 Happy New Year! We’re starting off 2026 with another guest list! Our friend Ann recommends the following fantasy books that she says are perfect for reading in winter with their nice, clean, cozy vibes.
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 Today we’re recommending some classic books we love, many but not all of them speculative fiction.
You don’t have to be a student, professor, or a fancy person to enjoy classic literature. You might have to school your attention a little bit, but at least you don’t have to give yourself homework! Some books feel like home; some take work to get through. Whatever suits your fancy, grab your snack of choice and curl up with a riveting read! Perhaps one from the list below . . .  Wondering what to get for the nerd(s) or geek(s) in your life? Or what to buy with the gift cards you receive as holiday presents? Well, look no further, because we’ve compiled a massive list covering more than a dozen different popular fandoms!
(By the way, we don’t say “nerd” and “geek” pejoratively. We’re proud geeks, and not just the bookish kind. We’re into most of the fandoms listed below!)  If you’re looking for edge-of-your-seat mysteries and thrillers with a speculative twist, you’ve come to the right place! Whether that place be a locked room, a haunted mansion, or some other manor of setting . . . Without further sus-puns, let’s get to the list!
 Spooky season is here! We love Halloween because it’s the perfect excuse (if you need one) to cosplay, and it fits our love of all things fantasy and science fiction. As the days grow darker, we like to read books that are a little darker, too. So today we’re recommending some excellent dark fantasy and sci-fi.
 This week we bring you a list of excellent fantasy books featuring characters—not necessarily the main character—with a disability or chronic illness. This topic is near and dear to our hearts because two of us have a chronic illness, and one of us has a husband with a disability. (For the sake of a shorter title, we’re including chronic illness under the umbrella category of disability.) See this blog post for what we mean by “good representation.”
 This week, we’re recommending some great Regency fantasy novels, including some Jane Austen retellings. Don't let pride or prejudice keep you from checking these books out. Anyone with sensibility can sense that 1800s fantasy is Emmazing!
 We’re switching things up a bit today! Usually we recommend “typical” fantasy and sci-fi novels (whatever that exactly means, lol), but today we’re recommending some great light novels, translated from Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. Many are isekai (portal fantasy). So if that’s your thing, dive in and enjoy!
 We LOVE funny fantasy and science fiction! We’ve recommended Terry Pratchett’s and Douglas Adams’s books many times, but today we’re bringing you a list of funny fantasy and sci-fi books that are lesser-known but still great! (Thanks to our friend Abby, a hoopy frood who helped us with this list!)
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