Recs if you like Chess Story...

puts beret on a jaunty angle ‘why yes i went to Oxbridge and go skiing on my holibobs with papa, why do you ask?’ takes a hit of tobacco flavoured vape, puts asterisk in margin of the obscure classic i’m ‘reading’

the list for people who want to look ‘well read’ and need some books to name drop - look no further

if you have read them, more power to you, but this is explicitly about the people who claim to have read them but can’t read instructions on pasta

a compiled list of all the "underrated" or otherwise overlooked books from the various cultures of our very own pagebound community, inspired by all of your wonderful recommendations!

i'm always open to further suggestions from your own culture if you have any books you think deserve a further spotlight or you don't see them mentioned here.

A novel is a prose work typically above 40k words, though many fall between 60-100k. Anything between roughly 17k and 40k words is generally considered a novella, while works between about 7k and 17k words are classified as novelettes, with some flexibility ~

TL;DR - short stories with 7k-17k words. Get out of that slump.

weird little books you can read in one sitting

a non-exhaustive collection of works

short books that pack a punch (less than 200 pages)

Fiction books about the immortal game of chess.

short but emotionally intense (and sometimes morally uncomfortable) books

These are about 100 pages (or less)! Will depend on how it's printed, but basically: YOU'LL FLY THROUGH THESE! ✈️

popular, semi popular or once popular german language lit that I find interesting. also, schiller >>> goethe, so no faust 😊

Inspired by The Office. Named after Pam, Oscar and Toby’s exclusive book club - they gather once a month to “discuss books, art and celebrate culture in a very civilized way”. These are some ideas to use to recreate it with your friends, have food and drinks attuned to the book or the writer’s culture.

Made for busy adults who wanted to read various World Classics but have little time and energy left after a long day 🫡

Working TBR-list for me (as a busy adult with unwarranted responsibilities) 🫠💤

Not letting capitalism hinders my desire to read 🙂‍↔️📖 Open for suggestions!

Fun fictional chess reads

Recommendations from and references to musician Glaive (Ash Blue Gutierrez).

See the pinned comment📌

If I'm missing any, let me know!

Only including the following publishers: NYRB, Norton Critical, Penguin Modern, Pantheon, Penguin Classics, Oxford World's Classic, Vintage, Picador Paper, New Directions, McNally, Fitzcarraldo, Seven Stories, Very Short Introductions, Knopf, and Charco Press.