Recs if you like Translation State...
books your pretentious friend has heard of
Coming of age over 30
Any book with an mc over 30, whose character arch involves themes common in coming of age stories like, questioning their upbringing or experiencing some aspect of the world/ relationships/ common experience for the first time or learning who they truly are/ whatโs important to them/ being themselves authentically for the first time ect.
neopronouns books
main or side characters
queer cannibalism
one time I told my friend that I was reading a book about cannibalism and they said, "I think you already told me about this" and I said, "that cannot be true, that has to have been a different gay cannibalism book." also look, I don't know about these emoji.
Hugo Award for Best Novel (2010 - 2026)
In honour of the 2026 nominations, this list compiles all the nominees for the Hugo Award for Best Novel from 2010 - 2026.
Talking with Aliens
Speculative fiction about linguistics, translation, and communication with other species. Please share recs, I love this niche and want to read more.
SFF books in series that pretend to be standalone
Self-contained SFF books that belong to a series, offering a complete story without a multi-book commitment. A perfect way to sample immersive worlds while limiting potential disappointment โ yet still leaving more to explore if you liked it.
Fictional MCs who use neopronouns
Inspired by @fivepines who made a list for books with main or side characters who use neopronouns ๐
PDX Queer Book Club
Books with Non-Binary Characters
Happy International Non-Binary People's Day! Here's a pile of books that our rec list contributors love that feature non-binary representation (some explicit, some subtextual/interpreted - so your interpretation may differ, and that's okay!). (This list is presented by Duck Prints Press, the indie publisher focused on publishing queer art and stories by queer creators! A group of us collaborate to make these recommendations.)
People's hidden gem ๐
It's a list of some of your hidden gems. contains books from various genres. good for those who want a "random" read. it's a list from this post. https://pagebound.co/posts/29795
2023 Queer Adult Sci-Fi & Fantasy
All the queer SFF that was trad published in 2023, according to the list made by K.A. Doore [ https://kadoore.com/2023/11/27/2023-queer-adult-science-fiction-fantasy-books/ ]
ann leckie cinematic universe
aka all things radch
Language in SFF
hello language nerds :D this list is for any sci-fi or fantasy that involves language! i wanna keep the criteria for this is pretty loose, so examples that might fit could include (but arenโt limited to):
-an author creating a new language for their story (think elvish in tolkienโs middle-earth or the belter creole from the expanse)
-an author using the study of linguistics in their story (like rf kuangโs babel)
language or linguistics just needs to play an important role in the story!
