08/23/2025

Virgo, born between August 23 and September 22, is an earth sign known for being loyal, practical, and hard working. Ruled by Mercury, Virgos are often characterized by their communication skills, intellect, and analytical nature. They are diligent, thoughtful, and excel at whatever they put their minds to. This sign is associated with a maiden holding a sheaf of wheat, embodying a meticulous nature and ability to bring things into fruition. Virgos are practical and reliable making them thoughtful, caring, and diligent friends and colleagues.

Here are some of book suggestions for our practical friends:

The life-changing magic of tidying up : the Japanese art of decluttering and organizing by Marie Kondo

New York Times bestselling guide to decluttering your home from Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing.

  • The meticulous and organized Virgo will love everything about Marie Kondo.

All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosby

A gripping cat-and-mouse game between a twisted White religious killer and the first Black sheriff of a small Virginia community. Welcome to Charon County, a “teardrop-shaped peninsula” on the Chesapeake Bay with a cursed name and a blood-soaked history, where “equality’s surest foothold was found on the autopsy table.”

  • The smart and analytical nature of the maiden sign can sink their teeth into this highly acclaimed mystery about a Black sheriff, a serial killer, and a small town ready to combust.

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara 

A tragic and transcendent hymn to brotherly love, a masterful depiction of heartbreak, and a dark examination of the tyranny of memory and the limits of human endurance.

  • This stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A Virgo herself, author Hanya Yanagihara was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize and artfully penned this masterful depiction of love in the 21st century.

Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro

An ancient majestic oak stands beneath the stars on Division Street. And under the tree sits Ben Wilf, a retired doctor, and ten-year-old Waldo Shenkman, a brilliant, lonely boy who is pointing out his favorite constellations. Waldo doesn't realize it but he and Ben have met before. And they will again, and again. Across time and space, and shared destiny.

  • Virgo, you’re a thoughtful reader of fiction who appreciates a master storyteller. Dani Shapiro returns with her first work of fiction in fifteen years, a beautiful novel about secrets.

I Didn’t Do the Thing Today by Madeleine Dore

After five years of searching for the secret to productivity, Madeleine Dore discovered there isn't one. Instead, we're being set up to fail. I Didn't Do the Thing Today is the inspiring call to take productivity off its pedestal--by dismantling our comparison to others, aspirational routines, and the unrealistic notions of what can be done in a day, we can finally embrace the joyful messiness and unpredictability of life.

  • Virgo, let go of the to-do list pressure and expand the possibilities for your day-to-day life.
   
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