Recs if you like Story of Your Life...
Circular storytelling
"The end is already written. Your actions are up to you, you can choose to get off this ride whenever. We both know you won't do it." Books with this vibe
Really Short Standalone SFF Reads
Speculative (sci-fi, fantasy, horror etc.) novellas less than 200 pages long that are either standalone or read like a standalone story
Ologies Podcast Suggestions
Ologies is a weekly science podcast hosted by Alie Ward. Each episode, Ward interviews an expert from a distinct scientific field.
This unofficial list contains book suggestions made by the host or by her guests. I avoided extremely technical books or papers. Currently from episode 1 to 525 More details on these books and their associated episodes in my ever evolving spreadsheet.
In the spreadsheet there are also books not found on Goodreads and general book recommendations (like the entire bibliography of a specific author or group of people)
📓 Novelette : Stories that refuse to Overstay
A novel is a prose work typically above 40k words, though many fall between 60-100k. Anything between roughly 17k and 40k words is generally considered a novella, while works between about 7k and 17k words are classified as novelettes, with some flexibility ~
TL;DR - short stories with 7k-17k words. Get out of that slump.
Speculative Women in STEM
Scifi/Fantasy/Speculative fiction featuring women in STEM* careers (*the M can stand for magic if the worldbuilding presents magic like a STEM field)
Great expectations…or not
Subverting expectations and getting meta in the genre sandbox! Books that play with genre, subvert the traditional, switch things up with language and form, offer a new angle for a retelling, or mash and mix things up before spitting out a brand new tale. Includes works that are mainstream now but were considered a subversion of the familiar in the time period in which they were published. Suggestions always welcome!
SFF Short Story Collections
Recommendations from Pagebound Club.
hopecore sci-fi
i love grimdark bleak edgy sci-fi as much as anyone else, but sometimes you need something with a little more..... hope
r/fantasy bingo 2026
books i’m hoping to read for my first r/fantasy bingo
Theories of Adaptation
Ever wonder why films based on books struggle to hit the target? Let's look at when it happens and find out why!
Pages of the Soul: Inspired by BTS
Beyond the Words: A curated collection of books recommended by the members of BTS, books that inspired their music and artistic vision, and books related to BTS and their journey.
big screen justice
books with movie adaptations that successfully honor the source material (rare)
Page to Screen
Books that have been adapted to the big screen
