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Profit > People
Fictional stories. Real consequences. Profit > People is dedicated to books with capitalist critique, focusing on the lives - and bodies - sacrificed at the altar of industry and interest. Always taking recommendations!
The Big Bad Luddite Novel*
ANTI: fascism, ai, nfts, Big Tech, billionaires, surveillance states, optimization, algorithms, bot farms, technofeudalism, enshittification, exploitation, extractionism, planned obsolescence PRO: organized labor, punk, analog, solidarity, free speech, friction, degrowth, experimentation, right to privacy, right to repair, diy, material process, mutual aid, ecological living, the human hand, the human mind
*Short stories welcome. Looking for nonfiction? Check out The Big Bad Luddite List.
The Big List of Banned or Censored Books
A list of Banned or Censored books (from around the world) that I want to read and form my own opinions about...
Most Frequently Banned Books in the US
Books that are banned/challenged most often in the United States, based on data from the American Library Association. Resist censorship 🛑
7 Deadly Sins: Gluttony
Books where over-indulgence and over-consumption are central themes.
90-2000's SciFi/Fantasy YA Reads You Missed
Though there's plenty of names here that you'll recognize! I enjoyed plenty of these as a kid and wanted to share them, especially since most of these authors have other books that get more attention. Plus, books by smaller authors. How many did you read?
So you wanna dip your toe into sci-fi
Accessible sci-fi books without the need for a PhD, a glossary, or a flow chart to keep up with complex world building. Feel free to comment suggestions!
2 + 2 = 5
dystopian fiction
Top 100 Banned Books: 2010-2019 (USA)
the 100 most frequently challenged/banned books in the US during the 2010s (for series, only the first book is listed)
(also: list is in reverse order because I added them in order from first to last)
Book Riot best SF of the Century
The Futuristic “Lions, Tigers, & Bears Oh My”
An ultimate list of zany, quirky, Urban Paranormal/Sci-Fi/LitRpg/Dystopian and even a little side of Romance/Romantasy that reminds you how much more fun it is to stay home reading on a Saturday night!
Iconic 21st Century Speculative Fiction (Reactor)
In October 2024 Reactor Magazine published a list of the most iconic speculative fiction works published in English in the 21st century, as voted by authors.
Dystopian Lit
Art truly does imitate life because it feels like I'm living in these novels everyday
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