aaaand the winner for our first bookclub book of the year is …..

Jade City by Fonda Lee !!

this is going to be a reread for me (i loooove the greenbone saga) but i’ve been meaning to reread it for a while so this is perfect! i hope you all love it as much as i do (or are joining me for a reread👀)

my bookclub (diverSCIFI your reading) is making a comeback for 2026!! please vote on our first book of the year and i’m so excited to read with you all🧚

book options:

1. a song of legends lost by m. h. ayinde

2. jade city by fonda lee

3. the gilded abyss by rebecca thorne

4. to be taught, if fortunate by becky chambers

tbh i don’t even know which one to vote for!

ANNNNDDD we have a winner!! our november book club book is ….

the isle in the silver sea by tasha suri !!!

tasha suri is one of my favourite authors and i just know im gonna love this one. sapphic lady knights let’s gooo⚔️

i can’t believe it’s already almost november y'all, time is genuinely flyingggg. here are four options for our november bookclub read!

options:

1. cursebound by saara el-arifi (sequel to faebound)

2. the isle in the silver sea by tasha suri

3. eternal ruin by tigest girma (sequel to immortal dark)

4. to bargain with mortals by r. a. basu

as always if you want to read along with everyone, join my discord <3

i’m sooo excited to announce that our october book for diverSCIFI your reading is ….

immortal dark by tigest girma !!!!

immortal dark features an all black cast, TRUE enemies to loves (like they actually want to kill each other), and a cool ass unique magic system. i read this book last year and i loooved it so i can’t wait to reread it in preparation for book 2 🤭

join my discord to chat with everyone about our bookclub book (& more!)

THE BINDERY APP HAS ARRIVEDDDD!! now it’s easier to see all of your favs posts (including mine) and it’s in the IOS app store (don’t worry android will be coming soon). hope you all get it and join me over there!!

in honour of a certain book coming out and just the state of the world, here are some books with trans, non-binary, and genderqueer characters that you should read. it’s so incredibly important to continue to uplift these voices and i hope you all enjoy these and feel free to comment some more recommendations!

fantasy & sci-fi

- the spirit bares its teeth / compound fracture by andrew joseph white

- the unbroken by c. l. clark

- the blighted stars by megan e. o’keefe

- pet by akwaeke emezi

- faebound / the final strife by saara el-artifi

- these burning stars by bethany jacobs

- she who became the sun by shelley parker-chan

- lakelore by anna marie-mclemore

- hammajang luck by makana yamamtao

- the witch king by h. e edgmon 

- the city beautiful by aden polydorous

-her majesty’s royal coven by juno dawson

-light from uncommon stars by ryka aoki

- a bone in his teeth by kellen graves

-brighter than scale swifter than flame by neon yang

-mistress of lies by k m enright

-cemerety boys / the sunbearer trails by aiden thomas

-sorrowland by rivers solomon

-seven devils by laura lam and elizabeth may

romance

- a gentlemans gentleman by tj alexander 

- make room for love by darcy liao

- love & other disasters by anita kelly

- i wish you all the best by mason deaver

-felix ever after by kacen callender