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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.

Literary fiction novels centering men who love men, written by queer men. "You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read." ~ James Baldwin

From classic to more modern tales, this Quest is about defying stereotypes and encouraging diversity in historical romance.

When all hope feels lost, solarpunk envisions a brighter future. These stories blend themes of sustainability, justice, and community building to address some of the biggest challenges of our time.

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!

Sponsored Limited Time Quest (May 1-Aug 31, 2026): A curated lineup of 6 sunny, swoon-worthy rom-coms to fuel your summer reading. Join us and dial up the heat!

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!

From stick handling to body checks, these adult hockey romances are hot enough to melt the ice.

A collection of pilot books for monster romance series.

Fast-paced lives. Crowded streets. Late nights. Ambition, longing, and messy, magnetic love—all happening in real time.

Where everyone knows your name (and love life) and gossip travels fast—these small-town romances start past the welcome sign.

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

Listed in the recommended reading order for people who like to read full series.

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.

The Wheel of Time is a series of high fantasy novels by American author Robert Jordan, with Brandon Sanderson as a co-author for the final three.

Oh to see the world how animals see it! These books feature one or more animal main characters and show us the world through their eyes.

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

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

Gather in these hallowed halls

From classic ghostly mansions to modern reimaginings of spooky house horror.​

An introduction to the Horror 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.

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.

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.

Love, lust, blood, seduction...stories old and new centering literature's most (blood)thirsty women.

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.

Horror from authors outside English-speaking countries. Get a glimpse of the shadows that appear in other lands!

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

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

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.

Come learn about the most common animals on our planet: insects, spiders, earthworms - all the critters and bugs who share our world! For this nonfiction quest, all you need is an open mind and a love for all things mini.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Plants! Celebrate the leafy, fungal, flowering world with these non-fiction titles. Through science writing, memoirs, and essays (and more!), learn about the inner workings of plants, explore the interconnected nature of nature, and discover just how vast the mycelium network really is.

If you think real world societies are bad (you'd be right)... get a load of *these.*

stories that break convention and will convince you that maybe we don't need punctuation like we think we do

This is an introduction to modern poetry, with a focus on breadth of voices and styles rather than depth. In the words of Leonard Cohen, "poetry is just the evidence of life...if your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." This quest is for those who love poetry, hate poetry, want to write it, read it, or perhaps have nothing to do with it (or all of that at once)!

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.

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.

Step into the Cosmere... Listed in the order that Brandon Sanderson recommends to new readers of his work in 2024.

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.

If you think real world societies are bad (you'd be right)... get a load of *these.*

Modern retellings of iconic, ancient tales

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.

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.