Listed in the recommended reading order for people who like to read full series.

The four books in Tolkien’s main Middle-earth saga + several other collections published posthumously.

Step into the Cosmere... Listed in the order that Brandon Sanderson recommends to new readers of his work in 2024.

Books that made it on the big screen

Fictional books that feel like a warm hug, featuring magic and whimsy and perfectly happy endings. These are lower on stakes and higher on good vibes!

A collection of the pilot books for popular series, for those of us who love to follow a character's journey for as long as an author will let us! Some of the below series have heavily debated starting points and book read orders--in those cases the pilot was selected based on what seems to be the most popular approach.

Looking for a little holiday magic? These stories deliver festive cheer and love connections.

A collection of pilot books for monster romance series.

Competitions for power, notoriety, love, or maybe even your life.

Step right up and enjoy these circus and traveling carnival themed reads.

Contemporary Literary Fiction where nothing out of the ordinary happens but the characters’ inner lives are rich, complicated, and layered.

Modern retellings of iconic, ancient tales

To be known and to know others.

Gather in these hallowed halls

Kind, beefy, and bumbling, these male love interests are sweet and maybe a tad spicy.

Thrillers with nosy neighbors and homes with something to hide.

Subversive reads from authors unafraid to tackle taboos.