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Five Books About

detail from the cover of The Adventures of Mary Darling

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Five Books About

Five Books That Make History Fantastic

By Andrea Hairston

June 22, 2026

cover of RF Kuang's Babel (art by Nicolas Delort)

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Five SFF Novels About Murder on Campus

By S.D. Coverly

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Illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith (1911)

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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad…? Five Horror Novels to Leave You Howling

By CJ Leede

June 3, 2026

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Five Books About

Five Books About Speculative Human Evolution

By Isabel J. Kim

June 2, 2026

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Five Books About

Five SFF Satires of Modern Tech Culture

By Caitlin Rozakis

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Five Books Where Time Can’t Be Trusted

By Casey Scieszka

March 25, 2026

detail from the cover of Samantha Sotto Yambao's The Elsewhere Express (Art by Haylee Morice)

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Five Books About

Five SFF Books That Pair Heavy Topics With a Heap of Whimsy

By Rachel Griffin

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detail from the cover of Allison Saft's A Fragile Enchantment (Art by Kelly Chong)

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Five Books About

Five Fantasy Books Featuring Class Difference Romance

By Markelle Grabo

February 25, 2026

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For the Love of Cinnamon Rolls: Five Romantasy Books With Sweet Love Interests

By Ruby Martinez

January 20, 2026

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reading recommendations

Bears in the Woods: Eight SFF/H books with Ursine Characters

By Randee Dawn

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heists

Six High Tech Heists That Defy the Odds

By Fran Wilde

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Five Books About

Treading the Veil: Five Books Featuring Encounters With Death and the Dead

By Eden Royce

October 14, 2025

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"It is shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult.”

Frank Herbert, Dune

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