Books are listed by series name where applicable.

* denotes an upcoming title

Alternate History/Universe

YA

• Dread Nation by Justina Ireland – B
• That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston – B, I
  
• The Shadow War by Lindsay Smith
• And I Darken by Kiersten White – G

Adult

• Amberlough Dossier by Lara Elena Donnelly – G
• Let the Dead Bury the Dead by Allison Epstein
• River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey – NB
• Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
• The Radiant Emperor by Shelley Parker-Chan – GQ

Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic

YA

• Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer
• Love in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block – B, T
• All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown – G
• Wranglestone by Darren Charlton – G
• The Names We Take by Trace Kerr – I
• Climate of Chaos by Cassandra Newbould
• If Tomorrow Never Comes by Jen St. Jude
• Bleeding Earth by Kaitlin Ward – L
• Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White – T

Adult

• Signal Boost by Alyssa Cole (m/m romance)
• Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch
• The Tiger Flu by Larissa Lai
• Rom and Yuli by Amara Lynn (m/nb romance)
• Hearing Red by Nicole Maser
• Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller
• A Song for a Day by Sarah Pinsker
• Elegy for the Undead by Matthew Vesely

Biopunk

• The All-Consuming World by Cassandra Khaw
• The Tiger Flu by Larissa Lai

Cli-Fi

• The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
• Compass Rose by Anna Burke
• Eleutheria by Allegra Hyde
• Depart, Depart! by Sim Kern – T
• Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller
• The Mossheart’s Promise by Rebecca Mix (MG)
• Ruse by Cindy Pon (YA sequel)
• 2º by Bev Prescott
• After the Dragons by Cynthia Zhang

Contemporary Fantasy

MG

Female MC

• Where the Lost Ones Go by Akemi Dawn Bowman
• Every Bird a Prince by Jenn Reese – A

YA

Female MC

• This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
• The Lost Coast by AR Capetta – Q, NB
  
• Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova – B
• When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey
• Ravensong by Cayla Fay
• Witches of Ash and Ruin by E. Latimer – B
• From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos – B
• *Death Card by Jasmine Smith
• These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling – L

Male MC

• Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks by Nathan Burgoine – G
  
• A Hundred Names for Magic by Rin Chupeco
• The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon
• The Fascinators by Andrew Eliopulos – G
• Reverie by Ryan La Sala – G
• The Rules by F.T. Lukens – B
• Love at Second Sight by F.T. Lukens
• Carry On by Rainbow Rowell – G
• Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Nonbinary MC

• *I Put a Spell on You by Clare Edge
• We Can Never Leave by H.E. Edgmon
• Witchlore by Emma Hinds
• My Name is Magic by Xan van Rooyen

Mixed-Gender Group Cast

• Infinity Son by Adam Silvera – G, B
• We All Fall Down by Rose Szabo

NA/Adult

• Sanctuary by Andi C. Buchanan
• The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World by J.R. Dawson
• Help Wanted by J. Emery
• The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
• Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
• The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
• Drag Me Up by R.M. Virtues – T
• Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World by Mark Waddell

Cozy Fantasy

Female MCs

• Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
• The Hearth Witch’s Guide to Magic & Murder by Kiri Callaghan
• The Ink Witch by Steph Cherrywell (MG)
• Tavern Tale by Kristina W. Kelly
• Tell Me How it Ends by Quinton Li
• The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean
• Nest of Magic by Kate Moseman
• The Tea Dragon Society by Kay O’Neill (MG GN)
• Homegrown Magic by Jamie Pacton and Rebecca Podos
• House of Frank by Kay Synclaire
• Tomes and Tea by Rebecca Thorne

Male MCs

• The Keeper of Lonely Spirits by E.M. Anderson
• Til Death Do Us Bard by Rose Black
• Practical Rules for Cursed Witches by Kayla Cottingham (YA)
• Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy
• When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa V. Kelley
• The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
• Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
• *Into the Midnight Wood by Alexandra McCollum

Nonbinary MCs

• *Ren Von Lugenbach’s Absolutely Unnecessary Adventure by Fox de Winter
• *Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous by August K. England
• *How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days by Jessie Sylva
• A Tale of Mirth & Magic by Kristen Vale

Cozy Sci-Fi

• The Wayfarers by Becky Chambers
• Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers
• The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz
• *Moss’d in Space by Rebecca Thorne

Cyberpunk

• Quarter Killer written by Vita Ayala and Danny Lore, art by Jamie Jones, and lettering by Ryan Ferrier (Comics)
• Addict by Matt Doyle
• Local Heavens by K.M. Fajardo
• Everyone on the Moon is Essential Personnel by Julian K. Jarboe
• Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace
• Pacifica by Laura Lam
• In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu
• Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta (YA)
• Two Truths and a Lie by Cory O’Brien
• The Fortunate Fall by Cameron Reed
• *Second Soul by Xan van Rooyen (YA)
• Bang Bang Bodhisattva by Aubrey Wood – T
• The Hades Calculus by Maria Ying

Dark Fantasy

F/F

• In the Roses of Pieria by Anna Burke
• Architecti by Ruby Roe

M/F

• The Sunstone Saga by Nicolin Odel

Dieselpunk

• The Amberlough Dossier by Lara Elena Donnelly
• The Velocity of Revolution by Marshall Ryan Maresca

Dystopian

MG

• *Realmsweep by H.E. Edgmon

YA

• Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
• *You Pierce My Soul by Jessica Mary Best
• The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow – B
• The Culling by Steven dos Santos
• Rainbow Islands by Devin Harnois – T
• The Fever King by Victoria Lee
• Proxy by Alex London
• Climate of Chaos by Cassandra Newbould
• These Vengeful Gods by Gabe Cole Novoa
• Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid
• Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz – NB
• Happyhead by Josh Silver
• Coda by Emma Trevayne – B

Adult

• Survival Instincts by May Dawney
• X by Davey Davis
• Reintegration by Eden S. French
• Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
• When You Were Pixels by Julio Alexi Genao
• Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace
• Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
• Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller – L
  
• Docile by K.M. Szpara
• Chameleon Moon by RoAnna Sylver – A,L,T
• *Apocalypse Bros by Lindsay Thomasson
• *Reclamation by Kristen Zimmer

Epic/High Fantasy

MG

• The Lock-Eater by Zack Loran Clark
• Splinter & Ash by Marieke Nijkamp – NB
• Sir Callie by Esme Symes-Smith – NB

YA

Female Protags

• The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett
• Nampeshiweisit by Moniquill Blackgoose
• The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco – L
• Divine Traitors by Kamilah Cole – D, L
• Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran
• Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst – L,B
• Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst – B
• The Impostor Queen by Sarah Fine – B
• Noble Falling and Noble Persuasion by Sara Gaines
• Rule by Ellen Goodlett
• Havenfall by Sara Holland
• Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire by Erica Hollis
• The Afterward by EK Johnston
• Empirium by Claire Legrand – B
• Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller – BA
• These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy
• The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski
• It Ends in Fire by Andrew Shvarts
• Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria – B, A
• The Third Daughter and The Second Son by Adrienne Tooley
• Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells – B
• The Thousand Names by Django Wexler
• *The Unders by Eugene Lee Yang

Male Protags

• Cloaked in Shadow by Ben Alderson
• The Runebinder Chronicles by Alex R. Kahler
• Skybound by Alex London
• So This is Ever After by F.T. Lukens
• Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria
• The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas – T

Non-Binary Protags

• Spell Bound by FT Lukens
• Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller – GF
• A Hundred Vicious Turns by Lee Paige O’Brien

Adult

Female Protags

• Black Salt Queen by Samantha Bansil
• The Halfling Saga by Melissa Blair
• The Fireborne Blade by Charlotte Bond
• Tales of Inthya by Effie Calvin
• The Vanished Queen by Lisbeth Campbell
• Rook & Rose by M.A. Carrick
• The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
• Fate’s Bane by C.L. Clark
• The Gardener’s Hand by Felicia Davin
• House of Dusk by Deva Fagan
• The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang
• Dragon Scales by L.R. Lam
• The Serpent Gates by A.K. Larkwood
• The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
• The Drowning Empire by Andrea Stewart
• The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
• Malice by Heather Walter
• When Women Were Warriors series by Catherine M. Wilson

Male Protags

• Nightrunner by Lynn Flewelling
• Kirith Kirin by Jim Grimsley
• The Cadeleonian series by Ginn Hale
• The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
• Tales From Verania by T.J. Klune
• A Chorus of Dragons by Jenn Lyons
• *Seven Recipes for Revolution by Ryan Rose
• The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
• Dark Moon, Shallow Sea by David R. Slayton
• Stagsblood Trilogy by Gideon E. Wood

Genderqueer Protags

• The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang

Fantasy Mystery

• The Hearth Witch’s Guide to Magic & Murder by Kiri Callaghan
• Voyage of the Damned by Frances White

Gaslamp

• A Fellowship of Games and Fables by J. Penner
• A Fellowship of Academics & Arts by J. Penner

Ghost Stories

YA

• Missing, Presumed Dead by Emma Berquist – B
• The Dark Beneath the Ice by Amelinda Berube
• The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould
• I Will Never Leave You by Kara A. Kennedy
• The Girls Are Never Gone by Sarah Glenn Marsh
• Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall
• Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters – B
• Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia – A

Adult

• The Blade Between by Sam J. Miller

Gothic

• Something Kindred by Ciera Burch (YA)
• Such Pretty Flowers by K.L. Cerra (Southern)
• Reaper by Rin Chupeco
• Cicadas Sing of Summer Graves by Quinn Connor (Southern)
• The Pecan Children by Quinn Connor (Southern)
• *Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran (Historical Horror)
• Dominion of the Fallen by Aliette de Bodard
• A Vile Season by David Ferraro (YA)
• A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
• Grey Dog by Elliott Gish (Horror)
• I’ll Make a Spectacle Out of You by Beatrice Iker (Southern, Horror)
• *The Wives of Herrick Hall by Julie Lew
• Antenora by Dori Lumpkin
• Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo (Southern)
• This Vicious Hunger by Francesca May (Fantasy)
• Tripping Arcadia by Kit Mayquist (Modern)
• *Necrogenesis by Ashia Monet
• The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros (YA)
• The Black Hunger by Nicholas Pullen
• The Lamb by Lucy Rose
• Down Comes the Night by Alison Saft (YA Fantasy)
• My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen (Horror)
• All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters
• *The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White
• Catfish Lullaby by AC Wise (Southern, Horror)

Historical Fantasy

YA

Female Protags

• This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings
• A Clash of Steel by C.B. Lee
• The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee – A
• The Spy With the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke – B
• Emry Merlin by Robyn Schneider
• The Shadow War by Lindsay Smith
• Devils Like Us by L.T. Thompson

Male Protags

• The Duke Steals Hearts & Other Body Parts by Elias Cold -T
• Seidman by James Erich
• The Spy With the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke – D
• The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros (YA Historical)
• Timekeeper by Tara Sim
• The Shadow War by Lindsay Smith
• Devils Like Us by L.T. Thompson – T

Nonbinary Protags

• The Forbidden Book by Sacha Lamb

Adult

Female Protags

• Graveyard Sparrow by Kayla Bashe
• Caroline’s Heart by Austin Chant – T
• A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark
• Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane – T
• The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey
• The Alpennia series by Heather Rose Jones
• Passing Strange by Ellen Klages
• Passage to Tokyo by Poppy Kuroki
• Stormsong by C.L. Polk
• Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk
• Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E Schwab
• The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo (1920s)

Male Protags

• Uncommon Charm by Emily Bergslien and Kat Weaver (1920s)
• Caroline’s Heart by Austin Chant – T
• A Charm of Magpies series by KJ Charles
• When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa V. Kelley
• A Rake of His Own by AJ Lancaster (Gaslamp)
• *The Wolf and His King by Finn Longman
• A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
• Witchmark by C.L. Polk
• The Faerie Hounds of York by Arden Powell
• The Watchmaker of Filligree Street by Natasha Pulley
• The Hymn of Dionysus by Natasha Pulley
• The Sins on Their Bones by Laura R. Samotin (19th c.)
• Spellbound by Allie Therin
• Wearing the Lion by John Wiswell

Non-Binary Protags

• She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Hopepunk

• Monk & Robot by Becky Chambers (Amz)
• The Home I Find With You by Skye Kilaen
• Chameleon Moon by RoAnna Sylver
• Foxhunt by Rem Wigmore

Horror

Body

• *Transubstantiation Blues by Paula D. Ashe
• The Transition by Logan-Ashley Kisner (YA)
• The Blade Between by Sam J. Miller
• Queen of Teeth by Hailey Piper
• Wilder Girls by Rory Power

Contemporary

• Dead Girls Don’t Dream by Nino Cipri (YA)
• This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham (YA)
• My Dearest Darkest by Kayla Cottingham (YA)
• The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass (YA)
• *Funerals Are for the Living by Sami Ellis (YA)
• Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin
• The Macabre by Kosoko Jackson
• The Z Word by Lindsay King-Miller – B
• The Dark We Know by Wen-Yi Lee (YA)
• A Game in Yellow by Hailey Piper
• *You Should Have Been Home Now by Aden Polydoros
• The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters (YA)
• The Restless Dark by Erica Waters (YA)

Cosmic

• This is My Body by Lindsay King-Miller
• The Worm and His Kings by Hailey Piper
• Catfish Lullaby by AC Wise

Cozy

• Direct Descendant by Tanya Huff

Domestic

• Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

Dystopian

• Extasia by Claire Legrand (YA)
• *The Saw Mouth by Cale Plett

Fantasy

• Not Good For Maidens by Tori Bovalino (YA)

Folk

• Tenderly, I Am Devoured by Lyndall Clipstone (YA)
• The Lamb by Lucy Rose
• *Saint, Sinner, Skull by Johanna van Veen
  

General

• His Hideous Heart (anthology) ed. by Dahlia Adler (YA)
• Empire of the Feast by Bendi Barrett
• Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite
• *All Those Strangers by Emma Cleary
• *Until the Last Light Goes Out by Courtney Gould (YA)
• Hollow by Taylor Grothe (YA)
• *The Epidemiology of Witchcraft by Kosoko Jackson
• The Dead Take the A-Train by Richard Kadrey and Cassandra Khaw
• Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall (YA)
• These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall (YA)
• The Flesh Inherent by Perry Meester
• The Lights by Carrie Pack
• We Ate the Dark by Mallory Pearson
• *Stranglehold by Cale Plett (YA)
• The Faceless Thing We Adore by Hester Steele
• Hide by Kiersten White

Gothic

• Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran (Historical)
• Grey Dog by Elliott Gish
• I’ll Make a Spectacle Out of You by Beatrice Iker
• What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
• The Black Hunger by Nicholas Pullen (YA)
• Yellow Jessamine by Caitlin Starling
• My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen
• Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen (Historical)

Historical

• Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran (Gothic)
• Freakslaw by Jane Flett (90s)
• A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock
• The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros (YA)
• Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen

(Post-)Apocalyptic

• Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin – T
• The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht
• Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White (YA) – T
• Bleeding Earth by Kaitlin Ward (YA)

Lovecraftian

• The Afterdark by E. Latimer (YA)

Psychological

• Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drews (YA)
• A Game in Yellow by Hailey Piper
• The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• At Dark, I Become Loathsome by Eric LaRocca
• *Withered by A.G.A. Wilmot

Romance

• Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta
• *Lethal Kiss by Taylor Grothe
• The Wicked and the Willing by Lianyu Tan

Satire

• Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang
• Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

Sci-Fi

• This World is Not Yours by Kemi Ashing-Giwa
• Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
• The All-Consuming World by Cassandra Khaw
• The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

Slasher

• You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron (YA)
• The Pledge by Cale Dietrich (YA)
• Dead Girls Walking by Sami Ellis (YA)

Social 

• The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass (YA)
• Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin
• Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner (YA) – T
• Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand (YA)
• Come Out, Come Out by Natalie C. Parker (YA)
• Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
• Model Home by Rivers Solomon

Thriller

• *Oil on Canvas by Kalynn Bayron

Western

• Cruel Angels Past Sundown by Hailey Piper

Magical Realism/Fabulism

• The Gallery of Unfinished Girls by Lauren Karcz
• Avi Cantor Has Six Months to Live by Sacha Lamb – T
• This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke (Historical)
• When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore
• Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore
• Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore
• The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore
• Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore
• Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore – NB
• Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro
• The Wise and the Wicked by Rebecca Podos

Military Fantasy

• The Unbroken by C.L. Clark

Military Sci-Fi

• The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley
• Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
• Depths of Blue by Lisa MacTague
• A Pale Light in the Black by K.B. Wagers
• Rise of the Gorgon by Tanai Walker

Paranormal Mystery/Thriller

• Saint Juniper’s Folly by Alex Crespo (YA)
• A Feast for the Eyes by Alex Crespo (YA)
• The Forest Demands its Due by Kosoko Jackson (YA)
• Fawn’s Blood by Hal Schrieve (YA)
• As I Descended by Robin Talley (YA)
• Witch Eyes by Scott Tracey (YA)
• Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters – B (YA)

Paranormal Romance

F/F

• Pack of Her Own by Elena Abbott – T
• Bloodline by Jenn Alexander
• The Devil She Knows by Alexandria Bellefleur
• Afterlove by Tanya Byrne (YA)
• The Witch and the Vampire by Francesca Flores (YA)
• Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper
• In Charm’s Way by Lana Harper
• Second Nature by Jae
• Bearly a Lady by Cassandra Khaw
• This Spells Disaster by Tori Anne Martin
• No Charm Done by Tori Anne Martin (YA)
• The Garoul series by Gill McKnight
• Wild by Meghan O’Brien
• The Better to Kiss You With by Michelle Osgood
• *Charmed and Dangerous by Shelly Page (YA)
• The Demon Equilibrium by Cathy Pegau
• The Bewitching Hour by Ashley Poston (YA)
• A Hexcellent Chance to Fall in Love by Ann Rose
• Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches by Kate Scelsa (YA)
• The Wicked and the Willing by Lianyu Tan
• The Coyote’s Comfort by Holley Trent
• Second Chance with the Demon by Chace Verity
• Rise of the Gorgon by Tanai Walker
• Vampire Sorority Sisters by Rebekah Weatherspoon
• Every Dark Desire by Fiona Zedde

M/M

• The Triad Blood series by ‘Nathan Burgione
• Spectred Isle by K.J. Charles (Historical)
• The Good Vampire’s Guide to Blood and Boyfriends by Jamie D’Amato (YA)
• Coyote’s Creed by Vaughn R. Demont
• Daring Fate by Megan Erickson
• Green Creek by T.J. Klune
• Hemovore by Jordan Castillo Price
• Royals and Romance by Sara Raasch
• The Fell of Dark by Caleb Roehrig (YA)
• Stake Sauce by RoAnna Sylver
• Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas  – T (YA)
• Match With the Demon by Chace Verity
• Human Enough by E.S. Yu – A

M/F

• Witch Please by Ann Aguirre
• Boss Witch by Ann Aguirre
• Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi
• Love at First Fright by Nadia El-Fassi (Bi4Bi)
• Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places by Claire Kann – A

F/NB

• Back in a Spell by Lana Harper
• Huntsmen by Michelle Osgood

Political SFF

• City of Strife by Claudie Arseneault
• The Councillor by E.J. Beaton
• Metal From Heaven by august clarke
• The Kingdom Trilogy by Bethany Jacobs
• Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell
• The Tithenai Chronicles by Foz Meadows
• We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia (YA)
• Crier’s War by Nina Varela

Portal Fantasy

• In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan (YA)
• Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova
• Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire
• An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows
• The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer

Retellings

Classic Novels and Stories

• “A Drop of Stolen Ink” by Emily Lloyd-Jones and “The Murders in the Rue Apartelle, Boracay” by Rin Chupeco in His Hideous Heart ed. by Dahlia Adler (“The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, “The Purloined Letter” by Edgar Allan Poe)
• Not Good For Maidens by Tori Bovalino (“Goblin Market”)
• Nottingham by Anna Burke (Robin Hood)
• Local Heavens by K.M. Fajardo (The Great Gatsby)
• Tell Me My Name by Amy Reed (The Great Gatsby)
• Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim (The Count of Monte Cristo)
• Unwieldy Creatures by Addie Tsai (Frankenstein)
• The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo (The Great Gatsby)

Arthuriana

• Once & Future by A.R. Capetta and Cory McCarthy (YA)
• Blackheart Knights by Laure Eve
• Spear by Nicola Griffith
• Emry Merlin by Robyn Schneider (YA)

Fairytales

• “Say My Name” by Dahlia Adler (“Rumpelstiltskin”), “Mother’s Mirror” by H.E. Edgmon (“Snow White”), Malinda Lo (“Frau Trude”), Alex London (“Cinderella”), Anna-Marie McLemore (“The Nutcracker”), Meredith Russo (“The Little Mermaid”) in At Midnight ed. by Dahlia Adler
• Darling by K. Ancrum (YA, Peter Pan”)
• Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust (YA, “Snow White”)
• Thorn by Anna Burke (Beauty and the Beast)
• In the Vanishers’ Palace by Aliette de Bodard (Beauty and the Beast)
• The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember (YA, The Little Mermaid) – B
• The Witch and the Vampire by Francesca Flores (Rapunzel)
• The Secrets of Eden by Brandon Goode (YA, Cinderella)
• Fractured Fables by Alix E. Harrow (Sleeping Beauty, Snow White)
• *This Knight Topples Empires by Ry Herman (“The Girl Who Pretended to Be a Boy”)
• Ash by Malinda Lo (YA, Cinderella)
• Burning Roses by S.L. Huang (Little Red Riding Hood)
• A Song of Silver and Gold by Melissa Karibian (The Little Mermaid)
• In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune (Pinocchio)
• Cinder Ella by S.T. Lynn (Cinderella) – T
• *Witch of the Shadow Wood by Tori Anne Martin (Hansel and Gretel)
• Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore (YA, Snow White and Rose Red)
• Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore (The Red Shoes)
• Sun-daughters, Sea-daughters by Aimee Ogden (The Little Mermaid) – B, T
• Malice by Heather Walter (Sleeping Beauty)
• The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter (Snow White)
• Briar Girls by Rebecca Kim Wells (YA, Snow White)

Greek Mythology

• Love in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block (YA, The Odyssey) – B
• The Palace of Eros by Caro de Robertis (Psyche and Eros)
• The Dark Wife by Sarah Diemer (YA, Hades/Persephone)
• The Symmetry of Stars by Alex Myers (Orlando Furioso)
• The Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha Pulley (Dionysus)
• Oath of Fire by K Arsenault Rivera (Psyche and Eros)
• Death’s Country by R.M. Romero (YA, Orpheus and Eurydice) – Polyam
• Outrun the Wind by Elizabeth Tammi (YA, Atalanta)
• Create My Own Perfection by E.H. Timms (Medusa) – AA
• Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood (YA, Homer)
• Drag Me Up by R.M. Virtues (Hades and Persephone)
• Keep Me Close by R.M. Virtues (Aphrodite and Hephaestus)

Shakespeare

• “Some Other Metal” by A.R. Capetta and Cory McCarthy (“Much Ado About Nothing”), “King of the Fairies” by Anna-Marie McLemore (“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”), Mark Oshiro (“Twelfth Night”), and “Dreaming of the Dark” by Lindsay Smith (“Julius Caesar”) in That Way Madness Lies ed. by Dahlia Adler
• Miranda in Milan by Katharine Duckett (The Tempest)
• The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu (Hamlet)
• *Thoughts Be Bloody by Auden Patrick (Hamlet)
• As I Descended by Robin Talley (YA, Macbeth)

Romantasy/Fantasy Romance

F/F

• This Will Be Fun by E.B. Asher
• Where Shadows Bloom by Catherine Bakewell
• Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust (YA)
• Where Shadows Meet by Patrice Caldwell (YA)
• Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
• This Dark Heart by Zeena Gosrani (YA)
• *What You Will by Rachael Lippincott (YA)
• A Song of Silver and Goldby Melissa Karibian
• A Restless Truth by Freya Marske (Historical)
• *Witch of the Shadow Wood by Tori Anne Martin
• Brewed With Love by Shelly Page (YA)
• North is the Night by Emily Rath
• Queen Takes Rose by Katee Robert (Erotic)
• Blood on the Tide by Katee Robert
• Girl Games by Ruby Roe
• Kingdom of Immortal Lovers by Ruby Roe
• Architecti by Ruby Roe
• A Dark and Drowning Tide by Alison Saft
• The Fae Queen’s Captive by Sierra Simone (Erotic)
• Lady Dragon by A.M. Strickland
• *The Book of Blood and Roses by Annie Summerlee
• The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri
• Tomes & Tea by Rebecca Thorne
• Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley (YA)
• Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley (YA)
• Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell – A

M/M

• Realm of Fey by Ben Alderson
• The Prince’s Heart by Ben Chaflin
• *As One Door Closes by Christopher Hartland (YA)
• The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang
• Ever After by FT Lukens (YA)
• *Our Rogue Fates by Sarah Glenn Marsh
• A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske (Historical)
• Swordcrossed by Freya Marske
• The Tithenai Chronicles by Foz Meadows
• The Rune Tithe by Alistair Reeves
• Yield Under Great Persuasion by Alexandra Rowland
• Prince of Fortune by Lisa Tirreno (YA)
• Us, Et Cetera by Kit Vincent (Science fantasy)

M/F

• The Halfling Saga by Melissa Blair (YA)
• *Until the Clock Strikes Midnight by Alechia Dow (YA)
• Hunt on Dark Waters by Katee Robert – Bf
• Silvercloak by Laura Steven

F/X

M/X

• Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens (YA)
• The Golden Court by A.K. Mulford

X/X

• The Brilliant Death by A.R. Capetta (YA)
• Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven (YA)

M/M/F

• Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert

F/M/F

• The Witches of Halstett by Katharine J. Adams

F/M/M

• This Fatal Kiss by Alicia Jasinska

Science-Fantasy

MG

• Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao

YA

• The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow
• The Kindred by Alechia Dow
• Spellhacker by M.K. England
• Sky on Fire by E.K. Johnston – A+
• The Fever King by Victoria Lee
• Tarnished Are the Stars by Rosiee Thor – A
• Crier’s War by Nina Varela
• Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Adult

• Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
• Empress of Forever by Max Gladstone
• Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
• Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
• Us, Et Cetera by Kit Vincent
• A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White

Sci-Fi Mystery

• Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best (YA)
• Translation State by Ann Leckie
• The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti by Malka Older
• Dorothy Gentleman by Olivia Waite
• Rise of the Gorgons by Tanai Walker
• Bang Bang Bodhisattva by Aubrey Wood (Amz)

Sci-Fi Romance

F/F

• *The Celestial Seas by T.A. Chan (YA)
• The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton
• The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz – A
• Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon by Annie Mare
• Deep Deception by Cathy Pegau
• Charon Docks at Daylight by Zoe Reed
• The Lily and the Crown by Roslyn Sinclair
• New World by Lily X.

M/M

• Another Dimension of Us by Mike Albo (YA)
• The Disasters by MK England (YA)
• Against the Stars by Christopher Hartland (YA)
• Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell
• Time Was by Ian McDonald
• The Mars House by Natasha Pulley
• The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer (YA)
• The Bloodright Trilogy by Emily Skrutskie
• Fractured Infinity by Nathan Tavares
• Welcome to Forever by Nathan Tavares
• *The Disco at the End of the World by Nathan Tavares

M/F

• The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow (YA) – D
• The Kindred by Alechia Dow (YA)
• A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow (YA)

Sci-Fi Thriller

• Another Dimension of Us by Mike Albo (YA)
• The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley
• Survive the Dome by Kosoko Jackson (YA)
• The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu
• Bluebird by Ciel Pierlot
• The Last 8 by Laura Pohl – BA (YA)
• *If I Can’t Have You by Aden Polydoros (YA)
• The Salvation Gambit by Emily Skrutskie

Solarpunk

• Snowstorm and Overgrowth by Claudie Arseneault (Stories) – A
• Viral Airwaves by Claudie Arseneault
• A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
• A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys
• The Free People’s Village by Sim Kern
• Foxhunt by Rem Wigmore – BT

Space Adventure

• Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
• Translation State by Ann Leckie
• Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
• Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell

Space Opera

YA

• Unstoppable by Charlie Jane Anders
• *The Celestial Seas by T.A. Chan (YA)
• Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer – P
• The Disasters by MK England – B
• Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston
• Born Andromeda by K.M. Watts

Adult

• No Shelter But the Stars by Virginia Black
• Xuya Universe Romances by Aliette de Bodard
• Empress of Forever by Max Gladstone
• The Graven by Essa Hansen
• The Outside by Ada Hoffman
• The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley
• The Kingdom Trilogy by Bethany Jacobs
• The Remembrance War by Michael R. Johnston
• The All-Consuming World by Cassandra Khaw
• Seven Devils by Laura Lam and Elizabeth May
• Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
• *Radiant Star by Ann Leckie
• Persephone Station by Stina Leicht
• The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis
• Teixcalaan by Arkady Martine
• Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell
• The Memory War by Karen Osborne
• Ion Curtain by Anya Ow
• Bluebird by Ciel Pierlot
• Countess by Suzan Polumbo
• The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt
• The Stars Undying by Emery Robin
• Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie
• Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
• The Salvagers by Alex White
• The Starmetal Symphony by Alex White
• A Matter of Oaths by Helen S. Wright

Speculative Romance

F/F

• Time And Time Again by Chatham Greenfield (YA)
• Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott (YA)
• One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (NA)

M/M

• If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch (YA)
• Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson (YA)

Steampunk

Female Protag

• Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear
• Romancing the Inventor by Gail Carriger
• Dead Djinn Universe by P. Djeli Clark
• The Strange Case of the Big Sur Benefactor by Jess Faraday
• The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall – P
• The Winter Triangle by Nikki Woolfolk

Male Protag

• Clockwork Tangerine by Rhys Ford
• Prosperity by Alexis Hall
• A Matter of Disagreement by EE Ottoman – T
• The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley

Supernatural Thriller

• A Feast for the Eyes by Alex Crespo (YA)
• Sodom Road Exit by Amber Dawn
• The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould (YA)
• Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould (YA)
• The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune
• A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee (YA)
• The Better to Kiss You With by Michelle Osgood
• Blood Remains by Cathy Pegau
• No Gods for Drowning by Hailey Piper
• The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros (YA Historical)
• The Restless Dark by Erica Waters (YA)
• Mister Magic by Kiersten White

Time Travel

YA

• Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson
• The Last Beginning by Lauren James
• The Unintentional Time Traveler by Everett Maroon – T
• A Darkly Beating Heart by Lindsay Smith
• Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes

Adult

• This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
• A Knight to Remember by Bridget Essex
• Alice Payne by Kate Heartfield
• Time Was by Ian McDonald
• The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill

Urban Fantasy

YA

• Missing, Presumed Dead by Emma Berquist
• The Black Veins by Ashia Monet
• Ghost Girl in the Corner by Daniel José Older
• A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth

Adult

• Deadline by Stephanie Ahn
• The Tarot Sequence by K.D. Edwards
• Blackheart Knights by Laure Eve
• Liesmith by Alis Franklin
• Evocation by S.T. Gibson
• The Ruin of Angels by Max Gladstone
• Legacy of Shadows by Jen Karner
• Unsung Heroine by Sarah Kuhn
• A Necessary Chaos by Brent C. Lambert
• Rom and Yuli by Amara Lynn
• Snake Eyes by Hillary Monahan