Heavily influenced by the picture of Christina Koch's braid floating zero-g as she smiled at the moon (2026, during the Atremis II mission). Nonfic on space from perspectives outside of white men!

Research done with ISFDB, folklore and mythology included I am currently building this list based off of the debut by year list, which only includes authors who've published six entries... I think this limitation is arbitrary, but I currently lack the means to really dig into the weeds with them... please forgive me :bow:

Currently Missing:

Research done with ISFDB, folklore and mythology included I am currently building this list based off of the debut by year list, which only includes authors who've published six entries... I think this limitation is arbitrary, but I currently lack the means to really dig into the weeds with them... please forgive me :bow: Currently Missing: Lucille Gulliver Annie Ker Muriel Pollexfen (kinda) Katherine Routledge Rose Champion de Crespigny

books you will probably like if you love anne rice's vampire chronicles

i don't read much, but i'd read these again

occult obsession and dark academia with explorations of trauma, corruption, and sacrifice.

The books that will become a staple in homes and schools that are and may always be relevant. Inspired by Pagebound Club Post I made.

The vampire tale never dies. Explore new and noteworthy vampire horror shaped by the enduring influence of classic tales of the undead.

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For those who like the weekend, fair wages, the 40 hour work week (already seems unattainable!), and don't believe in child labor - a history of the fight. Seems like we are still having to work at it, since there are some that want to take these rights away. This is a non-fiction list - and I am open to recommendations!

A collection of books where the main characters are animals

Pulled from Reactor Magazine's (Tor.com) announcement. See the article for a list of short stories as well.

Works not in database: We Begin Where Infinity Ends - Somto Ihezue The Tin Man's Ghost - Ray Nayler The Millay Illusion - Sarah Pinsker When He Calls Your Name - Catherynne M. Valente The Twenty-One Second God - Peter Watts Night & Day - ed. Ellen Datlow Starling House - Alix E. Harrow (ILLUSTRATED EDITION, ILLUS. BY ROVINA CAI) Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene Volumes 1-3 (graphic adaptation)

Note: The Revelation Space Collection by Alastair Reynolds is actually for volumes 1 & 2

Romance books set in 1800s

Cozy and magical, books you can curl up with and read about magical worlds, great storytelling, and otherworldly romance

It's Lesbian visibility week! Here are 100+ books starring lesbians! Includes some non-fiction about lesbian women. (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.)

Sometimes you want the literary equivalent of a Big Mac.

Reads that may not be the deepest, most plot-heavy stories…but they still feel like a familiar piece of candy.

Do they probably have a checklist of tropes they hit? Yeah.

Would somebody side-eye you for reading it? Maybe.

Do we care? No way! Sometimes you want the greasy burger!

(Suggestions welcome. First book in series if it’s not standalone.)

i'm constantly on the hunt for more books about snails (that aren't kids books) and these are the ones I've found so far! mix of fiction and non-fiction (anything with a snail and i'm in!!) very open to suggestions even if the snail is just included and not the main theme.

fiction and nonfiction titled "the secret life/lives of ____"