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Ann Patchett novels

Speculative fiction that spend a significant amount of time in a cold place (bonus points for the cold setting being in the wilderness)

local fiction by local authors

Books about people just trying to work and stuff happens. They should be getting hazard pay

Science-fiction and fantasy romances with BiPOC characters

save me Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony Friendship is Magic save me

Non physical tbr

For books that are the same amount of whimsy, dark and alluring, but very sincere about it. Not every fairlytale retelling can summon this feeling, and not every book with his feeling is a retelling. I'm taking the "dark" part seriously so please PLEASE check trigger warnings for some of these books. I'm also accepting recs cause this is my favorite flavour of book!!!!!!

Horror books centered around nuns

A guide to actually informative and useful books about magic and Norse paganism.

Cannibalism in queer books

Speculative books I've recommended/gifted my father in an effort to make him read more books that aren't written by white, allocishetero (often male) authors.

Few things are as made for a queer lense as the theme of body horror. Here, you will find motifs of your body changing against your will, of having society view your very being as monstrous and "other". Happy reading!

non-lit fic books that made my heart ache from how they perfectly captured some specific aspect of the grieving process in a way that deeply resonated w me (w/out being too depressing to cause actual emotional damage, hence the lack of lit fic)

books that are the basis for adaptations and other book-related films and TV shows being released in the U.S. in August 2026

Mythology retellings (Greek/Roman), and book set in Ancient Greece or Rome.