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Sponsored Limited Time Quest (Sep 1-Nov 30, 2026): Welcome to Shady Hollow! It’s a small town populated by friendly animal folks, from birds to bears, where the calm is marred only by the occasional murder.

The climate is intrinsic to life on Earth. What happens when it changes? These books examine our reality and imagined futures, both dystopian and utopian, to offer us words of warning, but also hope.

From stolen centuries to days that echo themselves, these books breathe time travel into the weave, unraveling the seams of time and lingering in the threads that slip free.

They’re off-limits and guaranteed to cause problems, but somehow still feel oh so right. These romances are full of secrecy, longing, and love that was never supposed to happen.

Sponsored Limited Time Quest (Sep 1-Nov 30, 2026): Welcome to Shady Hollow! It’s a small town populated by friendly animal folks, from birds to bears, where the calm is marred only by the occasional murder.

Sponsored Limited Time Quest (Aug 5, 2026-Mar 4, 2027): Become seduced by dark romance with Vipera, Strangers, & demons oh my! Join us as we count down to the latest dark romance series releases from Simon Maverick.

Sponsored Limited Time Quest (June 17-Dec 31, 2026): 6 genre-spanning books featuring queer storylines, mystery, romance, and gothic horror.

Sponsored Limited Time Quest (Jun 1-Oct 31, 2026): Required reading list for the misfits, the dark academics, & the magical. Join us as we count down to the release of DEAD BEAT on Sep 15, 2026!

An introduction to the Romantasy genre, these books are part of the cultural zeitgeist or the 'canon' that many would recognize. Look for more niche titles in later Starter Pack volumes.

A collection of the pilot books for popular series, for those of us who love to follow a character's journey for as long as an author will let us! Some of the below series have heavily debated starting points and book read orders--in those cases the pilot was selected based on what seems to be the most popular approach.

Gather in these hallowed halls

Fictional books that feel like a warm hug, featuring magic and whimsy and perfectly happy endings. These are lower on stakes and higher on good vibes!

Books that focus on the unique complexity of queer & trans lives & relationships. Tragic stories that center queer & trans realities.

For those ready to dive deeper into the genre, these books offer a range of authors and topics. Brand new to this genre? Check out Volume I for the most popular texts.

For those ready to dive deeper into the genre, these books offer a range of authors and topics. Brand new to this genre? Check out Volume I for the most popular texts.

A collection of pilot books for monster romance series.

They’re bound by flame, united by flight. These books all have dragon riders as part of the plot. Only the first of a series will appear.

For those ready to dive deeper into the genre, these books offer a range of authors and topics. Brand new to this genre? Check out Volume I for the most popular texts.

Gather in these hallowed halls

This Quest was inspired by the List "One and Done Fantasy" by hannah, winner of Q2 2026 community voting.

Man's best friend has nothing on felines, with nine lives of purrspectives and tails! Curl up in a sun spot and enjoy these books told through kitty eyes. Meow!

Books that made it on the big screen

A collection of Middle Grade books with Neurodivergent MCs (includes Autistic, ADHD, OCD, Synesthetic, and Dyslexic perspectives)

Contemporary Literary Fiction where nothing out of the ordinary happens but the characters’ inner lives are rich, complicated, and layered.

This isn't Disney's little mermaid! A collection of horror, dark fiction, and gothic romances featuring mermaids.

For those ready to dive deeper into the genre, these books offer a range of authors and topics. Brand new to this genre? Check out Volume I for the most popular texts.

This Quest was inspired by the List "Latin American Horror," winner of Q1 2026 community voting.

A selection of classic crime and mystery novels covering a variety of eras and authors. For especially prolific and well-known authors, only their canon works are included.

Books that focus on the unique complexity of queer & trans lives & relationships. Tragic stories that center queer & trans realities.

These detectives are here to solve the mystery and to break or mend queer hearts. Whether legit or amateurs, they always solve the case.

From the provocative and challenging to the emotional and quiet, Japanese literary fiction tends to be nuanced, introspective, and minimalistic. These books contain layered cultural commentary and may lean on psychological, surreal, or fantastical elements to convey their message.

An assorted collection of Middle Grade books with LGBTQ+ main characters.

An introduction to the True Crime genre, these books are part of the cultural zeitgeist or the 'canon' that many would recognize. Look for more niche titles in later Starter Pack volumes.

For those ready to dive deeper into the genre, these books offer a range of authors and topics. Brand new to this genre? Check out Volume I for the most popular texts.

This Quest is a collection of micro-histories inspired by the List "Teach me something new and oddly specific," winner of Q2 2026 community voting.

Intersectional feminist texts that explore the complexity of feminism, centering voices from communities that are often the most excluded.

A selection of classic crime and mystery novels covering a variety of eras and authors. For especially prolific and well-known authors, only their canon works are included.

A collection of Mexican literature across genres by acclaimed Mexican authors.

Reality is overrated! These surreal and absurd fiction books remove logic to reveal their truths. Here the impossible is inevitable, the strange is necessary, and Kafkaesque is only the beginning.

Timeless works of literature written in Modern & Early Modern English that have shaped the literary heritages of Britain & Ireland. (This quest will not include children’s classics).

Magical empires, far-flung galaxies, robotic dystopias, haunted academies—queerness belongs in every world.

All of her groundbreaking works, exploring themes of Afrofuturism, power, and survival.

For those ready to dive deeper into the genre, these books offer a range of authors and topics. Brand new to this genre? Check out Volume I for the most popular texts.

This Quest was inspired by the List "Black Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Speculative Fiction", winner of Q1 2026 community voting.

For those ready to dive deeper into the genre, these books offer a range of authors and topics. Brand new to this genre? Check out Volume I for the most popular texts.

Modern retellings of iconic, ancient tales

This Quest was inspired by the List "Lady knights who like other ladies," winner of Q1 2026 community voting.

A true knight never turns down a Quest. Explore Medieval Europe with these genre-spanning books and earn your grail. Some titles are set in the transitional time from the Medieval to Early Modern period.