Series, trilogies, and duologies written by Latinas. Brujas, magic, alternate worlds, werewolves, galore ✨

on a mission to learn about the world and myself through the picture books we never got as kids. here, you’ll find softness, warmth, cosyness, and found family. stories about identity, community, food, and self acceptance. always open to recs!

my top recs are in the comments, and please reach out for in-depth or specific content warnings if you need, i’ll reread for you and try my best!

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Overlooked, lesser known classics from all over the world and of many genres.

This list also exists as a book club on Fable under the same name.

George Saunders' ENG 650 syllabus at Syracuse University. Starting with Turgenev's The Singers and finishing with Chekhov's In the Ravine. "This class is intended not as a survey of the Russian short story, but rather as a chance to read (very closely) a selected number of great stories from that tradition, with an eye to craft... What we really want to accomplish is to improve your fiction." Feel free to link your weekly 3-5 page reflection per story in the comments!

"You read something which you thought only happened to you, and you discover that it happened 100 years ago to Dostoyevsky. This is a very great liberation for the suffering, struggling person, who always thinks that he is alone. This is why art is important. Art would not be important if life were not important, and life is important." -- James Baldwin

This list compiles (mostly) interview-style texts with a wide variety of people; for those reading to learn. Suggestions always welcome!

face forward, shoulders straight, smile! ...okay no smile, that's fine, i guess you're going through it, final girl.

Winners

whether you want to read performatively or invite a conversation or just read really cool books

✨I AM A WOMAN IN STEM✨. A little list to celebrate Women in STEM on International Women & Girls in Science day (Feb. 11)!!

the selection of books i think should be up there with anglophone and russian classics, cause they deserve it

In case you were curious at all, life is hard in the Arctic. If you enjoy reading stories about people getting marooned in very (very) cold places and eating their boots, this one's for you.

All the books for the world tour book club of 2026 by booktuber * e m m i e *

Dystopian novels

Where our heroes have both access to powers beyond our understanding and also access to a toilet

The simple title format that has stood the test of time.

as comprehensive a guide to ya horror as i can make it! suggestions welcome if i missed any

want the best of the best? check out my "YA Horror Excellence" list!

...or however the poem goes.

horror romance reads! the vibes are spooky and sweet - a little bit of blood and gore, a little bit of kissing in the rain