Say 'no' to the big city of London. Here are some books that take place in the English countryside. Not all are cozy!

Nominees and winners of every category of the Good Reads Choice Awards for the year of 2025. Some books overlap so they were only entered once.

Hey everyone! These authors are from Germany and they wrote their books in German. Feel free to share your recommendations – I can definitely add them too!

A collection of recs from the panelists and audience of the panel "Toxic Yuri (Not Clickbait)" at Sakura-Con 2026. These are all picked for having genuinely toxic and/or deeply problematic content

For the kids that thought life was going to be like Pony Pals or The Saddle Club, only to learn it involves a lot more vet bills and crying.

Some books feel a little trippy! Sometimes this is in a good way, sometimes it’s in a bad way! This list includes both

Books that make you pull your hair out, scream out loud, throw your book at the wall, that you still love in the end!! Always on the hunt for more//some of these are recommendations I’ve gotten that I haven’t read yet

robin hobb reading order

the works in this list explore the faultlines of the american west, lingering in its borderlands, refusing its colonial myths and expansionist logics. some of them reimagine classic wild west fiction tropes, while others refuse the terms of the western altogether.

The books that made me feel the most things from the very first page

My thru line of the greatest American writing. Obv, my taste, and canons are meant to be fluid. I'll try to list em in somewhat chronological order. Payyyce.

What to tell your coworkers you read

Fantasy series that feature iconic duos, characters that complement one another and are well-known pairings within their worlds. As always, feedback and suggestions welcome! (If making a suggestion, please share the names of the characters and a little bit about their dynamic).

If you've ever wandered what happens in national parks, the answer is everything from murder, to cryptids, to history, to hauntings, and everything in between. National Park After Dark explores all that our parks offer with story's of heroism, survival, death, beauty, conservationism, history and animal life. Here is a growing list of books mentioned by Danielle and Cassy. Enjoy the view. But watch your back!

Corporate cruelty explored through Lovecraftian monsters. (Horror elements but not all strictly horror.)

A place to find books about experiments, lab testing, or other strange controlled environments that take a turn. Please make recommendations if you have them. This is one of my favorite concepts.

Understanding dyslexia from dyslexics, and how to teach them.

We all know about the evil blond men. What about the good ones? - upstanding, chivalrous men who exhume positive masculinity… and happen to be blond

Neurodivergent-affirming parenting books, whether that be books that touch on parenting and house-keeping in neurodivergent friendly ways, or books with tips to parent neurodivergent children and teens. I've also included books that may help discuss these topics with children, such as picture books or "guides" aimed at middle school or teens. I am not a parent- any suggestions are welcome, I'm a neurodivergent librarian and have based this off of my knowledge from those experiences and backgrounds.