it may be months away from halloween but it’s never too early to show love and support for the often over-stigmatized black cat! these books, as you might have guessed, all include at least one black cat :)

Stories that emotionally destroy. -1hp to those who have encountered.

basics

This list features books with covers designed by New York-based, Houston-born designer Cassie Vu. She is a Senior Designer for Penguin Random House's art department. Her covers boast loud, bold lettering and striking colour gradients. Her website features a "cover graveyard", showcasing different iterations of covers that were ultimately chosen, which I highly recommend perusing.

as the award was first given out in 2026 for the year of 2025, this list contains the winners and nominees of that year. but will hopefully be updated as time passes.

winners of the best fantasy novel locus award 1978-2029.

science fiction books i want to read!

classics and epics i want to read!

poetry collections and verse novels i want to read!

short story collections i want to read!

books that are about/mention the band Manic Street Preachers! mainly making this as a resource for myself

graphic novels i want to read!

A list dedicated to nuclear energy, nuclear disasters, the Atomic Age, and radiation. Mostly non-fiction, but I decided to include some fiction as well.

essay collections i want to read!

Some mysteries take a little bit more time to unravel! Stories involving time travel/time loops and a murder mystery/crime plot

As mentioned in The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona Eltahawy. These books have all been quoted or mentioned by Eltahawy in The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls.