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Actually reads like a fairlytale
For book that are the same amount of whimsy, dark and alluring, but very sincere about it. Not every fairlytale retelling can summon this feeling. 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!!!!!!
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Nuns In Horror
Horror books centered around nuns
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Intro to Folk Magic & Norse Paganism
A guide to actually informative and useful books about magic and Norse paganism.
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You gonna eat them, or what?
Cannibalism in queer books
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SFF exists so queers can talk to their dads
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.
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Queering Body Horror
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!
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growing through grief
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)
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women in translation picks
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Books with Adaptations: August 2026 Releases
books that are the basis for adaptations and other book-related films and TV shows being released in the U.S. in August 2026
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The Gods are at It Again
Mythology retellings (Greek/Roman), and book set in Ancient Greece or Rome.
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My 2026 Reading List
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Back to School- Middle Grade
Back to school books aimed at middle graders- gr 4-7 or 8-12yo. Mostly fiction, but a mix of nonfiction too.
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The scenic route to oblivion
Books with main characters that are adrift, so to speak; in liminal spaces, across lifetimes, or perhaps in literal hell. Sometimes the journey is physical, sometimes it's existential.
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mudlarking, metal detecting, & more!
𖥔 ݁ ˖ ☾ a treasure hunter’s reading list! 𖤓 .𖥔 ݁ ˖
looking for books about mudlarking, metal detecting, beachcombing, scavenging, dumpster-diving, magnet-fishing, bone/rock/shell/seaglass collecting, rockhounding, digging for treasure, and activities related to collecting/exploring!
please leave some recommendations!! happy hunting ♡
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back log of woman in Fantsy
the foundation of the woman written fantasy,
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ShakespeaRetellings
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she's undiagnosed but everyone's pretty sure
fiction with femme characters who are coded or commonly headcanoned as neurodivergent
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Books and Stories Ali Smith mentions
A list of books and stories that Ali Smith mentions in her own books and stories. I love Smiths work and have only just thought to do this! I will update as I read and would appreciate input on ones I’ve missed 🙏
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if it weren't for you meddling kids!
teenagers solving mysteries !
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to be read
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