I finally realized (thanks to Leonie from The Book Leo) that I had been reading on trend for years. What trend you may ask? The Dark Academia aesthetic. The minute I heard of it, I was intrigued but since I wasn’t reading much, I didn’t feel justified buying a bunch of new books just to explore this new trend. And then I watched Leonie’s video and realized: but wait, I have been loving Dark Academia-esque books for years! So I went to my shelves and picked 15 of my favorites that I fit can work if you are looking to read within the Dark Academia aesthetic. And these may be a bit different from the usual list of Dark Academia recommendations, at least I hope so. Let’s roll.
Dark Academia Book Recommendations // 15 books to add to your reading list
Mentioned in the video:
- Genevieve Cogman – The Invisible Library
- Oscar de Muriel – The Strings of Murder (Frey & McGray Series)
- T. L. Huchu – The Library of the Dead
- Jonathan Stroud – Lockwood & Co
- Selden Edwards – The Little Book
- Graham Moore – The Last Day of Night
- Steven Price – By Gaslight
- Marisha Pessl – Night Film
- Marie Brennan – A Natural History of Dragons
- Elizabeth Kostova – The Historian
- Lev Grossman – The Magicians
- Michael Cox – The Meaning of Night
- Carlos Ruiz Zafon – The Shadow of the Night
- Muriel Barbery – The Elegance of the Hedgehog
- Judith Flanders – The Invention of Murder