A local bookstore has summer bingo cards and one of the sqaures is for an Indie Next List pick... so I've compiled all of them onto Pagebound! Not necessarily to promote the site, but just to be able to see all of the books compiled together. And, as I perused, I found this a pretty interesting cast of books! Why not share! I will be slowly adding from the archives, which goes back to July 2008

For the stories that heal a little piece of you. Characters carrying grief, heartbreak, loneliness, and learning how to love and be loved anyway

Pacific Northwest authors and settings

queer and trans books set in the southern US! i’d do anything for my fellow southern queers💗

list inspired by the one church lady who asked me what i was reading a few years back, then was shocked and appalled when i showed her The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. this is all for you maam🫡

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A theme like female rage often isn’t about revenge alone—it’s about what happens when women confront injustice, silencing, grief, or restrictive expectations.

Nynorsk leseliste/Nynorsk reading list (Fiction)

Books that have main characters who deal with real issues, from losing friendships to racial violence, as they come of age.

Books with teens who feel like real teenagers and not like characters from Riverdale.

Books set in Alabama or written by Alabama authors

Books to read on my trip to Spain