This is a list of subreddit related to books, reading and writing, and is an ongoing work in progress. Subreddits must have at least 1000 subscribers to be added to this list; message the mods if you have a suggestion. See our wiki pages on self-promotion if you want to promote your subreddit in /r/books. For more book/reading/writing related subs please check out /r/BookRelatedSubs, which provides an overview of all book related subs on reddit here.
Discussion
/r/52Book - A subreddit for the participants of the 52 Book Challenge (one book per week for a year) to discuss their progress and discoveries
/r/AskLiteraryStudies - A multi-lingual community for discussing literary works and studies
/r/bannedbooks - News and discussion of banned books
/r/BookDiscussion - For general discussion of books
/r/CurrentlyReading - For sharing and discussing the book you are currently reading
/r/GoodReads - For general discussion of Goodreads, a reader recommendation sharing site
/r/JustFinishedReading - For sharing your thoughts on what you just read
Images & Videos
/r/badscificovers - Gob-smackingly bad sci-fi covers
/r/Bookinscriptions - A sub to display your found book inscription
/r/BookHaul - For sharing pictures of your recent book purchases and finds
/r/booknooks - Mini worlds created within your bookshelf
/r/BookPorn - For sharing high-res pictures of books, libraries, etc
/r/bookshelf - For sharing pictures of your bookshelves
/r/BookTube - Book lovers on YouTube
/r/ComicBookArt - For sharing art from comic books
/r/CoolSciFiCovers - For sharing science-fiction and fantasy artists and covers
/r/ForgottenBookmarks - For sharing pictures of forgotten bookmarks and other items found in books
/r/LiteratureVideos - For sharing videos relating to literature, poetry, books, or authors
/r/VintagePaperbacks - For cool paper back and other book covers from the past -- pre year 2000 books
Quotes
/r/BookQuotes - For sharing and discussing quotes from books
/r/ProsePorn - Post passages or stories with excellent prose
/r/quotes - For sharing and discussing quotes from anywhere
Recommendations
/r/BookLists - For sharing lists of books
/r/BooksThatFeelLikeThis - A place to get book recommendations based on a picture
/r/IfYouLikeBlank - A subreddit for people who are in search of new, relevant media - whether it be music, TV shows, movies, or anything else
/r/SuggestMeABook - For personalized recommendations/suggestions of books
/r/WhatToReadWhen - For personalized recommendations/suggestions of books
Genres
/r/altcomix - This is a subreddit for cool artsy, alternative comics of America, Europe, Asia, and the world
/r/bandedessinee – An English-language subreddit about European comic books
/r/BettermentBookClub - For those of who want to discuss self-improvement type books with like-minded people
/r/ChildrensBooks - For discussing children's books
/r/ChristianBooks - For discussing books related to Christianity
/r/ComicBooks - For discussing comic books - also a huge list of comic related subreddits in their wiki
/r/Fantasy - For respectful discussion about the greater spec fic genre: fantasy, science fiction, horror, alt history, and more
/r/HorrorLit - Here is your place to share your love or loathing for horror literature
/r/GraphicNovels - A sub to discuss graphic novels of all kinds
/r/manga - For discussion of manga
/r/nonfictionbooks - For the discussion of non-fiction
/r/PrintSF - For discussing all kinds of speculative fiction writing
/r/RomanceBooks - For discussing books in the romance genre
/r/romancelandia - For discussing romance as a genre in more than one medium
/r/urbanfantasy - A sub to discuss book in the urban fantasy genre
/r/WeirdLit - A community focused on news, discussion, and the practice of collection in the field of Weird Literature, old and new
/r/YALit - For discussing books in the young adult genre
LGBTQ+
/r/LGBTBooks - Sharing and discussion of literature featuring LGBT characters
/r/MM_RomanceBooks - A place to discuss M/M romance books
/r/QueerSFF - A subreddit dedicated to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction that explicitly centers queer characters and themes
Specific Authors
/r/AlanMoore - Dedicated to discussing the works of Alan Moore, author of Watchmen and V for Vendetta
/r/asimov - Dedicated to discussing the works of Isaac Asimov, author of The Foundation Series and I, Robot
/r/AynRand - Dedicated to discussing the works of Ayn Rand, author of We the Living and Anthem
/r/bakker - Dedicated to discussing the works of R. Scott Bakker, author of The Second Apocalypse
/r/ChristopherHitchens - Dedicated to discussing the works of Christopher Hitchens, author of God is not Great and The Missionary Position
/r/heinlein - Dedicated to discussing the works of Robert Heinlein, author of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and A Stranger in a Strange Land
/r/JamesJoyce - Dedicated to discussing the works of James Joyce, author of The Dubliners and Ulysses
/r/JaneAusten - Dedicated to discussing the works of Jane Austen, author of Emma and Pride and Prejudice
/r/JohnGreen - Dedicated to discussing the works of John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars
/r/Lovecraft - Dedicated to the works of H.P. Lovecraft
/r/MarkTwain - Dedicated to discussing the works of Mark Twain, author of Life on the Mississippi and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
/r/murakami - Dedicated to discussing the works of Haruki Murakami, author of IQ84 and Dance Dance Dance
/r/neilgaiman - A subreddit to discuss everything Neil Gaiman related
/r/PhilipKDickHeads - Dedicated to discussing the works of Philip K. Dick, author of Ubik and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
/r/RobinHobb - Dedicated to discussing the works of Robin Hobb, author of The Farseer Trilogy, Liveship Traders Trilogy and Tawny Man Trilogy among others
/r/shakespeare - Dedicated to discussing the works of William Shakespeare, author of Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
/r/StephenKing - Dedicated to discussing the works of Stephen King, author of Cujo and Carrie
/r/ThomasPynchon - A sub dedicated to Thomas Pynchon, author of Gravity's Rainbow and The Crying of Lot 49
/r/tolkienbooks - A tribute subreddit for JRR Tolkien, for collectors of his works
/r/TolkienFans - Dedicated to discussing the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit
/r/UrsulaKLeGuin - A subreddit to discuss the works of Ursula K. LeGuin
/r/vonnegut - Dedicated to discussing the works of Kurt Vonnegut, author of Breakfast of Champions and Cat's Cradle
/r/Wodehouse - Dedicated to discussing the works of P.G. Wodehouse, author of My Man Jeeves
Specific Books and Series
/r/ayearofwarandpeace - A subreddit about War and Peace - also functions as a book club to read War and Peace as a group over the course of a year
/r/asoiaf - News and discussions relating to George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' novels, his Westeros-based short stories, and all things A Song of Ice and Fire
/r/CampHalfBlood - Celebrates the Percy Jackson series and the Heroes of Olympus series
/r/TheDarkTower - For discussing the Dark Tower series by Stephen King
/r/DiscWorld - For items relating to Discworld
/r/DontPanic - To discuss Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, see also /r/HHGTTG
/r/DresdenFiles - This is the place for everything related to the Dresden Files book series by Jim Butcher
/r/eulalia - A community to discuss the Redwall book series by Brian Jacques
/r/goosebumps - A subreddit to discuss the goosebump series
/r/HarryPotter - For discussing the Harry Potter Series universe
/r/HHGTTG - To discuss Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, see also /r/DontPanic
/r/TheHobbit - This is the subreddit for all things related to the Hobbit films, the classic novel and anything else Hobbity
/r/HouseOfLeaves - For discussing Mark Danielewski's novel House of Leaves, the misadventures of Johnny Truant and the mysteries of the Navidson Record
/r/HungerGames - For discussing the Hunger Game series
/r/InfiniteJest - For those of who have found the true Entertainment
/r/KingKillerChronicle - For discussing Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicle series
/r/lotr - For all things Tolkien, The Lord Of The Rings, The Hobbit, Silmarillion, and more ...
/r/Malazan - A subreddit to discuss The Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erikson and the companion series by Ian C. Esslemont
/r/metro - A home for the masses of people who are fans of the current implementation of the Metro book series, in the hit game, Metro 2033, and it's upcoming sequel, Metro: Last Light
/r/PowderMage - For discussing Brian McClellan's Powder Mage book
/r/TheSilmarillion - Discussion and artwork related to The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien's lifework
/r/stormlight_archive - This is a community to discuss the fantasy series A Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson
/r/trekbooks - Subreddit exclusively for star trek books, comics and other written paraphernalia
/r/wot - For discussing the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan
Poetry
/r/OCPoetry - For original poems
/r/Poetry - For discussing poetry
/r/verse - A place for you to submit your favourite non-original (ie, not written by yourself) poems
eBooks
/r/bookdownloads - A place for writers to offer free downloads of their books via Amazon or any other site
/r/eBookDeals - For sharing links to ebooks that are on sale
/r/eBooks - For general discussion of ebooks and ereaders
/r/FreeEBOOKS - For sharing links to free ebooks (not pirated)
/r/kindle - For discussing the Amazon Kindle and Kindle Store
/r/KindleFreebies - For sharing links to free books for the Kindle
/r/Kobo - For discussing anything and everything about the Kobo eReader
/r/Nook - For discussing the Barnes & Noble Nook and the Nook store
Audiobooks
/r/audible - for fans of Audible, the online audiobook service
/r/AudioBooks - For discussing and sharing audiobooks
Book Clubs
/r/Book_Buddies - A place to find people to read through the same book together
/r/BookClub - A monthly bookclub
/r/ClassicalEducation - Reading and discussing works in the western canon
/r/ClassicBookClub - A book club where we tackle a work of classic literature by reading and discussing one chapter each day
Book Care and Collecting
/r/BookBinding - For discussing practices in book binding
/r/BookCollecting - For established book collectors or those who would like to start collecting themselves; feel free to ask questions!
/r/rarebooks - Have a question about whether your book is rare? Find a cool story about a recently discovered masterpiece? Share and discuss!
Book Identification
/r/TipOfMyTongue - For helping you figure out what you can just barely remember
/r/WhatsThatBook - A subreddit to help you figure out what book you are thinking of
Book Exchanges
/r/BookExchange - A meeting ground for bookies to trade books for books
Libraries
/r/librarians - About librarians and librarianship
/r/Libraries - For discussion of libraries and secret librarian stuff
r/LittleFreeLibrary - A place to share little free library plans, ideas, and stories
Publishing
/r/Publishing - Focused on publishing and the technical/marketing/social information that comes along with it
/r/PubTips - A place where people can go for publishing and writing advice
/r/SelfPublishing - For those interested in self publishing literature
For Writers
/r/betareaders - Connecting authors with betas
/r/ComedyWriting - A subreddit for people who want to be funny in words
/r/FantasyWriters - For those writing in the fantasy genre
/r/KeepWriting - Helping writers improve their craft and fuel their creativity
/r/scifiwriting - For writers of sci-fi
/r/Writers - Covering topics, discussion and resources centering around the love of writing
/r/writerchat - A place for writers to chat with one another
/r/Writeresearch - For authors to fact check their stories
/r/WritersOfHorror - A community for writers in the horror genre
/r/Writing - For sharing personal works, getting critiques, or discussing writing - Also has a huge list of writing subreddits in their wiki
/r/WritingHub - A one-stop hub for sharing writing resources, groups, critique partner requests, competitions, and calls for submissions
/r/WritingPrompts - Find a prompt that moves you and respond with a story or a poem
/r/WroteABook - A community for redditors to openly and freely promote their books
/r/yaWriters - A discussion subreddit for authors of young adult books
Humour
/r/BadReads - A showcase of the most unhelpful book reviews from all over the internet
/r/BooksCirclejerk - DAE Ender's Game and George Orwell??one!!
/r/writingcirclejerk - Parodying online writing communities
Books in Other Languages
/r/BDFrancophone/ - Comics discussion in French
/r/buecher - German-language book sub
/r/Hoerbuecher - German-language audiobooks
/r/libri - Italian-language book sub
/r/libros - Spanish-language book sub
/r/livros - Portuguese-language book sub
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