Dark academia is a TikTok subculture and book subgenre that can feature stories set in classic academic settings like Oxford University. It’s characterized by a high interest in the classics, calligraphy, Gothic architecture, and autumn imagery. Many times there is a central mystery or noir element to this type of fiction. Check out the list below for some dark academia titles in our collection!
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Ghosts of Harvard by Francesca Serritella
Vicious by Victoria Schwab
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
The Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
The Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
– Post by Susie Rivera, Adult Services Specialist
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