Recs if you like The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire...

Niche nonfiction, aka micro-histories!

This list was a winner of the Q2 2026 Community Voting event - if you'd like to participate in the Quest, a link is pinned in the comments.

Writing and voices from outside of the white Western canon. Fiction and Non-fiction with an emphasis in diaspora, decolonization, global history, and resistance narratives from around the world. Features African, Asian, Central American, South American, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern voices.

Began with many recommendations from Jamin Anderson (@jaminanderson__ on Instagram) and has expanded with the help of the Pagebound community.

Nonfiction titles concerning events, people, and history from the Medieval/Early Modern periods! Many of these are suggestions from the PB community as shared in the Medieval Times quest forum.

Recommendations always welcome!

Books about feminine power and rage. Inspiring, enraging, validating. Let us rise, my sisters.

Books about the biggest empire in global history. From China all the way to Europe, seemingly out of nowhere, led by the nomads of the steppes and the great Genghis Khan and his family.