Recs if you like What I'd Rather Not Think About...
assigned by frankie
almost every single book mentioned* on Frankie's Shelf youtube channel because their taste is wild and i love it.
updated as frankie posts. *mentioned as in the book is the focus of the video, listened in the description, or offhandedly said.
international booker - all books
winners, shortlist and longlist (this will be a very long list indeed). complete from 2016-2026
Translation in the Spotlight
A list with ALL longlisted titles from the National Book Award for Translated Literature (USA) and the International Booker prize (UK) .
Updated once new nominees are announced.
Currently updated with: • NBA 2018-2025 • International Booker 2016-2026
Women in Translation
Celebrate women in translation month all year round with this list of fabulous books
Western/Southern European Books
A list to help those who aspire to read from authors outside the typical areas. I will be creating different list for different regions. I will also list the countries currently found in the list. Be sure to check out the other lists! Note: The countries are not perfect as some countries are classified differently, so I did my best.
Current Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Wales
Strange and Surreal Fiction
Weird unique books that I love or want to read
International Booker Prize
longlists of every year from 2016 onwards
Don't Bring Me to Tears When I Just Did My Makeup
Do you want to cry? Be profoundly heartbroken? Just feel something? Read these.
Read around the world 🌎
One book from every country in the world. 🗺️
