now that tiktok and, subsequently, #booktok is gone, i’ve deleted all my meta accounts—which were my only remaining primary sources for book content.
so all this to say, pls let me in #booksky! i have a reading goal of 100 books this year and i need the recs 😭
so all this to say, pls let me in #booksky! i have a reading goal of 100 books this year and i need the recs 😭
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He has a bookstore in Austin called the Painted Porch and has written many books himself
He has a newsletter with book reviews and recommendations, as well as podcast
He’s an incredible resource
Literary fiction/retellings of clasics--James by Percival Everett, Unwieldy Creatures by Addie Tsai
Make you cry--More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
Lapvona-Ottessa Moshfegh: set in a fictional medieval feifdom, horrible things continue to happen to horrible people. Not quite horror, but the characters are grotesque
Brother-Ania Ahlborne: adopted son rejects his murderous family.
My Best Friend’s Exorcism-Grady Hendrix: reads like an 80s slasher movie. It’s a blast.
TWs for all above:
Lapvona & Brother(?)-r@pe
The Troop-animal abuse
https://modernmrsdarcy.com
The story I never knew I needed.
The Will of Many
Outlaw Noble Salt
Cutting for Stone
All the Glimmering Stars
Familiaris
11/22/63
Theo of Golden
Demon Copperhead
Song of Achilles
No thanks.
I’m Hal, nice to meet you 🖤📚
Mark Vonnegut, son of Kurt:
"Eden Express" about his descent and recovery from mental illness
"Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So" he becomes a pediatrician and deals with his illness
"Confederacy of Dunces" about NOLA
"Rubyfruit Jungle" Rita Mae Brown
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
Her invitation and experience at the eccentric benefactor’s estate! So bizarre and synchronistic.
The Midnight Library was one of my favorite books I read this year!
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I wish I could give you recs but I'm looking for some myself haha
And if you want (I think 9 or 10) YA fantasy, the Young Wizards series by Diane Duane.
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane is the current read. It's great so far!
Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman is also really good.
All the Brandon Sanderson...
It's one of the only series that has made me enjoy footnotes as much as the actual plotline.
It's based on mages in the UK summoning/enslaving spirits to do their bidding- and a kid starting on this path summons a particularly sarcastic and clever one (Bart).
We do not want to lose any of the indie authors we've come to discover and support.
https://rldavennor.com
I've had a women's hockey obsession this year, but if I'm watching NFL, they're my team too 💜💛🏈😁
I’m making it my mission to be a better fan of women’s sports in 2025.
https://go.bsky.app/MQ1ABtf
The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
A People's History of the United States - Howard Zinn
What genre are you looking for? I mostly read thrillers, horror and some sci-fi (and the occasional spicy) but I’m trying to branch out
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/good-bones-peter-j-larrivee/1143182397
Did he make America great again?
The trigger warning list for Butcher & Blackbird made me laugh very hard. Doubly funny to reread it after you finish the book. I hope you enjoy!
Old book, still one of the most memorable I've ever read (3 times now).
My username is meganamato
I'm currently reading The Poppy War. It's very popular fantasy book. What got me to buy it now is the Barnes and Noble special illustrated edition that's out right now. I'm a sucker for a beautiful book.
Reading Somewhere beyond the sea.
Another I loved was the writings of Graeme Simsion. I must believe that anything is possible, hope is a wonderful thing. Don tillman went on a journey and made magic in his life.
https://tmbilderback-shop.fourthwall.com/collections/ebooks-in-english
The Green Rider - Britain
Leviathan- westerfeld
Read all you want here, fiction, non-fiction.
Of course, tastes differ. I'm old and I and other readers can relate to the times she lived in. But also read her sexual obsession books. Losing Myself.
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, The Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler, Son of Patricia by Trevor Noah, GIrls That Invest by Simran Kaur, The Folk of Air Series by Holly Black, and Animal Farm by George Orwell.