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She Waits Where Shadows Gather by Michelle Tang
Horror to Look Forward to in 2026
157 books — 111 voters
The Extremities! by Samantha Kimmey
Anticipated Literary Fiction 2025
343 books — 146 voters

Heartstopper by Alice OsemanHalf His Age by Jennette McCurdy
2026 Goodreads Choice Awards Predictions
93 books — 53 voters
All Flesh by Ananda DeviThe Roof Beneath their Feet by Geetanjali Shree
International Booker Prize 2026: Eligible Books
189 books — 94 voters

Why I Write by Joan DidionLost Lambs by Madeline CashI Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan EllisonShe Waits Where Shadows Gather by Michelle TangMaria the Wanted by V. Castro
2026: What Women Born In The 2000s Have Read So Far This Year
9 books — 2 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
[ATY 2026] Related to Bohemian Rhapsody
239 books — 53 voters

Under a Dancing Star by Laura WoodBen and Beatriz by Katalina GamarraTastes Like Shakkar by Nisha Sharma
Much Ado About Nothing Retellings
19 books — 15 voters
Half His Age by Jennette McCurdyLost Lambs by Madeline CashBuzzard by Inez Ray
Anticipated Literary Fiction 2026
318 books — 276 voters

All Fours by Miranda JulyKnow My Name by Chanel MillerThe White Album by Joan DidionSlouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan DidionBig Swiss by Jen Beagin
Olivia Rodrigo's Bookshelf
69 books — 4 voters
Becoming by Michelle ObamaJoy at Work by Marie KondōI'm Trying to Love Spiders by Bethany BartonThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Abbott Elementary Bookshelf
8 books — 2 voters

Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Houseguest and Other Stories by Amparo DávilaThe House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosPeople from My Neighborhood by Hiromi KawakamiA Thousand Years of Good Prayers by Yiyun Li
Short Story Collections by Women
138 books — 13 voters
Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek ShanbhagThe Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini NagendraThe Far Field by Madhuri VijayThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaThe Red Carpet by Lavanya Sankaran
Books about Bangalore (fiction and nonfiction)
30 books — 5 voters

Envelope Poems by Emily DickinsonThe Lover by Marguerite DurasThe French Dispatch by Wes AndersonIndian Textiles by John GuyJokes to Offend Men by Allison Kelley
Ornamental Books
35 books — 1 voter
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally RooneyYellowface by R.F. KuangInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroAnxious People by Fredrik Backman
books for people who wish this app was more like letterboxd
25 books — 4 voters

Yellowface by R.F. KuangWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieFunny Story by Emily HenryNotes on ‘Camp’ by Susan SontagLois Lane by Greg Rucka
What Women Born in the 2000s Have Read in 2024
148 books — 7 voters
Much Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareOpen Throat by Henry HokeThe Vegetarian by Han KangHeart Lamp by Banu MushtaqHunchback by Saou Ichikawa
What Women Born in the 2000s Have Read in 2025
69 books — 10 voters

The Magic Grove by Kamala ChandrakantKonark by Nimmy Chacko
Amar Chitra Katha (ACK)
119 books — 9 voters
Much Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareTake a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia HibbertPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Kiss Quotient by Helen HoangKing of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
Assertive Heroines In Romance
29 books — 2 voters

Leda and the Swan by W.B. Yeats
Hozier's bookshelf
30 books — 11 voters