So many books. More books than anyone could ever read in one lifetime.
But if you're looking for something with a particular vibe, I have some recommendations!
The links below will direct you to each book on Bookshop.org (when available), but feel free to
check these out of the library, borrow them from a friend, or buy them anywhere else.
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books that transport
These books are difficult to categorize. Are they literary fiction? Fantasy? Postmodernism? The one thing they have in common is the ability to transport the reader so completely into their universes that they leave a lingering sense of having lived in and understood another world.
by Susanna Clarke
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
by Michael Chabon
I've always loved fantasy stories, and I have a soft spot for magical world-building and noble deeds carried out against all odds!
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien
by N. K. Jemisin
by Neil Gaiman
by Susanna Clarke
by Terry Pratchett
by Naomi Novik
by Brandon Sanderson
by Daniel O'Malley
sci-fi
Sometimes you need a speculative/futuristic edge to explore those philosophical and societal questions.
by Neal Stephenson
by Neal Stephenson
by Michael Crichton
by Micaiah Johnson
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
*I was the Production Manager for this book!
People going about their lives, trying their best, and sometimes falling short.
by Sally Rooney
by Jay McInerney
by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
by Anthony Marra
by Thomas Berger
by Ruth Ozeki
by Rabih Alameddine
non-fiction/memoirs
by Tara Westover
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72
by Hunter S. Thompson
by Harpo Marx
by Dessa
by Michelle Obama
by John Cleese
by Leo Tolstoy
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
by Milan Kundera
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
by Charlotte Bronte
by W. C. Heinz
mysteries/detective novels
by Dashiell Hammett
by Robert Galbraith
by Jonathan Lethem
by Donna Leon
by Jonathan Lethem
by George Saunders
All the Names They Used for God
by Anjali Sachdeva
by Jorge Luis Borges
by Jen Silverman