Recs if you like The Dawnhounds...
Finally some good fucking worldbuilding
SFF with worldbuilding that informs the plot, prose, characters, and underlying narrative in deeply meaningful, intentional, and complex ways, so much so that changing the world means changing the shape of the story itself. Or: worldbuilding that goes beyond simple set dressing and becomes a vehicle for the story and narrative. Always open to recs and suggestions! โค๏ธ
Trans Rights Readathon Suggestions (masterlist)
Reading suggestions for the Trans Rights Readathon! (Any year of course). Books with trans characters of any label (or any non-cis gender identity) by trans/non-cis authors. I have not read all the books in this list. Feel free to name your fave books by trans authors in the comments!
Speculative Trans (+nonbinary) Works
Works in the speculative, fantasy, science fiction, and horror genres by authors who are not cisgender! Two spirit, nonbinary, trans, genderfluid, and other gender diverse authors count!
Post-colonial Fever Dreams
tangled narratives and re-formed genres sprouting from the toxic ground of colonialism
Mushroomcore: Cozy, Sporror & Fungis
This is a list of Mushroomcore related books! We have everything from horror, to cozy and fantasy/sci-fi. This is the era of Spontasy (Fantasy), Spomance (Romance) and other genres too. Essentially it's time for the mushroom goblins to take over the world
Indigenous Peopleโs of the World Lit
Literature featuring indigenous authors from the Americas and Pacific. Fiction from across all genres by First Nations of Canada and the US, Mฤori, Aboriginal Australian, Samoan, Hawaiian, Papua New Guinean and other Pacific Island indigenous peoples. Any and all recommendations are more than welcome! Thank you ๐
Incredible Fantasy You've Probably Never Heard Of
Do you feel like you've read everything there is to read? Or get annoyed that the same books are on all the rec lists? Well, here are some more obscure masterpieces!
Some of the covers are terrible - especially among the older or self-pubbed books; there's a few YA in here; and some that are science fantasy rather than 'pure' fantasy. But trust me: they're all EXCELLENT. (And if you already love a bunch of these, let's be friends!)
Trans femme fiction
Fiction reads with trans femme characters and/or by trans femme authors
See my trans Rights readathon suggestions masterlist for more trans reads! ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
(Under construction ๐ ๐ง many more books to be added! Suggestions welcome!)
Sapphic Fantasy (YA Included)
A collection of sapphic fantasy books that I have seen recommended across tiktok
The PI in AAPI!
Disclaimer: I am not Pacific Islander, but we should all strive to read more Pasifika authors!
The grouping of Pasifika and Asian communities has a complex history. And because of this grouping, Pasifika authors are largely underrepresented.
Check out Pacific Islanders in Publishing (I cannot figure out how to hyperlink, sorry) for more recs!
I have not read all of the books on this list, so please let me know if any are not fit for this list!
Suggestions are always welcome!
Queer Southern Hemisphere
Queer books by authors from south of the equator
Nature Strikes Back: Decolonization and Ecohorror
Books where nature itself fights back against colonization, or has themes of resistance, conservation and indigenous identity. Full disclosure, I haven't read most of these but the topic interests me, and I didn't see a list for it. I will take recommendations in the comments!
Queer Science Fiction
this is my favorite niche. all of my favorite books are this. if you like gays and sci fi you might find some new favorites too (constantly updating as I find more btw)
Pasifika Reads ๐บ
Books written by writers from the Pacific islands.
-Micronesia (Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Palau, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Kiribati) -Melanesia (Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Makulu Islands, West Papua) -Polynesia (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Easter Island, French Polynesia, Hawai'i, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Niue, Pitcarin Islands, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu)
Indigenous Horror
Wide definition of horror | story collections included if at least one was written by an Indigenous author | mostly authors from Turtle Island (North America)
Much Ado About Shrooms
Cozy, Horror, Mystery, Adventure, Romance. As long as the book has shrooms as a major plot point, there is a place for it in this list.
Incredible Sci Fi You've Probably Never Heard Of
Do you feel like you've read everything there is to read? Or get annoyed that the same books are on all the rec lists? Well, here are some more obscure masterpieces!
Some of the covers are terrible - especially among the older or self-pubbed books; there's a few YA in here; and some that are science fantasy rather than 'pure' sci fi. But trust me: they're all EXCELLENT. (And if you already love a bunch of these, let's be friends!)
Fantasy/ scifi meets politic thriller
Fantasy and sci-fi books where much of the plot is driven by politics
The Fungal Imaginary
Speculative works that form part of what I've called the "the fungal imaginary" in an academic context
๐พ๐ฉธ In Space, no one will hear you scream ๐ฉธ๐พ
Murders happen everywhere, all the time, to humans and aliens alike. Time to solve them among the stars. (Book 1 of series exclusively)
