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.

For those ready to dive deeper into the genre, these books offer a range of authors and topics. Brand new to this genre? Check out Volume I for the most popular texts.

A collection of Middle Grade books with Neurodivergent MCs (includes Autistic, ADHD, OCD, Synesthetic, and Dyslexic perspectives)

For those ready to dive deeper into the genre, these books offer a range of authors and topics. Brand new to this genre? Check out Volume I for the most popular texts.

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

An introduction to Memoir & Biography, these books are part of the cultural zeitgeist or the 'canon' that many would recognize. Look for more niche titles in later Starter Pack volumes.

Books that focus on the unique complexity of queer & trans lives & relationships. Tragic stories that center queer & trans realities.

An introduction to Literary Fiction, these books are part of the cultural zeitgeist or the 'canon' that many would recognize. Look for more niche titles in later Starter Pack volumes.

To be known and to know others.

They’re bound by flame, united by flight. These books all have dragon riders as part of the plot. Only the first of a series will appear.

An introduction to Historical Fiction, these books are part of the cultural zeitgeist or the 'canon' that many would recognize. Look for more niche titles in later Starter Pack volumes.

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

Intersectional feminist texts that explore the complexity of feminism, centering voices from communities that are often the most excluded.

An introduction to the SciFi genre, these books are part of the cultural zeitgeist or the 'canon' that many would recognize. Look for more niche titles in later Starter Pack volumes.

Whether it's sci-fi or fantasy, you like a big series. You love when a book says 1 of 5/10/50+. Is the reading order of the series hotly debated? Is there a wiki chart to show how the books connect? Even better. Come spend some time in these worlds.

An introduction to the Thriller genre, these books are part of the cultural zeitgeist or the 'canon' that many would recognize. Look for more niche titles in later Starter Pack volumes.

An introduction to the Fantasy genre, these books are part of the cultural zeitgeist or the 'canon' that many would recognize. Look for more niche titles in later Starter Pack volumes.

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.

Books that made it on the big screen