Notes from the Shelf

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It is the start of the Aries season, which means a brand-new year on the zodiac wheel. In celebration, I made book recs based on zodiac attributes and what I think each zodiac sign might like to read, but also trying to stick to only books I’ve read so they can be legitimate recs.

This is just a fun post and not meant to be taken seriously—obviously not everyone in the same zodiac sign will like the same books, but it seemed like a fun list to put together for the start of a new zodiac year. Let me know what books you’d recommend!

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Attributes: ambitious, independent, competitive

Series- The Stormlight Archive Series by Brandon Sanderson

Fiction- The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

Nonfiction- Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Attributes: strong, dependable, creative

Series- The Invisible Library Series by Genevieve Cogman

Fiction- The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

Nonfiction- Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Attributes: versatile, expressive, curious

Series- The Atlas Six Series by Olivie Blake

Fiction- Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Nonfiction- The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Attributes: intuitive, sentimental, compassionate

Series- Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries Series by Heather Fawcett

Fiction- The Reminders by Val Emmich

Nonfiction- Burnout: The Secret to Solving the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

Leo (July 23-August 22)

Attributes: dramatic, confident, outgoing

Series- The Thousandth Floor Series by Katharine McGee

Fiction- Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Nonfiction- The Art of Aliveness by Flora Bowley

Virgo (August 23-September 22)

Attributes: practical, analytical, perceptive

Series- Hell’s Library Series (The Library of the Unwritten) by A.J. Hackwith

Fiction- Babel by R.F. Kuang

Nonfiction- Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

Libra (September 23-October 22)

Attributes: balance, diplomatic, social

Series- A League of Extraordinary Women Series by Evie Dunmore

Fiction- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Nonfiction- Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen

Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

Attributes: passionate, brave, resourceful

Series- The Vampire Chronicles Series by Anne Rice

Fiction- The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

Nonfiction- The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

Attributes: spontaneous, adventurous, free-spirited

Series- The Eldest Curses Series by Cassandra Clare

Fiction- The Space Between Stars by Anne Corlett

Nonfiction- To Shake the Sleeping Self by Jedidiah Jenkins

Capricorn (December 22-January 19)

Attributes: disciplined, down to earth, tenacious

Series- Jack West Jr. Series by Matthew Reilly

Fiction- The Rooster Bar by John Grisham

Nonfiction- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

Aquarius (January 20-February 18)

Attributes: philosophical, imaginative, original

Series- An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (The Carls Series) by Hank Green

Fiction- Recursion by Blake Crouch

Nonfiction- The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

Pisces (February 19-March 20)

Attributes whimsy, introspective, artistic

Series- Simon Snow Series by Rainbow Rowell

Fiction- Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstances by Ruth Emmie Lang

Nonfiction- Zen: The Art of Simple Living by Shunmyō Masuno