smut/smart pairings
compliments and credit for this incredible idea go to @vasilissa.
has this ever happened to you? do you read a bunch of smutty smut and feel guilty bc it’s not “proper books”? well, do i have a answers for you!
find below a curated list of smutty smut titles paired with complimentary classics and/or nonfiction smarty books to make your brain bigger!*
*individual bigger brain results may vary
🚧this list is under construction🚧
created by alexz
last updated April, 2026
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😄For your consideration: How Stego Got His Groove Back by Lola Faust + Otherlands by Thomas Halliday
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I want to give recs, but I'm scared of what may come up if I Google "science smut"
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oh, maggie, you should see yesterday’s search history…
....should I be scared?
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probs yes.
I've decided that since I have time and no charged brain cells, I will be using the incognito tab as God intended: for science smut
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lmk what you find! 👀
nonfic: The Rise of Yeast: How Civilization Was Shaped by Sugar Fungi by Nicholas Money smut: fermentation by Angelica jacob
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not maggie coming in with the yeast rec! 🩷
did you expect anything of me? ofc I come in with yeast recs
oooo also salt by mark kurlansky and salt&sorcery
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i think salt & sorcery is not quite smutty enough for my liking but dw, i found another smut to go with the Mark Kurlanski!
glad to be of service 🫡
The genius that I come across on this app continues to astound me.
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but in all seriousness, got give the fair share of credit to @vasilissa!
giggling i love this so much
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The Last Courtesan Of Olympus rec courtesy of @erintripsey!
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Vegetables rec courtesy of @maggiebogo!
No I lied last time I'm so sorry THIS IS THE LIST OF ALL TIME no more PageBound lists friends for we have found perfection ❤️
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You know I looooooooove smut but I also loooooooove nonfiction so honestly this list is absolutely perfect! I love a themed book pairing gosh DANG.
It won't let me save the list to my lists. what am I doing wrong? (imagine there is a wailing face here)
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oh no! usually you just have to click on the little bookmark icon next to the heart? and then it turns yellow when it’s saved? if it’s not working maybe submit a bug report? i’m sorry i can’t be more help.
I come with more recs: you are worth it by Kyle carpenter (non fic, memoir of his military career, the title is his response to when pple thank him for his service) and the dom who loved me by lexi blake (smut). inspiration for these recs come from @maggiebogoshubs
