Black Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Speculative Fiction
Representations of the Black experience through fantasy, science fiction, and speculative fiction. Recommendations welcome!






books by Black authors
this is your reminder to read books by Black authors all month, all year, every yearโ not just during Black History Month. itโs crucially important to be able to diversify your reading and your bookshelves. expand your mind, your perspectives, your knowledge, and your taste. if you donโt know where to start, here are some recommendations!






Anti-Brain Rot Challenge
Book list for the Anti-Brain rot challenge with Boundless press






Arcane inspired fantasy
Now that we are all waiting for the new side stories after the ending of Arcane there is a huge empty space begging to be satisfied with the same feeling of season one (mostly, season two went very middle class and we lost the potential of what could have been one of the greatest revolutionary stories in recent media)
Criteria for the books consist generally โข Class schisms โข Political intrigue โข Moral questions of privilege and responsibility โข Picks with queer stories






Melanin Archives
My favourite books or from my TBR by BIPOC authors in a range of different genres (though I primarily read fantasy and romance) (only first book for a series added, unless not directly linked)






Graphic Design Diarrhea-Free Covers
Do you, like me, often find yourself looking at a book cover thinking, "Y'all are doing waaay too much." Why are book covers so dang extra nowadays? Here are some books that appeal to me simply because they have covers that don't look like a 19 year old with Photoshop barfed a bunch of design elements on a book and called it a day. Some I've read, some are on the TBR. And to all the authors and publishers out there, K.I.S.S.






Prose Before Bros [book club]
Books read by Prose Before Bros, a book club for women of color in PDX






Goodreads Choice Awardee 2024
My unread list of GCA 2024






books that changed my brain chem
books I haven't stopped thinking about, books that coaxed me out of the fog, and helped my burnout






SRC Book Club
All the books we are reading in the Stockholm Resilience Centre sci-fi book club!






What If?
Books that explore some interesting โwhat ifโquestions






books with unique premises or elements
something different in terms of plot or the way the story is written






across worlds w/ madi
the never ending list of buddy reads






Book Club Fiction
Books to yap about with your friends from Simon & Schuster.






Woke Fiction Vibes





