Subversive reads from authors unafraid to tackle taboos.

Thrillers with nosy neighbors and homes with something to hide.

Gather in these hallowed halls

To be known and to know others.

Modern retellings of iconic, ancient tales

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

Books that made it on the big screen

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

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

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

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

If you're a completionist, read in this order. Otherwise you can start with The Liveship Traders Trilogy or The Rain Wild Chronicles, but make sure you save Fitz and the Fool for last.

The Wheel of Time is a series of high fantasy novels by American author Robert Jordan, with Brandon Sanderson as a co-author for the final three.

Light novels where the characters are in another world, whether it be a video game, trapped, reincarnated, etc. Lights are a type of Japanese novel characterized by shorter lengths, manga-style illustrations, and a focus on easily digestible prose.

From Greco-Roman to Egyptian to Norse mythology, these Gods just can't stop meddling in our modern day world.