors)
Awarded annually to an author from any country, since 1901.
This list contains popular books from all the award winning authors.
Awards from 1901 -2025
Set in China
Books set in China!
Nobel Prize in Lit Authors
These authors won for all their lifeโs work, but hereโs each of their most notable books to get you started!
Not all authors are listed.
Farming: A Profession of Hope
"You know, farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you're a thousand miles from the corn field." - President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Address at Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, 9/25/56
As recognized in the above quote, farming is not a walk in the proverbial park. Along with the physical demands each toilsome day, it is also a significant endeavor of love and especially of hope. The books in this list span various genres, eras, and locales; recommendations always welcome!
My AAPI Heritage Month Read Recs
Obviously, these can be read whenever but feel as a Would-Be Librarian, wanted to make my recs known! Will be including translated materials too. Enjoy!
Goodreads 100 books to read in a lifetime
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80โs High School required reading
Trying to reread books I was required to read in High School with new(older) eyes.
Bestsellers Of The 20th Century (UK)
The number 1 bestsellers for each year. 1900-1999
World Exploring: China Awaits in these Tales
Explore the culture, food, love, struggles, history, and more in these children's/middle grade, young adult, and adult books by Chinese authors or set in China.
Pulitzer Fiction Prize Winners
"For distinguished fiction published in book form during the year by an American author, preferably dealing with American life." A list of Pulitzer Prize Fiction winners, starting in the 1920s. For nerds like me
School Reading
POV: youโre English teacher gives you reading assignments
Feel free to comment books I missed!
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Bestsellers of the 20th Century (USA)
Below are the #1 bestselling fictional novels in the United States for each year from 1900 to 1999, based on annual sales data (traditionally compiled by The Bookman and later Publishers Weekly).
Paternal relationship
Books with a strong paternal relationship, no matter if the paternal figure is related to the protagonist or not, if is a father, a grandfather, uncle etc.
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