Recs if you like Witchmark...

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!

Sci fi, fantasy, and science fantasy books featuring protagonists who are dealing with mental health issues, and/or are neurodiverse in some way - maybe on the autism spectrum, or having ADHD, schizophrenia, OCD, synesthesia, bipolar disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, etc. Suggestions very welcome!

You've found out magic is real! Great! But is it being used to create an utopia? What?! There's a crapton of red tape and politics? Oh bollocks.

Books on my TBR with LGBTQIA+ characters or themes.

The most comprehensive list of award winning sci-fi and fantasy novels. The books on this list have won either 1 or multiple awards out of the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Locus Sci-Fi, Locus Fantasy, goodreads Choice Fantasy, or goodreads Science Fiction Awards.

Happy Valentine's Day! Have a huge pile of romantic queer novels. (Note that some of these are more "queer books that include a romance" and others are definitely more "this is a romance novel.") (This list is presented by Duck Prints Press, the indie publisher focused on publishing queer art and stories by queer creators!)

For all those who love a bit of a medical vibe, but make it fantasy, here a list of books that have a main character who is a healer 🧑‍⚕️❤️‍🩹🌱 They can have healing as a magical power, or it can be a completely non-magical learned skill, and it is not necessary for it to be the main plot point; all books with this « trope » / theme are welcome here 🫶

I haven’t read every book on this list, so please correct me if one doesn’t fit well. Book recs are always very very welcome

Looking to diversify your spec fic reading? Try these picks! Feel free to suggest others to add in the comments.

cozy fantasy reads

📣 Magic is obviously more than vibes, now come on folks! Magic...is... revolution! These books blend fantasy with anti-colonial rage, class struggle, empire critique, and hard-won resistance. Think spellcasting AND strategy meetings. No chosen ones (for the most part), just complicated power. For readers who want their magic systems dense and their politics louder than the dragons.

eccentric LGBTQ+ protagonists investigating strange cases in more or less convoluted ways

“Solve crime” is used very loosely here; I just wanna see the gays partnering up to save the world—and each other along the way 🥹

A list of winners of the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. It has been awarded each year since 1975 by the World Fantasy Convention for fantasy or horror novels (defined as works of 40,000 words or more) published in English.

Every daggone book out there is "special" these days 🙄 but I need these, publishing houses! NEED!

(note - for series I've only included the first book)