unnerving, unsettling, spooky or generally creepy books that take place in summer + have that slow scorching summer dread vibe

Stories that traded chapters for showtunes! From literary classics to contemporary novels these books found a second life under the Broadway lights! (Note on curation: I don't want to add books to the PB database unnecessarily, so after I finish this list I'll pin a comment for any titles that were not on PB and any titles that aren't an obvious connection! Also I'm using IBDB as Broadway confirmation check.)

queer & trans stories of screens and robots

It’s your grandma’s! Or your great-grandma’s, or your great-great-grandma’s…

This list includes some of the earliest female authors of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. This includes novels, novellas, and collections of short stories. I’ll be adding works/authors (particularly less-known ones) as I discover them.

Keep in mind, these works are often from the mid-20th century and earlier! Critical reading and remembering the context they were produced in is important.

2013-2026

Books that explore the history of the USSR, its origins, the people it oppressed, and its downfall. (Includes fiction books based on real-life Soviet experiences)

not "morally ambiguous/unlikeable characters", no I'm talking about I want to smack his incel ass-levels of dkhjfdbhjgj

All books shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize (2022-2026)

in honor of disability pride month, here is a series on the colours of the flag! the last (but certainly not least) colour on this flag is black, or grey, depending on who you ask. these colours are the most powerful of the bunch, since they represent those in the disability community who have died due to ableism, eugenics, suicide, illness and abuse. books in this list will be fiction and non-fiction. as always, please feel free to comment ur recs!

Water magic Glamor magic Candle magic Protection magic Divination Astrology Herbs Mexican magic/History ect.

in honor of disability pride month, here is a series on the colours of the flag! our fifth colour on this flag is red, which represents any and all physical disabilities. examples of physical disabilities include cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, celiac disease, dwarfism, diabetes, wheelchair users, polio, asthma, muscular dystrophy, cancer, scoliosis, ALS, arthritis and many more. books within this list will be both fiction and non-fiction. as always, feel free to comment any you recommend!

The entire series collected into one list! These provide a very accessible way to learn more about books of the Bible

in honor of disability pride month, here is a series on the colours of the flag! the fourth colour on the flag is yellow/gold, which represents the disabilities on the neurodivergent spectrum, cognitive and intellectual disabilities. examples of these are ADHD, autism, tourettes, dyspraxia, dyslexia, OCD, down syndrome, epilepsy and way more. books within this list will be fiction and non-fiction. as always, feel free to recommend books which you feel should be added to this list.

this is for my love island fans & it’s basically harper collins’ list

Non-fiction books about the history of fairies, how to find them, and everything else

in honor of disability pride month, here is a series on the colours of the flag! our third colour on this flag is white, which highlights invisible or undiagnosed disabilities. examples of some of these are ehlers danlos syndrome, chronic illnesses, MECFS, long covid, fibromyalgia, POTS, ulcerative colitis, IBS, and more. books within this list will be fiction and non-fiction. as always, feel free to recommend books which you feel should be added to this list.

into your house into your bed into your streams into your streets into your drink into your bread upon your cattle on your sheep upon your oxen in your field into your dreams into your sleep until you break until you yield

"what? no, no, no… don’t do that! i thought we were having a nice date!!"

books inspired by Obsession (2025) 🥪🐈 🧱🧸

in honor of disability pride month, here is a series on the colours of the flag! our second colour on the disability pride flag is blue, which represents psychiatric disabilities and mental illnesses. numerous examples of those include bipolar disorder, depression, general anxiety disorder, PTSD, PMDD, selective mutism, dissociative identity disorder, and many more. books within this list series will be both fiction and non-fiction literature. as always, feel free to recommend any books!