If your favorite author turned out to be transphobic and you want fantasy books with less real-world bigotry, here are 7 titles to add to your TBR list.

If your favorite author turned out to be transphobic and you want fantasy books with less real-world bigotry, here are 7 titles to add to your TBR list.
The chosen one is a fixture of the fantasy genre, but can be a bit boring. If you’re looking for a book without a chosen one, here are our top picks.
by Allia Luzong
Hollywood turning a book into a movie never ends well. Here are 10 movie adaptations to hit theaters that upset fans around the world for a variety of reasons.
The strong female protagonist was a good step in the right direction, but what ‘strong’ means for her reflects very little of what it’s like to be a woman.
by Allia Luzong
Where the Crawdads Sing is a beautiful reminder of the incredible power of human connection.
by Lhoyd Ragay
These witchcraft books go over the history of witchcraft, the basics of practicing the craft, and how it can be used to make everyday life a little easier and more healing.
by Allia Luzong
Haruki Murakami is coming out with another book and that’s great. But, as we fans know, there’s no such thing as a good Murakami sex scene.
by Allia Luzong
Greek myths survive today with stories of women turning into trees and queer people not getting their happy endings. These Greek mythology retellings do the under-sung heroes a little more justice.
by Allia Luzong
Schools love to choose what children can and can’t read. Here are ten banned books from around the country that feature LGBTQ+ themes, suicide, and more.
The internet got a hold of poet Ocean Vuong’s syllabus for his Spring 2023 hybrid texts class at NYU. Here’s all the required reading.
by Allia Luzong
Your TBR pile isn’t high enough. Let’s fix that with some new books from these 2023 book releases.
by Allia Luzong
John Kennedy Toole’s “A Confederacy of Dunces” is one of the most beloved novels ever. But there’s a dark curse on it that’s kept it from Hollywood.
Daemon Targaryen’s behavior swings wildly from the honorable to the reprehensible and that’s part of his charm.
by Allia Luzong
These are the 7 children’s books that everyone has read, most know by heart, and that molded an entire generation.
Rhaegar Targaryen’s obsession with the three heads of the dragon drove Westeros to war and it’s not even the first time a propechy-obsessed Targaryen did something morally dubious.
by Allia Luzong
Move over House of the Dragon, we want to go on an Essos adventure. (P.S. Corlys Velaryon please take us with you.)
by Allia Luzong