Recs if you like Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)...

Representations of the Black experience through fantasy, science fiction, and speculative fiction. Recommendations welcome!

YA fantasy novels written by Black authors featuring magic-wielding Black main characters. Suggestions welcome!

Fictional books that have characters with OCD or OCD- like symptoms. Many recommended by the Pagebound community! As always, this is not intended to be taken as advice or medical help 💜

Fiction with main characters who have OCD

books by black authors and/or with black characters

Fantasies that take inspiration from Africa and/or African Countries (myths, setting, etc.)

For those who want to be seen in fantasy stories too

For those who are interested in fantasy books that’s written by Black authors and the main characters are Black.

These Diverse Baseline Challenge was created by @bookish.millennial & @themargherita.s (on instagram). In 2025, the goal is to read 1 book by a racialized author each month. This challenge is meant to encourage readers to try genres they historically don’t reach for, find new-to-them racialized authors, and to encourage reflection on our reading habits.

This is a mix of recommendations by the challenge organizers and myself.

The books mentioned or alluded to in The Astral Library by Kate Quinn. If it’s a series, book 1 is listed unless a specific book was mentioned. Where just the author was mentioned, I’ve made my best guess.

Listed books/authors are NOT endorsements. Some authors/series are problematic, but I have chosen not to censor this list with one exception that, if mentioned in the book, shall not be named in this list.

100 romans avec une couverture verte (couverture française)

Only one rule: there is a snake on the cover. It doesn’t have to be a specific genre, it doesn’t have to be a specific age group, it doesn’t even need to be a good book.

Bonus points if it’s the original book snake!