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Friday Mood Recs: Book Lists for Every Taylor Swift Era (Part 2)

Friday Mood Recs: Book Lists for Every Taylor Swift Era (Part 2)

1989, Reputation, and Lover

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Happy 1989 (Taylor’s Version) release day, bookish Swifties! Today I’m sharing thirty more book recommendations based on Swift’s middle three albums: 1989, Reputation, and Lover. While I can’t cite this as my favorite Swift period musically, these were three incredibly fun Eras for creating book lists. While we still get plenty of sad girl lit fic and over-the-top love stories, these Eras also evoke stories of reinvention, stylish writing, complex narratives, and—of course—feminine rage. I hope you love these lists and please be sure to tell me what books you think for these Eras, because I’d love to put add those to my reading list.

For more on my methodology and the first batch of Eras book recommendations, be sure to check out Part 1 of this series.

Friday Mood Recs: Book Lists for Every Taylor Swift Era (Part 1)

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October 13, 2023
Friday Mood Recs: Book Lists for Every Taylor Swift Era (Part 1)

Hey, readers! Let me start by saying that sharing a list of books based on Taylor Swift albums feels like a ridiculous thing to be doing right now as the world, once again, erupts into a devastating war. I know many of you are getting this email and thinking, “read the room,” and that is completely fair. I also know that writing about books is my job and that putting together this list brought me joy. Work and joy and joyful work were things I needed this week, so I’m delivering this post today, as has long been my plan.

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