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Blogs and Online Magazines Just for Readers
So many blogs! Check out some of these personal web pages curated by ravenous readers.
"I Know the Cover Was Blue!"
When you can't remember the author or the title, but you really want to find the book!
Book Lists - Fiction
Allure: Hollywood Heyday: The Glamour and the Grittiness
"Hollywood isn't a place, it's a way of life" -- Helene Hanff
Back in the Office
Remember offices? If you enjoy novels about corporate culture - check out this list of titles about office life.
Brothers and Sisters
Siblings. The closest family relationship. Sometimes the best, sometimes ... not.
Bah! Humbug!
fiction featuring curmudgeons, grumps, grouches, grinches, sourpusses, and other solitary creatures.
Cosplay @ Comic Con
Romance, mystery, thrillers, and more - featuring cosplay adventures at conventions
Danger! Plot Twists Ahead!
Fiction with unexpected twists and turns, propulsive plots, and some surprise endings.
Dark Academia - Beyond the Aesthetic Vol. I
fiction that has the Dark Academia vibe, but more diverse and inclusive
Dark Academia - Beyond the Aesthetic Vol. II
fiction that has the Dark Academia vibe, but more diverse and inclusive
Disobedient: Women Who Stepped Out of Line
"Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere". -- Mae West
Don't Squat With Your Spurs On
genre mash-up: westerns plus: horror, fantasy, science fiction, and more!
Gothic Fiction - Historical
fiction from the recent past, to the Victorian era, to settings shrouded in the mists of time -- all with creepy Gothic vibes
Gothic Fiction - Paranormal
haunted houses, ghosts, and other things that go Bump in the Night -- all with a creepy Gothic vibe
Gothic Fiction - Scary Stories
Rural, Southern, isolated - lonely and terrifying stories best read with the lights on
How it All Began - Historical Fiction
historical fiction titles that are series starters -- new, completed, or ongoing
How it All Began - Fantasy / Sci Fi / Paranormal
fantasy / sci fi / paranormal titles that are series starters - new, completed, or ongoing
How it All Began - Romance and Rom-Com
romance and rom-com titles that are series starters - new, completed, or ongoing
How it All Began - Mysteries and Thrillers
mystery and thriller titles that are series starters - new, completed, or ongoing
Indomitable: Women Who Survived (and Thrived) Against All Odds
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will" -- Mahatma Ghandi
Leelo en Espanol / Read it in Spanish
Popular fiction titles available in Spanish translations and in English
Majesty: Queens, Princesses, Consorts, and other Royal Women
"heavy is the head that wears the crown"
Modern Noir
Mostly Southern, a little bit redneck gothic,
kinda gritty, somewhat bleak; but all good.
"Most Ardently" - Jane Austen Re-mixed
Prequels, sequels, re-imaginings, modern day re-tellings, and other homages to Jane Austen classics.
Native American Fiction
Fiction of all kinds - historical, contemporary, funny, sad, even horror - by or about Native Americans.
O.M.G.!!!
Decidedly irreverent fiction featuring angels, demons, assorted lesser gods and deities, and even the Big Guy upstairs.
Scandalous: Ladies With Less-Than-Perfect Reputations
"Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea" -- Henry Fielding
Too Much Tumbleweed in Their Blood to Settle Down
Contemporary fiction with classic western themes, settings, or characters
Booklists - Nonfiction
Great books. All true.
Gap Year for Grown-Ups
Very few of us have the time (or privilege) to take a year off from work or family obligations. But we can read some true accounts of people who did.
The Ignominy of Abundance, the Plight of Plentitude; or, First World Problems
A problem at odds with most of the world -- that of having too many things, too many choices -- an abundance of stuff.
Money! Money! Money!
Books to help you get your financial house in order - whether you are managing millions, or living paycheck to paycheck.
Passport Not Necessary
Humorous travel memoirs. Stay home with your feet up while you explore the world.
Self-Care: Your Mind
"the mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions" -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Training at Both Ends of the Leash
Good dogs, not-so-good dogs, dogs with jobs, dogs who are learning to be
On Beyond Chick Lit
“Chick Lit” has evolved from a somewhat derogatory term for “fluffy” contemporary romance into a genre of literature that is not exactly highbrow, but very popular — and quite addictive.
Check out these lists of contemporary romance fiction that go way beyond “chick lit books”.
BRIT LIT
From 20-somethings just starting on careers (and romance!) to finding love at any age, the Brits know how to do contemporary fiction.
Read Around the World
Fiction from ALL the continents
Antarctica
Fiction from the most inhospitable place on Earth, which has no permanent human residents.
Asia
Fiction from the continent with all the superlatives: the oldest civilizations, biggest land mass, most people, most languages, highest mountains, tallest buildings.
Europe
Fiction from the continent with less than 10% of the world's population - but they consume 50% of the world's chocolate!