Recs if you like They Both Die at the End...
Queer All Year
While it is highly celebrated in June, the Queer community exists all year long and this working list is created to support/encourage others to read more literature written by & represented people within said community.
Emotional Annihilation Toolkit
Are you currently not crying to the point of vomiting, but you want to be? Need to conduct a science experiment to find out if you are in fact the ugliest crier in all of Pagebound? Well, do I have the list for you! Brought to you by the fine, very sad, folks of Pagebound! These books have been frequently suggested or upvoted in PB club posts about sad books! Suggestions in any genre, and extra tissues, are welcome!
Queer and Disabled
Intersectionality, baby! Disability includes many conditions, including - but not limited to - physical disabilities, chronic illnesses, psychiatric disabilities, sensory disabilities, and neurodivergence.
these titles are complete sentences!
books your pretentious friend has heard of
โtiny bookshopโ books ๐
books featured in the cozy video game โtiny bookshopโ
"IDK the title but I think the cover was blue"
A librarian's favorite response to asking what book a patron is looking for...
All that's left is bones: Books about ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ โ ๏ธ
Books about death, dying, grief and what remains.
upcoming tv/film adaptations
| 2026 | verity: october 2 sense & sensibility: october 16 sunrise on the reaping: november 20 dune messiah: december 18
| 2027 | children of blood & bone: january 15 the nightingale: february 12 beach read: may 7
| 2028 | cinder: november 3
**Spoiler Alert**
Books with titles that give away major plot points of the story. Youโve been warned of spoilers ahead.
circadian stories
books that span a single day (or less!)
Queer Books in "Tiny Bookshop"
Queer books and books written by queer authors that are featured in the indie game "Tiny Bookshop", a cosy bookstore management life sim by the studio Neoludic
Gay/trans men written by gay/trans men
Getting a bit fed up of the amount of gay men written by straight women. Please recommend me more books!
Weโre All Gonna Die
Apocalyptic and/or post apocalyptic books
the gay agenda
ownvoices books across genres by queer men/masc authors that feature queer men as main characters
disclaimer: this is all just based on my own research and may not always be 100% accurate to the authorโs identity - feel free to comment any edits or suggestions!
Weird is the name, and confusing is the game
This list will contain books that made me go, "Wait what?" I am still not sure if I completely get them but I i think I semi-liked some of them ๐คฃ (p.s. I am adding recs by other users so some i havent read yet)
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...
I can't remember the title, but the cover is blue
Ah yes, this ol' issue that has plagued librarians and bookstore clerks for decades.
And sometimes you find the right book, but... can you even call that shade blue?
Banned and Challenged Books
Banned books are books that have been prohibited or had its free access restricted by an authorityโthe government, school system or religious groupโbecause they object to its content, ideas or themes. Banning a book is a form of censorship. The list is bound to not contain everything since the number is astronomical but feel free to suggest :]
You Even Read Gay!
A non-comprehensive list of Queer books.
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