Recs if you like Mammoths at the Gates...
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, shorter books, and stories 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.
Ursula K. Le Guin Prize 👑 Shortlists
Books that have been shortlisted for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction. I compiled this list because the criteria (and Le Guin's works) resonate with me:
"The Prize will be given to a writer whose work reflects the concepts and ideas that were central to Ursula’s own work, including but not limited to: hope, equity, and freedom; non-violence and alternatives to conflict; and a holistic view of humanity’s place in the natural world."
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.
Ursula K Le Guin Prize Nominees
Nominees for the Ursula K Le Guin Prize for for Fiction, awarded since 2022 for imaginative fiction. (Mostly I have made this because they're always really great picks and I want to work my way through all of them.)
Death Care in Fiction
These books either feature death care or have it as an element of the story in a way that I or others found moving - always looking for recommendations!
Ursula K. Le Guin Prize - Winners & Nominees
A list of books that have been considered for and/or won the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction. From the official website - "This award is intended to recognize those writers Ursula spoke of in her 2014 National Book Awards speech—realists of a larger reality, who can imagine real grounds for hope and see alternatives to how we live now."
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/ ]
Alphabet Soup
books with gay people and gay people adjacent
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 (september)
🚧under construction🚧 queer books published in september! 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 :) ‘Queer BIPOC Speculative Fiction Novellas’ by polterbooks ‘Queer Indian Stories’ by iamsalonip ‘Queerly Beloved’ by CandidCapybara
dealing with big emotions
Here’s hoping these characters find a coping mechanism
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