Recs if you like Helm...

Books featuring mythology, legends and folklore from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. (For the purpose of this list 'Ireland' encompasses the entirety of Ireland (Northern & Republic) as the historical mythos is largely the same since the split happened in the 1900's.)

i don’t need to explain to anyone why the proliferation climate fiction has skyrocketed over the past few years. this new wave of climate fiction, from 2020-present (ongoing), refuses to exclude climate catastrophe from depictions of or changing world. these works are grounded in present and future realities, the speculative less ‘speculative’, and more predictive.

Books We Love from NPR began in 2013, always boasting over 200 books (almost 400 in recent years) featuring genres from memoirs, to cookbooks, to graphic novels, to children’s literature, to nonfiction, to novels. Check out NPR’s website to filter this massive list.

The list is in reverse alphabetical order directly from NPR.

Everything on the longlist for the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize!

"The Climate Fiction Prize celebrates novels that explore what it means to be human in our rapidly changing world. It highlights how climate fiction spans genres, from thrillers and sci-fi to romance and comedy, showcasing the breadth and diversity of stories that engage with the social, cultural and emotional dimensions of climate change."

The Climate Fiction Prize celebrates 'the most inspiring novels tackling the climate crisis.' This list collects all longlisted titles since the award's inaugural year, 2024, and will be updated as future longlists are released. 2025 Winner: And So I Roar by Abi Daré | 2026 Winner: pending

angels, demons, monks, plague, puss, flesh, fear, fire,

the green man, pagan rites, stone circles, sacrifice, jack of the woods

books that stick with you for months and leave you thinking

Books (mostly fiction) with relationship to place/natural systems as a major theme. Recommendations welcome!

Hardest Reading Challenge You’ll Ever Do! Subject to changes since I’m fickle. All 150 books plus the 2 bonus! I’m probably crazy for trying 🫠 I have repeated authors mostly because I’m trying to use books I already own. I’m not sure if that’s taboo or not…

Interconnected short stories tell us about a community. Big or small.

Books releasing in November of 2025! Indie & trad