Recs if you like The Brides of High Hill...
All Grimm Brothers Retellings, specifically
No Hans Christian Andersen on this list. Retellings based on...Twelve Dancing Princesses, Cinderella, The Goose Girl, Snow White, Snow White + Rose Red, Rapunzel, Hansel + Gretel, Rumplestiltskin, Bluebeard, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, The Frog Prince, King Thrushbeard, The Pied Piper, The Six Swans, The Brave Little Tailor, Bearskin, Puss in Boots, Allerleirauh, The Wolf + the Fox, The Pink, Maid Maleen, Brother + Sister, The Golden Goose, The Six Swans, etc. As alwaysโฆ no Gaiman
Queer BIPOC Speculative Fiction Novellas
Quick reads featuring LGBTQIA+ characters and themes written by BIPOC authors
Sapphic Fantasy (YA Included)
A collection of sapphic fantasy books that I have seen recommended across tiktok
Short books that are still a satisfying meal
Novellas that are a decent bite of literature and a full meal despite being compact. Like a burrito on a commute to work. AKA my full novella master list
The Singing Hills Cycle (the adventures of Chic)
Inspired by my recent love of The empress of salt and fortune I wanted an easy way to find the whole series in publication order.
The books are standalone stories connected by Cleric Chic and can be read in any order.
๐ซ There's absolutely nothing behind this door ๐ซ
Retellings of the Bluebeard legend
Short Horror
We don't discriminate! Whether its a novella, graphic novel, collection of essays or anthology, if its fun horror, then its on here!
Fox Fairies
Books involving Fox Fairies from Asian myths: Gumiho/Kumiho from Korea, Kitsune from Japan, huli jing from China and Hแป ly tinh from Vietnam
Hugo Awards 2025 - Novels & Novellas
Works published in 2024
Best Novel Nominees: ๐๐ The Tainted Cup โข Alien Clay โข ๐ The Ministry of Time โข Service Model โข ๐ Someone You Can Build a Nest In โข A Sorceress Comes to Call
Best Novella Nominees: ๐ The Tusks of Extinction โข The Brides of High Hill โข The Butcher of the Forest โข Navigational Enganglements โข The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain โข What Feasts at Night
Legend: ๐ Winner โข ๐ Nebula Award Winner โข ๐ World Fantasy Award Winner โข ๐ GR Choice Winner 2024
2024 Queer Adult Sci-Fi & Fantasy
All the queer SFF that was trad published in 2024, according to the list made by K.A. Doore [ https://kadoore.com/2024/12/14/2024-queer-adult-science-fiction-fantasy-books/ ]
the singing hills cycle - Nghi Vo
Order of release:
- the empress of salt and fortune (2020)
- when the tiger came down the mountain (2020)
- into the riverlands (2022)
- mammoths at the gates (2023)
- the bridges of high hill (2024)
- a mouthful of dust (2025)
- a long and speaking silence (2026)
- the judgement of needles (2027)
You don't have to necessarily read in order since they are all each individual stories collected by cleric Chih. It does add to the wider story if you do.
every month is pride month (may)
๐งunder construction๐ง queer books published in may! inspired by the hrcyed 3.0 birth month prompt
I got some of the books from the following lists, if one of them is yours, thank you for making them :) โQueer BIPOC Speculative Fiction Novellasโ by polterbooks โQueer Indian Storiesโ by iamsalonip โQueerly Belovedโ by CandidCapybara
I also got some from the comments of this post: โyour favourite sapphic/lesbian romance?โ
literary fiction by bipoc
on a quest to diversify my bookshelf
