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• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

  Rowling, J. K.

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  Honestly, I'm still waiting for my Hogwarts letter. Here is a quote from the book that describes Harry's first view of Hogwarts: "The narrow path had opened suddenly onto the edge of a great black lake. Perched atop a high mountain on the other…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone [2 Disc Special Edition]

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  Alexa, play Hedwig's theme.

• Midnight for Charlie Bone

  Nimmo, Jenny

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  I have the whole series at home, and devoured them as a kid. Here is a quote from the book about Charlie's arrival to Bloors Academy: "They were dropped off on a side road leading to the academy, and walked through a medieval square where…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Occult Edition

  Issues #1-8

  Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto

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  The Path of Night IS Dark Academia.

• The Austere Academy

  Snicket, Lemony

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  It's the violin screeching and the infinite loops for me. This title is book 5 in "The Series of Unfortunate Events."

• The Name of the Rose

  Eco, Umberto

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  This book is set in a monastery in the middle ages. Forbidden libraries, secret passages, and mystery complete the Dark Academia aesthetic. Here is a quote from the book: "When we reached the top of the stairs we went through the north tower into…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jane Eyre

  Bronte, Charlotte, 1816-1855

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  This is written by someone who experienced the original, old-school, real-life Dark Academia (boarding school in the 1800s). This experience is depicted through the eyes of young Jane. Thornfield Hall, Rochester's estate, also gives off Dark…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Princess Academy

  Hale, Shannon

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  This academy was meant to train rural, working-class girls on how to be a princess, because the Prince was to choose his bride from among them. Here is a quote from the book about the arrival of the main character at the academy: "Even from afar…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wednesday

  the Complete First Season

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  The name Nevermore Academy just smacks of Dark Academia.

• Catalina

  a Novel

  Cornejo Villavicencio, Karla

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  Catalina is trying to work out her own life as she leaves her undocumented family behind to enter Harvard. Suffering from bouts of PTSD, she struggles to connect to her new world just as she struggled to make sense of her old one. She infiltrates…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Shadow of the Wind

  Ruiz Zafon, Carlos, 1964-

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  "I still remember the day my father took me to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books for the first time." What a fantastic opening line!

• Normal People

  Rooney, Sally

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  Enjoy a selection of quotes from the book to illustrate the aesthetic of this book: "All Connell's classmates have identical accents and carry the same size MacBooks under their arms. In seminars they express their opinions passionately and conduct…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Northanger Abbey

  Austen, Jane

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  This book is a (loving?) spoof of the gothic novel form. The main character is a gothic novel aficionado. "Her passion for ancient edifices was next in degree to her passion for Henry Tilney—and castles and abbeys made usually the charm of those…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

  Joyce, James, 1882-1941

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  The discussion about aesthetics is perhaps peak academia, and the book in itself has a moody tone.

• Bunny

  Awad, Mona

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  Bunny by Mona Awad is a dark academia story about a girl named Samantha attending an MFA (Masters in Fine Arts) writing program at an elite, New England university. There she encounters a group of girls (The Bunnies) who all call each other Bunny.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Field Guide

  DiTerlizzi, Tony

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  They go to live in a Victorian house. Need I say more?

• Dead Poets Society

  Kleinbaum, N.H.

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  O Captain! My Captain!

• Gilmore Girls

  a Year in the Life

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  In the original series, Rory discovers a secret society at Yale. Chilton (her elite private high school) is also a little bit Dark Academia. Perhaps even Rory herself is a little bit dark academia...

• The Secret History

  Tartt, Donna

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  This book was called the "ur-bible" of Dark Academia by Pamela Paul.

• Ninth House

  Bardugo, Leigh

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  Pamela Paul references this book in her opinion piece.