Historical Fiction - Queer Edition
Historical fiction books with queer characters






books your pretentious friend has heard of






Learning World History Through Fiction!
This list brings together fiction from around the world that documents significant historical events or periods of time. Titles in this list aren't necessarily "historical fiction" but do have an important historical element to them.
I find fiction is an easy media to help educate me about world history I never learned in school. These titles aim to bring to light historical events that may not be taught in schools!
As always, I'm open to any and all suggestions! π€






seaβs gay






Fiction on Language and Linguistics
Pieces of fiction with language, linguistics, and communication as themes. I saw some non-fiction lists on this topic, so wanted to add a fiction one as well, as they're really interesting ideas to explore






β° Caricanread 2026 β°
Hii, everyone β‘ I am a very big fan of the booktuber @caricanread so I thought I would make a list of all the books she has read this year! β°






It's....SMALLER ON THE INSIDE?!
Books with short chapters!!! I started a challenge where I read a super long book a chapter-a-day and annotate it using a study guide! I found that annotating short chapters is super accessible and not overwhelming at all for me, so I wanted to share this list with anyone that wants to start over-analyzing their books :) I included a variety of stories because HOW you read is as important (if not more) than WHAT you read!!!!






Quickies! Books that are 200 pages or less
I see a few lists on here with this theme, but they were short themselves - and I was looking for a more diverse selection. So, thought I'd make my own list and share it! Nice for reading goals, but mostly, I like breaking up the rhythm if I'm reading something exceptionally long.






seaside gothic
or lakesideβ¦or pondsideβ¦books that immerse us in a haunting, strange, beautiful, decadent, or unsettling coastal or waterside atmosphere






Scotland books... thistle do nicely!
Books set in/around Scotland. Highlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, outer islands, etc.






Islands of Scotland
Fiction set entirely or primarily on the islands of Scotland (Hebrides, Orkney, Shetland, and others)
Open to recs






queer historical lit






atmospheric books in remote or isolated locations
basically my favorite genre that encompasses a lot of other genres. all very different in tone! i have not yet read all of these.






Solitude vs. Loneliness
Books that ride the line between peaceful solitude and poignant loneliness.






Scotland Reads
Books set in Scotland






Books that make you FEEL like you're there...
Experiential reading. The mood, the words, the descriptions will transport you. You won't know if you're on your couch or in the snow-covered woods of an island off of South Korea.






Cold Atmospheric Coastal
Sea spray, gulls, cold wind & harsh currents






Books to identify myself by
Books Iβm willing to make my entire personality Or that I think about regularly despite the passage of time and my short attention span






Novellas that should be novels...
Short. Quick. SO, so good.






repressed europeans satisfy an urge
for better and for worse





