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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!

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.

Kind, beefy, and bumbling, these male love interests are sweet and maybe a tad spicy.

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.

From Greco-Roman to Egyptian to Norse mythology, these Gods just can't stop meddling in our modern day world.

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!

Craving "once-upon-a-time" with a twist? These modern retellings conjure the classics & fill them with fresh magic! Mix of grim, cozy, & in-between. 💫

A selection of contemporary titles exploring the decay, despair, and trauma of the reconstructed American South. Come for the atmospheric settings, stay for the commentary on the legacy of the South's oft-romanticized past.

Step right up and enjoy these circus and traveling carnival themed reads.

Subversive reads from authors unafraid to tackle taboos.

Books that made it on the big screen

Embracing the body and reclaiming otherness, these books use horror to redefine notions of womanhood and monstrosity.

They look human...but are they? A collection of manga involving monsters who appear to be human. Only the first volume in a series is included.

Creepy crawling vines, sentient mushrooms, or a killer forest; no matter what shape they take, plants and fungi play a main part in these horror novels.

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 Mexican literature across genres by acclaimed Mexican authors.

From psychedelic fever dreams to things that go bump in the night: all things queer and scary.

Fantasy books that are inspired by Asian culture, folklore, history, values, legends, and myths.

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

Classics to modern nonfiction, all under 300 pages.

An introduction to Non-Fiction, 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.

To be known and to know others.

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.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

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).

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.

An introduction to the Classics, 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.

Forced into unending sleep or perilous insomnia, repeating tedious daily routines until your body rots, watching as your skin starts to glow or your hands sprout scales—these novels feature illnesses that are far from typical.

Embark on this epic space adventure that includes some of the greatest and a few rising star space opera series! (This only includes main series books, not novellas, spin-offs or side stories.)

Whether it's sci-fi or fantasy, you like a big series. You love when a book says 1 of 5/10/50+. Is the reading order of the series hotly debated? Is there a wiki chart to show how the books connect? Even better. Come spend some time in these worlds.

Dramatic battles, tense political intrigue, unique world building...and is that maybe some romance I'm sensing? These books are not Romantasy but focus primarily on the SFF elements. Romance is a subplot and may not appear until later in the series, but when it does, you won't be disappointed.

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.

An introduction to Historical Fiction, 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.

Do you suffer from frequent wanderlust, longing to explore cultures & history across time? Here is your ticket: tour the world with fantasy inspired by various world myths. For series, only the first book is featured.