Recs if you like Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China...

Intergenerational Stories

Books that take place across and tell the stories of at least two generations, exploring history, politics, culture, generational patterns, and trauma. Mostly focusing on families.

Please give more recs if you have any! (Twenty-three fiction, two non-fiction so far)

here’s how the women of china lived and made a space for themselves in their own patriarchal society.

— “the eighteen changes of a girl between childhood and adulthood.”

these are the books recommended to me by my east asian history professors and are must reads ! this will be a mix of fiction, non fiction, based on true events, literature, etc. all of these are heavy reads so pace yourself.

book recs for blue readers according to read your color on substack | updated periodically

chinese women writers

will mostly contain books about historical events and will span from the 20th to the 21st century. It will include many countries, not just the Western ones, so if possible, recommendations would be great!

I bought a guided reading journal for more grounded reflection and a way to wind down at night (and a cute incentive to take my time with reading and not feel guilty about it). Surprise, the journal has recommendations in the back! I figured I'd share just in case anyone else was interested/had the same journal and wanted a list on here too!

The intricate connections between past, present and future are explored through multiple generations. They offer fascinating insights into history and complex family dynamics.

This is a list of Books that (unexpectedly) told me of struggles people (or systems) have, that I did Not know before and so taught me a bit more empathy for the world and the People in it. Important is, that These Books are Not preachy about it and/or only mention it in passing but the topic still stuck with me Recs welcome

A list of books set across different countries (mainly for the historical fiction globe trotters)

These Diverse Baseline Challenge was created by @bookish.millennial & @themargherita.s (on instagram). In 2025, the goal is to read 1 book by a racialized author each month. This challenge is meant to encourage readers to try genres they historically don’t reach for, find new-to-them racialized authors, and to encourage reflection on our reading habits.

This is a mix of recommendations by the challenge organizers and myself.

Nonfiction (mostly 😺) that read like fiction

Books from every country for reading around the world challenge (no particular order, I might have missed some, will be updating) Feel free to suggest!

They're cute, they're smart, they're surviving this sh!t

A list inspired by (and copied from) @cortneyhenningnovak, including (mainly) fiction reads from every country in alphabetical order! Any suggestions and add-ons welcome to expand the list🫶

18 countries include:

Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus & Czechia

Feminist masterpieces from female writers in every genre ✨ Recommendations are very welcome here!:)

While non-fiction can be difficult to get into, I am forever on the hunt for stories that are easy to sink my teeth into. This curation has POVs from many different countries and walks of life. Stay tuned cause I'm always adding more!

a working list of history, memoirs, and scientific communication from authors based in or who had significant life experience in what's considered the global south. the goal of this list was to read more nonfiction from alternate global perspectives, open to edits or suggestions!

Katie McGrath recommendations

Books to fill in the gaps of the American education system, provide a more nuanced take, or broaden your world view.