Recently we got an inquiry through our Book Drop recommendation service - which is open all year round for personalized reading suggestions, perfect if you’re stuck for a weekend read! Or, you know, anytime - for a fan of The Sky Is Everywhere and Fangirl. And the first thing we thought of (after replying, of course!) was, that would make such a good booklist - books about the bookworms, word nerds, enthusiasts, and all-around talented characters who make up some of our favorite books.
So here it is, in customary gigantic booklist fashion! And really, this is just a starter - there are still many, many more books that you can find on our two Goodreads pages, on Riffle, on our Pinterest boards (like our Once More with Feeling and Books about Libraries, Readers, and Reading boards), and of course, at the Book Drop. Happy weekend reading! :)
Breakfast Served Anytime, Sarah Combs
The Book Thief, Markus Zuzak
The Book of Lost Things, John Connolly
The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan
Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares, Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Gabrielle Zevin
Out of the Easy, Ruta Sepetys
Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets, Evan Roskos
And Then Things Fall Apart, Arlaine Tibensky
Afterworlds, Scott Westerfeld
Dying to Know You, Aidan Chambers
The Start of Me and You, Emery Lord
Under the Mesquite, Guadalupe Garcia McCall
The Sweet Revenge of Celia Door, Karen Finneyfrock
And We Stay, Jenny Hubbard
Words and Their Meanings, Kate Bassett
The Language Inside, Holly Thompson
Sloppy Firsts, Megan McCafferty
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, Sherman Alexie
I Capture the Castle, Dodie Smith
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky
Ketchup Clouds, Annabel Pitcher
Love Letters to the Dead, Ava Dellaira
Just One Day/Just One Year, Gayle Forman
Eyes Like Stars, Lisa Mantchev
Don’t Touch, Rachel Wilson
Everything Leads to You, Nina LaCour
Evil Librarian, Michelle Knudsen
The Reece Malcolm List, Amy Spalding
Will Grayson, Will Grayson, John Green and David Levithan
This Is What Happy Looks Like, Jennifer E. Smith
Famous in Love, Rebecca Serle
Between You & Me, Marissa Calin
Musicians and Music Lovers
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
All Our Pretty Songs, Sarah McCarry
Open Road Summer, Emery Lord
Wildflower, Alecia Whitaker
The Disenchantments, Nina LaCour
Kissing Ted Callahan (And Other Guys), Amy Spalding
No Place to Fall, Jaye Robin Brown
Girl Defective, Simmone Howell
This Song Will Save Your Life, Leila Sales
Playlist for the Dead, Michelle Falkoff
The Lucy Variations, Sara Zarr
The Sky Is Everywhere, Jandy Nelson
Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour, Morgan Matson
If I Stay/Where She Went, Gayle Forman
I’ll Give You the Sun, Jandy Nelson
The Astonishing Adventures of Fan Boy and Goth Girl, Barry Lyga
I’ll Meet You There, Heather Demetrios
A Mad, Wicked Folly, Sharon Biggs Waller
Wanderlove, Kristan Hubbard
The Summer Prince, Alaya Dawn Johnson
Now That You’re Here, Amy K. Nichols
Isla and the Happily Ever After, Stephanie Perkins
Audacious, Gabrielle Prendergast
Graffiti Moon, Cath Crowley
Gone Too Far, Natalie Richards
Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future, A.S. King
The Aftermath, Jen Alexander
Ready Player One, Ernest Cline
Life in Outer Space, Melissa Keil
Scott Pilgrim series, Bryan Lee O’Malley
Little Brother, Cory Doctorow
Don’t Turn Around, Michelle Gagnon
Love and Other Foreign Words, Erin McCahan
Bitterblue, Kristin Cashore
Between Us and the Moon, Rebecca Maizel
The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak, Brian Katcher
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, E. Lockhart
Geektastic, edited by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci