I like my castles cold, my moors windswept, and my heroines swooning.

Timeless works of literature written in Modern & Early Modern English that have shaped the literary heritages of Britain & Ireland. (This quest will not include children’s classics).

Whether you love to hate or hate to love 'em, these literary bad girls are anything but well-behaved. *Disclaimer: we do not literally support the illegal and oft cruel behavior of these protagonists (usually); we support the authors bold enough to write them (always).

From psychedelic fever dreams to things that go bump in the night: all things queer and scary.

Embracing the body and reclaiming otherness, these books use horror to redefine notions of womanhood and monstrosity.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Plants! Celebrate the leafy, fungal, flowering world with these non-fiction titles. Through science writing, memoirs, and essays (and more!), learn about the inner workings of plants, explore the interconnected nature of nature, and discover just how vast the mycelium network really is.

Love, lust, blood, seduction...stories old and new centering literature's most (blood)thirsty women.

A true knight never turns down a Quest. Explore Medieval Europe with these genre-spanning books and earn your grail. Some titles are set in the transitional time from the Medieval to Early Modern period.

This Quest was inspired by the List "Lady knights who like other ladies," winner of Q1 2026 community voting.