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Five Books About

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Five Books About

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 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

May 19, 2026

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Five Books About

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 SFF Books That Pair Heavy Topics With a Heap of Whimsy

By Rachel Griffin

March 5, 2026

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

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Five Fantasy Books Featuring Class Difference Romance

By Markelle Grabo

February 25, 2026

Detail from the cover of A Cruel Thirst

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Romantasy

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

October 20, 2025

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heists

Six High Tech Heists That Defy the Odds

By Fran Wilde

October 15, 2025

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

By Eden Royce

October 14, 2025

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Five Books With the Worst and Weirdest Office Jobs

By Mark Waddell

October 7, 2025

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Five SFF Books About Searching for a Missing Sibling

By Yume Kitasei

September 30, 2025

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“We are all stardust and stories.”

Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea

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