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The Five Love Languages by Gary ChapmanThe Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. GottmanMating in Captivity by Esther PerelThe Jamange Line by The ConductorOpening Up by Tristan Taormino
Sex, Love & Intimacy
318 books — 260 voters
The Will to Change by bell hooksRemaking Manhood by Mark GreeneAngry White Men by Michael S. KimmelThe Macho Paradox by Jackson KatzGetting Off by Robert Jensen
Men and Masculinity
371 books — 109 voters

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergFun Home by Alison BechdelGirl Mans Up by M.E. GirardThe Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe HallThe Essential Dykes To Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel
Butch Women and Female Masculinity
239 books — 82 voters
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggGirl Mans Up by M.E. GirardThe Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe HallBeebo Brinker by Ann Bannon
Butch lesbian characters
126 books — 51 voters

King, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert L. MooreThe Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph CampbellIron John by Robert BlyHe by Robert A. JohnsonThe Way of the Superior Man by David Deida
A Circle of Men
121 books — 33 voters
Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliKing Lear by William Shakespeare
Masculine Titles
1,102 books — 32 voters

The Rational Male by Rollo TomassiThe Way of Men by Jack DonovanBecoming a Barbarian by Jack DonovanThe Small Penis Bible by Ant SmithHow to Go from a Small Penis to Being a Big Dick by Ray Benevoit
Best of the Manosphere
150 books — 30 voters
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyHeartstopper by Alice OsemanStrong Like You by T.L. SimpsonThe Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
Let Boys Be Soft
33 books — 21 voters

A Blessed Olive Tree by Zain HashmiA-Ma Alchemy of Love by Nataša PantovićKing, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert L. MooreAdam's Return by Richard RohrTo the Survivors by Robert Uttaro
Masculine Spirituality
19 books — 14 voters
Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica LoveTough Guys Have Feelings Too by Keith NegleyBig Boys Cry by Jonty HowleyThe Story of Ferdinand by Munro LeafHow to Be a Lion by Ed Vere
Feminism for Boys
75 books — 11 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttConfessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima
The Male Malaise: He's Not Feeling Good At All
45 books — 11 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëHouse of Rejoicing by Libbie HawkerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
women who write well about men
39 books — 7 voters

Pageboy by Elliot PageQueer Body Power by Essie DennisMasculinity Repair Kit in 4 Weeks, Testosterone and more by N. SakrYour Silence Was Never Empty by Rabih MoussanThe Secret Life of a Weight-Obsessed Woman by Iris Ruth Pastor
Gender, Sexuality, Eating Disorders & The Body
12 books — 7 voters
Bravo Anjali! by Sheetal ShethHair Love by Matthew A. CherryTough Guys Have Feelings Too by Keith NegleyPerfectly Norman by Tom PercivalDeafening Silence by S.C. Farrow
Picture Books to Fight Toxic Masculinity
17 books — 6 voters

Manhood for Amateurs by Michael ChabonThe Future of Men by Jack MyersAir Traffic by Gregory PardloThe Will to Change by bell hooksRoy Orbison by Peter Lehman
Books on Masculinity
45 books — 5 voters
There's a Good Girl by Marianne GrabruckerMy Body Is Me! by Rachel RooneySurviving Gender by Chad Felix GreeneDeafening Silence by S.C. FarrowThe Gender Agenda by James Millar
Non-Fiction About Children and Gender
52 books — 4 voters

Jason and the Argonauts by Robert ByrdBruno the Brave by Samuel ClarkDeafening Silence by S.C. FarrowD'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths by Ingri d'AulaireWay of the Warrior Kid by Jocko Willink
Heroic Books for Young Boys
12 books — 3 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanDead Poets Society by N.H. KleinbaumTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Sensible Masculinity
25 books — 3 voters

Hard Rain Falling by Don CarpenterBreaking the Bias of English by Vivian ProbstDeafening Silence by S.C. FarrowJayber Crow by Wendell BerryLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Books of Men
8 books — 3 voters
Islamic Masculinities by Lahoucine OuzganeDeafening Silence by S.C. FarrowThe Crisis of Islamic Masculinities by Amanullah De SondyThe New Arab Man by Marcia C. InhornAmerican Men on Being Muslim by Wajahat Ali
Masculinity and Islam
10 books — 2 voters

Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola EstésDeafening Silence by S.C. FarrowIron John by Robert BlyEastern Body, Western Mind by Anodea JudithIn an Unspoken Voice by Peter A. Levine
Top Inner Work Books
16 books — 2 voters
This Book Will Make You Dangerous by Tripp LanierDeafening Silence by S.C. FarrowThe Mask of Masculinity by Lewis HowesKing, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert L. MooreIron John by Robert Bly
Must-Read Books on Modern Masculinity and Purpose
15 books — 2 voters

Iron John by Robert BlyFire in the Belly by Sam Keen
Masculinity
2 books — 1 voter

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