Recs if you like The Library of the Unwritten ...

books in which Death, or a god of Death, or the Grim Reaper (or a Grim Reaper), is personified. This list will NOT include the works of Neil Gaiman (ew)

The SCP is an organization that Secures, Contains, and Protects our world against anomalous objects, entities, and phenomena. Be advised: these books contain such SCPs that have escaped confinement and have caused havoc and destruction. Read at your own peril. And remember to document your findings.

in progress

Basically, a huge list of every book I ever heard features sapphic characters.

I have not read all of these, so I cannot be sure of the amount of the time on page of the sapphic characters or of the quality of the books.

Some of these I do not plan to read at all, since they are not my style. If you feel like a book doesn't belong here, let me know.

For my favs / read, check out my other lists & shelves.

Open to suggestions for more titles.

Don't shoot the messenger.

I'm sure some of these are already on your TBR, so might as well add some more! Let me know if I am missing any of your favorites!

Maybe the people are magical, maybe the library is. Maybe these aren’t as fictional as they seem.

Recommendations encouraged!

these books are based in hell 😈

taking any and all recommendations!

Bibliophilia at its best - books about books, readers, libraries, bookstores!

Stories featuring queer, polyam main characters! Mostly adult books, but contains some YA as well. Although the book doesn't have to have a heavy romantic focus, the polyam rep must be in the MCs, not in side characters. 🫶 (Note: some books in this list are series starters that don't contain polyamory until after the first book!)

fiction books taking place after death

What more could you need?

Books with LGBTQIA+ characters that also feature ghosts, spirits, or death-adjacent characters 🪦✨️

Feel free to comment your recommendations!

Books with protagonists (or love interests) who are sexually or romantically attracted to people regardless of their sex or gender.

Sometimes the word is used on the page, and someone times it has been inferred. Just trying my best.

stories about libraries or bookshops that bring magic to life, either literally or figuratively. bonus points if it has cozy, slice of life vibes!

always welcome to suggestions (っᵔ◡ᵔ)っ

you wanna catalogue the books, you say? translate? reeaaaaaadddd? (mundane and magical libraries/archives in fantasy, yum yum yum)

books with bisexual characters (even if they end up with the opposite sex THEY'RE STILL BI)

fantasical libraries and whimsical bookshops, these books add a magical charm to familiar bookish places

Some are literary, some are genre, all are lovely queer quests and adventures. Journeys of the psyche and physical hunts. The best stories are about finding… Read and Recommended

Please be mindful when making recommendations: If discrimination appears in the book it must be critiqued within the book, and please don’t rec books with on page SA, death by suicide, or excessive gore.

Books about people (particularly women) with a unique job situation. The definition of "unique job situation" is basically vibes. It could be fantastical or surreal, or just a normal job in an unusual situation. Or maybe a job so mundane and specific that the focus on it feels weird. Also books about real people with unique and interesting jobs. (Also I have not read all of these so I'm just going off descriptions for some of them.)

Books on Books - Books about Books - Books within Books - Books about Libraries - Books about Bookshops - Books about Storytelling - Books about reading Books. BOOKS.

a compendium of magical books and very magical libraries. aka, stories are magic. come on now, let’s get lost…

the gang’s all queer!