Recs if you like My Thorns For Your Roses...

Books that include faeries, whether whimsical or scary

Let me know if you have any recommendations to add to this list!

Fiction and non-fiction in which a main character, prominent supporting character, or narrator is canonically/confirmed to be on the asexual (ace) spectrum.

📓Canon: Confirmed by either the text or original creator. (Subtextual/implied and circumstantial characters can be found on my other ace list)

❕Disclaimer: I have not read all these books. Please feel free to correct me in the comments if I have made a mistake in my research. Or if you have any new titles to recommend.

🍄✨️ Educational Books To Avoid Badly Done Fairy Bargains ✨️🍄

A curated list of 2026 debuts, all with LGBTQIA+ representation

Be the trend setter of your book club or bookish friend group by getting to know the authors of next year’s publication cycle. These books are all by new talent in the publishing world from both the Big 5 and small, traditional publishers.

Be sure to also check out these authors on social media for ARC opportunities, and show these authors some love by requesting a purchase with your local library, or pre-ordering a copy yourself!

Summer reading I will be doing on a picnic blanket with fresh strawberries and a fun drink. Genre unspecified 💕 ((Any recommendations for summer-set or summer-vibes books are welcome!))

Fantasy ebooks available through the Kobo Plus subscription. If you have any recommendations, please let me know! For book series, I've only put the first book, but the entire series will usually be available. For some series, the first book is also free but the rest are available through Kobo Plus.

Qwordy's Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do 3.0 5 Word Titles Prompt You must find TEN titles total with the total number words in the title going from one all the way through ten. I'll break these lists down into the total number of words in the title to make planning easier. This is an on going list and always open for recommendations

Because I'm obsessed with faeries and there are a lot of books about them this upcoming year.

Books that include whimscal magic that include queer characters.

Sìth (Gàidhlig)/Sidhe (Irish) - Fairy folk ☆ Books featuring, or inspired by, scottish and irish folklore and more specifically stories related to magic & the fae/faeries 🧚‍♀️

This is a subsection of the 2026 Debut Author list for small presses (anything outside the Big 5).

These authors may be looking for ARC readers, so check out their social media for updates if their book sounds interesting.

For the Fae and Flame Society book club, often our seasonal book bingo includes a square for 'a debut author.' Here is a list of books from debut authors published in 2025 and 2026.

A subsection of the 2026 Debut Author list for authors in the romance genre

Fantasy stories that have a beautiful feel to them ❤️

Books with smaller/less mainstream audiences