(First book in series only)

These books are built around ideas more than plot. What makes a thing or a person what it is/who they are? What is reality? In a patriarchal society, what happens if we take men out of the equation? Leaning into the philosophical without reading like a textbook, they offer interesting characters, good writing, and much to think about. (Recs are welcome. I will not add novels that offer interesting ideas, but make me think they should have been a short story. Short story collections are fine.)

required readings for my freshman seminar

hoping to get books to put into community recs bcs im trying to do a transition from manga to books!

i vaguely remember things about these books i just cant get into the nitty gritty of it, i feel like its because of the sheer volume of books i read and read very fast

Important leftist reading materials

I feel like the title explains itself.

have you ever wanted to try reading baihe, but the sheer length of the most popular offerings intimidated you? here are some novels that are short enough to be published in a single volume in translation (around 250k chinese characters or less)

WWII books are so popular with elementary and middle grade students. Let’s show them that it was more than white folks making history.

Suggestions welcome! I’m adding as I’m purchasing for my library so I would love help with a back list ❤️

We often talk about what Rizal wrote, but what did the National Hero consume to write so well? To think in that way? Rizal was known to be a voracious reader, getting it from his parents ("[My parents] urged me to read and understand them [books]") and then spending hours in libraries overseas. From his letter to Blumentritt (Nov. 8, 1888): "The Indio, in general, is very fond of reading and studying…”

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books with characters that i have decided are plural or which have made me feel seen as a plural reader

please send recs! I'll be vetting books before adding them though

a raw & unfiltered lens on desire, obsession, intimacy and the desperate, destructive need to feel - about women who don't fit society's image of femininity, love and relationships

Stories where the main characters make a deal with a demon or a devil

Niche non-fiction to open your mind to a world in specifics