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We Dance Upon Demons by Vaishnavi PatelCabaret in Flames by Hache PueyoSublimation by Isabel J. KimThe Language of Liars by S.L. HuangThe Girl with a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean
2026 Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction
211 books — 148 voters
The Language of Liars by S.L. HuangWe Dance Upon Demons by Vaishnavi PatelThe Scarlet Ball by Nghi VoKill All Wizards by Jedediah BerryCabaret in Flames by Hache Pueyo
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2026
472 books — 597 voters

John's Eyes by Joanna CorranceJust Add Water by John DoddDread & the Broken Witch by Andrew WallaceThe Future God of Love by Dilman DilaSkin for Skin by Terry Grimwood
Luna Novellas
24 books — 1 voter
Children of Owl by Darcie Little BadgerPython's Kiss by Louise Erdrich
Indigenous Books 2026
28 books — 12 voters

A Long and Speaking Silence by Nghi VoThe Last Contract of Isako by Fonda LeeA Dance of Burning Blades by M.H. AyindeThe Subtle Art of Folding Space by John ChuSublimation by Isabel J. Kim
2026 Adult Fantasy/Sci-fi/Speculative Releases by BIPOC Authors
67 books — 25 voters
Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife by Deston J. MundenKatabasis by R.F. KuangThe Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham JonesOne Way Witch by Nnedi OkoraforReturn of the Sistah Samurai by Tatiana Obey
2025 Adult Fantasy/Sci-fi/Speculative Releases by BIPOC Authors
79 books — 38 voters

Sitting Pretty by Rebekah TaussigBeing Heumann by Judith HeumannDisability Visibility by Alice WongThe Pretty One by Keah Brown
Disability Memoirs
46 books — 15 voters
Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig
Best Biographies of People with Physical Disabilities
52 books — 11 voters

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu MandannaThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAll Systems Red by Martha Wells
CozySFF
378 books — 429 voters
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu MandannaShadow of the Fox by Julie KagawaThe Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen ChoThe Midnight Bargain by C.L. PolkRedemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
"Cozy" SFF Novels/Novellas for Adults by BIPOC Authors
9 books — 10 voters

Black Water Sister by Zen ChoDjinn City by Saad Z. HossainThe Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí ClarkAn Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers SolomonCertain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Adult SFF by BIPOC Authors
252 books — 48 voters
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi VoPet by Akwaeke EmeziBitter by Akwaeke EmeziThe Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. HossainThe Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi
Adult Fantasy/Sci-fi/Speculative Novellas by BIPOC Authors
62 books — 17 voters

Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies OkungbowaBlackheart Man by Nalo HopkinsonKing of Dead Things by Nevin Holness
2024 Fantasy and Science Fiction Books by Black Authors
45 books — 21 voters
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí ClarkMirrored Heavens by Rebecca RoanhorseThe Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine ArdenFaebound by Saara El-Arifi
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2024
503 books — 933 voters

Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig RiceThe Truth of the Aleke by Moses Ose UtomiThe Fox Wife by Yangsze ChooFaebound by Saara El-ArifiThe Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark
2024 Adult Fantasy/Sci-fi/Speculative Releases by BIPOC Authors
101 books — 41 voters
Annihilation by Jeff VandermeerNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,264 books — 1,174 voters

To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill BlackgooseThe Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesBlack Sun by Rebecca RoanhorseEmpire of the Wild by Cherie DimalineLove Beyond Body, Space & Time by Hope Nicholson
Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Speculative by Native, Indigenous Authors
39 books — 14 voters
Binti by Nnedi OkoraforParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Diversity in Fantasy and Science Fiction
1,162 books — 917 voters

Destroyer of Light by Jennifer Marie BrissettThe Memory Librarian by Janelle MonáeThe Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose UtomiDelicious Monsters by Liselle SamburyShadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor
Fantasy/Sci-Fi by Black Authors
185 books — 59 voters
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí ClarkThe Helm of Midnight by Marina J. LostetterBlack Water Sister by Zen ChoA Desolation Called Peace by Arkady MartineCazadora by Romina Garber
Goodreads Choice Awards 2021 (eligible for write-in only)
2,646 books — 3,821 voters

The Witch's Heart by Genevieve GornichecHall of Smoke by H.M. Long
Can't Wait Books of 2021
1,116 books — 2,340 voters
The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2021
603 books — 1,496 voters

House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
Best Books to Read for Halloween
1,225 books — 1,265 voters
House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
Spooky Books
183 books — 50 voters

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Books for Halloween
327 books — 156 voters
Neverwhere by Neil GaimanHouse of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
Books to Read On or Around Halloween
334 books — 190 voters

House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
Best Supernatural Thrillers
231 books — 229 voters
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Books that creeped you out, but you loved them anyway
134 books — 94 voters

The Curse of the Blue Figurine by John Bellairs
Books you read as a kid and searched forever to find later
177 books — 31 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardSpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
Double Major Award Winning Novels
59 books — 14 voters


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