Recs if you like Sunward...

Queer sci-fi 💫 (Not always in space, I think I've covered most sci-fi subgenres)

Books that have been shortlisted for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction. I compiled this list because the criteria (and Le Guin's works) resonate with me:

"The Prize will be given to a writer whose work reflects the concepts and ideas that were central to Ursula’s own work, including but not limited to: hope, equity, and freedom; non-violence and alternatives to conflict; and a holistic view of humanity’s place in the natural world."

Books that I think have beautiful front covers. Open for recommendations!

Nominees for the Ursula K Le Guin Prize for for Fiction, awarded since 2022 for imaginative fiction. (Mostly I have made this because they're always really great picks and I want to work my way through all of them.)

A list of Sapphic books released in 2025 that fall somewhere in the SFF genres

The shortlist for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize in 2026

In her words, this prize is for "realists of a larger reality, who can imagine real grounds for hope and see alternatives to how we live now." Usually these books are all amazing, so I wanted a place where I can see all of them. Hopefully this helps someone else too :)

I've challenged myself to read all the shortlisted books for this year's prize before October 21st when they announce the winner!

sci-fi that involves robots learning how to be human (and teaching humans how to be human while they're at it)