It's the semiquincentennial! (1776-2026) One book for each state, Presidents & First Ladies, other American authors & publications of note...

When you want dark romance, but also the giggles and the vibes

Books I have read

Books with personalised playlists

King Arthur retellings and mythos reimaginings

Books with some of the best vocabulary and tone.

This list is full of women who solve problems, break rules, run experiments, ask inconvenient questions, and generally refuse to stay in the lanes they were assigned. Fiction and non-fiction, from romance to history. Welcome to the nerdy, brilliant chaos.

books by authors that either grew up in Michigan or live there now!

“Reverse-gentrification of the literary world” Akashic book’s award winning series of original noir anthologies set in various cities around the world.

Incomplete atm due to missing books on PB (I don’t know how to add books). I’ll try to add them at a later time.

authors that grew up in Ohio or live in Ohio now! all genres

Romance and fantasy books that involve DND or have the DND vibes.

Books that make you go “?????”but in a good way. Think bizarre lit fic with an occasional touch of horror.

This is my favorite quality in a book, so expect it to grow over time!

Fiction set entirely or primarily on the islands of Scotland (Hebrides, Orkney, Shetland, and others)

Open to recs

Non-fiction books about health and how our body works, from anatomy to mental health, from healing to studying medicine. 😷 [Note: Some of these books might be controversial or resonate with some more than with others. Pick and choose what works for YOU. :)] Recommendations welcome

Sometimes reading a three part story across three books is rewarding. This is for books that fully commit to telling one story across three books, not books that started as 3 then bloated to more, or were originally a duology and then the author kept writing.

Ongoing list of books by Minnesota authors or about Minnesota, the best state in the union.

In The Name Of Metal 🤘

Fuck censorship! This is not in support of this group but to bring awareness of their actions. Started by Cierra Clarke of Twin Falls, Idaho Moms for Liberty has challenged more than 95 books in the districts collection, two of which have been removed. This is a list of the books challenged as of 2026.