space can be quite terrifying, especially when you're isolated in unknown territory and know that it is unlikely that someone will come to your aid.

these are books to fuel your space related nightmares.

Historical fiction with mysteries!

A compilation of the brat Damian Wayne's reign as Robin.

A compilation of the brat Damian Wayne's reign as Robin.

It's super hot outside and you're in the mood for summer slasher books and/or a lowkey mysterious fall vibe just like in the Gravity Falls summerween episode? Then this list is for YOU. 🙂‍↕️

Read at your own risk (pls read, so so good)

Do you sometimes just want to wind down and forget about the world around you? Same! That's one of the great things about reading, it gives you the opportunity to live other lives and experience different things that you might not ever be able to in real life! But sometimes there will be heavy/depressing books that will be hard to get out of a slump from☹️. And that's what this list is for! These are low stakes, easy/comfortable reads that just let your emotions be for awhile. Enjoy! 😉

Very studio ghibli vibes

Happy Pansexual Visibility Day (May 24th). It's hard to find books with explicit pansexual representation, but we've done our best to put together a list of a few, though note that some of these it might be subtext and/or open to interpretation if the character is pan or bi or other sexualities. (This list is presented by Duck Prints Press, the indie publisher focused on publishing queer art and stories by queer creators! A group of us collaborate to make these recommendations.)

Winners and nominees of the Japan Booksellers’ Award (Honya Taisho) translated into English

*Not listed in year or sequence

spooky, disturbing and scary reads in comic format

cozy fantasy and slice of life stories for fall

Books that are over 500 pages, so thick that it looks like a chunk of meat.

books with great interesting and original magic systems

Collections from the Multiverse imprint of Milkweed Editions. These are poems by neurodivergent authors who use language in unique ways, resulting in poems unlike what you were taught in high school or college (unless your professor happened to be very cool).

Goats and sheep (or goat-adjacent) on the cover. Could also be rams, or potentially fauns/satyrs.

Please feel free to add suggestions!

These are famous books that are actually good and will exceed your expectations