Recs if you like Death Card...

Representations of the Black experience through fantasy, science fiction, and speculative fiction. Recommendations welcome!

We should all be reading queer, all year, but this list is full of upcoming queer books of all makes and models coming out in 2026. If you have a rec to add, just please keep in mind we’re looking for 2026 releases!

collecting all 2026 releases featuring sapphic romance!!

YA fantasy novels written by Black authors featuring magic-wielding Black main characters. Suggestions welcome!

Horror books to read just for the aesthetic

Here are some fantasy novels with black FMCs!

So many sapphic books are coming out this year, and I’m so excited to read every single one!

Stories with a sapphic main character of color, across genres and age groups. 🔞

Recommendations welcome!

✦ I have not read all of these books - if you notice anything that seems to be mis-labeled/mis-placed on this list, please let me know! ✦

If we are going to do Qwordy's the Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do 3.0 - we should probably get some Pagebound badges along the way! I'm specifically going to be adding books from Quests and readalongs that I think matches at least one of these cover prompts: craft, food, motion, biomes/landscapes, animals, weather.

books by black authors and/or with black characters

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

Be the trend setter of your book club or bookish friend group by getting to know the authors of next year’s publication cycle. These books are all by new talent in the publishing world from both the Big 5 and small, traditional publishers.

Be sure to also check out these authors on social media for ARC opportunities, and show these authors some love by requesting a purchase with your local library, or pre-ordering a copy yourself!

this list features upcoming books that feature sapphic MCs or romance and are releasing in 2026!

I got a request for a list of sapphic fiction/romances with ambiguous covers that wouldn't be flagged by their country's customs and subsequently tossed. Thought I'd post it here, in case it might benefit someone else!

queer? yes. fall? halloween? spooky? fantasy? mystical? all and more? yes probably?!

wlw across genres

A deck of magical cards and books