Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. KluneEmily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather FawcettThe Prisoner’s Throne by Holly BlackA Sorceress Comes to Call by T. KingfisherThe Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark
Can't Wait Books of 2024
1,002 books — 1,362 voters
Immortality by Dana Schwartz
2023 Gothic
96 books — 66 voters

In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. KluneThe Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. ChakrabortySong of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen ZhaoAlecto the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirHell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
Can't Wait Books of 2023
1,158 books — 1,532 voters
House of Hunger by Alexis HendersonThe Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
2022 Gothic
62 books — 76 voters

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
Historical Fiction 2022
407 books — 431 voters
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. KendiThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderWhen They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors
Immigrant Justice & Anti-Racism
129 books — 31 voters

The Thousand Eyes by A.K. LarkwoodThe Book Eaters by Sunyi DeanFevered Star by Rebecca RoanhorseNona the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirDaughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2022
540 books — 1,410 voters
Siren Queen by Nghi VoDaughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn TanThe Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie OhNona the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirFevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse
Can't Wait Books of 2022
1,222 books — 2,083 voters

From the Roots Up by Tasha SpillettSnapdragon by Kat LeyhThe Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox OstertagThe Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
Graphic Novels Featuring LGBTIQ+ Themes
1,057 books — 1,024 voters
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John GreenFour Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2021
1,012 books — 200 voters

The Unspoken Name by A.K. LarkwoodThe Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart
Sapphic & WLW Books Releasing in 2020
167 books — 201 voters
The Echo Wife by Sarah GaileyThe Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky ChambersPersephone Station by Stina LeichtRedemptor by Jordan IfuekoConcrete Rose by Angie Thomas
Can't Wait Books of 2021
1,172 books — 2,357 voters

The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea StewartThe Echo Wife by Sarah GaileyA Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí ClarkAcross the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuireUnder the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2021
592 books — 1,488 voters
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Luminous Dead by Caitlin  StarlingThe Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht
2019 Queer SFF
148 books — 364 voters

Mediocre by Ijeoma OluoThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderStamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. KendiWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieCaste by Isabel Wilkerson
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,176 books — 933 voters
Deathless Divide by Justina IrelandHarrow the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe City We Became by N.K. JemisinCome Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuireA Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
Can't Wait Books of 2020
1,121 books — 2,496 voters

Mem by Bethany C. MorrowThe Belles by Dhonielle ClaytonChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
2018 SFF by Authors of Color
48 books — 67 voters
Dread Nation by Justina IrelandChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiOn the Come Up by Angie Thomas
Masterlist of Black YA Writers
173 books — 147 voters

On the Come Up by Angie ThomasWith the Fire on High by Elizabeth AcevedoBlack Enough by Ibi ZoboiThe Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
2019 Books by Authors of Color
342 books — 373 voters
Calling Down the Sky by Rosanna Deerchild
“Canadian” Indigenous Poetry
44 books — 10 voters

The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Best Halloween Books
697 books — 717 voters
On the Come Up by Angie ThomasIn an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuireKing of Scars by Leigh BardugoThe Starless Sea by Erin MorgensternPumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell
Can't Wait Books of 2019
1,501 books — 3,373 voters

Vengeful by V.E. SchwabThis Will Be My Undoing by Morgan JerkinsFantastic Beasts by J.K. RowlingMuse of Nightmares by Laini TaylorRecord of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
Can't Wait Books of 2018
1,208 books — 4,466 voters
Burn Baby Burn by Meg MedinaBuffering by Hannah HartHeartless by Marissa MeyerA Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2016
1,249 books — 4,505 voters

City of Bones by Cassandra ClareWe Were Liars by E. LockhartFangirl by Rainbow RowellI'll Give You the Sun by Jandy NelsonLegend by Marie Lu
I Picked It Up Because of the Hype
347 books — 578 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,651 books — 25,853 voters

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,917 books — 2,058 voters
Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2014
1,967 books — 5,254 voters


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