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The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer AshleyTempt Me at Twilight by Lisa KleypasWhen Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa JamesMine Till Midnight by Lisa KleypasIt Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas
Brainy/Genius Romantic Heroes
549 books — 603 voters
The Love Hypothesis by Ali HazelwoodThe Kiss Quotient by Helen HoangLove on the Brain by Ali HazelwoodThe Love Theorem by Camilla IsleyLove, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
Romance Novels with STEM Heroines
326 books — 271 voters

Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonRosalind Franklin by Brenda MaddoxLab Girl by Hope JahrenIn the Shadow of Man by Jane GoodallNobel Prize Women in Science by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne
Female Scientists
171 books — 106 voters
Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny ReidOne Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLeanThe Countess Conspiracy by Courtney MilanMr. Impossible by Loretta ChaseRavished by Amanda Quick
Brilliant romance heroines and the men who love them
125 books — 62 voters

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettEmpire of Shadows by Jacquelyn BensonThe Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India HoltonEmily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather FawcettEmily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
Adventure academia
42 books — 31 voters
Me... Jane by Patrick McDonnellThe Boy Who Loved Math by Deborah HeiligmanSummer Birds by Margarita EngleThe Tree Lady by H. Joseph HopkinsManfish by Jennifer Berne
Picture Book Biographies of Scientists
85 books — 27 voters

Invisible Women by Caroline Criado PérezInferior by Angela SainiDelusions of Gender by Cordelia FineWitches, Midwives and Nurses by Barbara EhrenreichThe Radium Girls by Kate Moore
Feminist critiques of science and medicine
125 books — 27 voters
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline KellyA School for Unusual Girls by Kathleen BaldwinThe Curious World of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline KellyExile for Dreamers by Kathleen BaldwinAfter the Ashes by Sara K. Joiner
STEM Girls in Historical Fiction
40 books — 25 voters

Prisoner 374215 by Angel MartinezSeven by Adrienne WilderCamp Hell by Jordan Castillo PriceLast Dance of The Sugar Plum by Claire DavisThe Experiment by Alicia Nordwell
Best Gay Romance Featuring Scientists or Characters That are Subjects to Any Form of Experiment
45 books — 24 voters
So Below by Julie ManninoAs Above by Julie ManninoMy Boyfriend's Back by Elliot CooperChanged by Robin MorayAnd In-Between by Julie Mannino
Gay Scifi or Fantasy Romance Where Character Undergoes Transformation
14 books — 20 voters

De Rerum Natura by David HillstromMillionaire Janitor by Lorn BergstresserThe Hyena Scientist by Sy MontgomeryCrow Smarts by Pamela S. TurnerThe Octopus Scientists by Sy Montgomery
Scientists In The Field
61 books — 17 voters
30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyDr. NO by Louis IgnarroOn Call by Anthony FauciFrances Oldham Kelsey, the FDA, and the Battle against Thalid... by Cheryl Krasnick WarshFlorence Nightengale, Illustrated by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
Profiles of Real Heroes in Public Health and Medicine
20 books — 14 voters

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy ChevalierLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusThe Pull of the Stars by Emma DonoghueOutlander by Diana GabaldonA Bend in the Stars by Rachel Barenbaum
STEM Women in Historical Fiction
70 books — 11 voters
Alien Earths by Lisa KalteneggerMaria Mitchell and the Sexing of Science by Renée BerglandThe Glass Universe by Dava SobelVera Rubin by Jacqueline MittonTwo on a Tower by Thomas Hardy
Books about Women in Astronomy
19 books — 10 voters

Gregor Mendel by Cheryl BardoeSolving the Puzzle Under the Sea by Robert BurleighSwimming with Sharks by Heather LangMargaret and the Moon by Dean RobbinsThe Girl Who Drew Butterflies by Joyce Sidman
Kids' Scientist Biography Picture Books
78 books — 10 voters
Annihilation by Jeff VandermeerBellwether by Connie WillisMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyProdigal Summer by Barbara KingsolverThe Last Days of Night by Graham Moore
Scientist Fiction
21 books — 9 voters

Inferior by Angela SainiWhy You Like It by Nolan GasserScientific Progress Goes "Boink" by Bill WattersonThe Great Indoors by Emily AnthesPrimates by Jim Ottaviani
"Science" Disintegrated In A Gentle Breeze
211 books — 8 voters
Finding Esme by Suzanne CrowleyMary Anning's Curiosity by Monica KullingMy Daniel by Pam ConradFanny and the Monsters and Other Stories by Penelope LivelyA Bone from a Dry Sea by Peter Dickinson
Paleontology in Children's Fiction
37 books — 7 voters

Rigor Mortis by Richard F. HarrisUnhinged by Daniel J. CarlatSaving Normal by Allen FrancesAgainst Method by Paul Karl FeyerabendScience & Myth by Wolfgang Smith
Skepticism of 21st century science
27 books — 5 voters
Forever Evil by Sterling GatesMarvels by Kurt BusiekCheckmate Vol. 1 by Greg RuckaMarvels by Kurt BusiekNick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Classic Vol. 1 by Bob Harras
Non-Superheroes/Villains in a Comic Book Universe
51 books — 2 voters

VIP by Denise Lewis PatrickDavid Blackwell and the Deadliest Duel by Robert A. BlackBlack Men in Science by Bryan Patrick Avery
Middle Grade Books About Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Inventors by African-Americans
3 books — 2 voters
White Houses by Amy BloomThe Personal Librarian by Marie BenedictRasputin's Daughter by Robert AlexanderAlias Grace by Margaret AtwoodSee What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt
Women Authors, Artists, and Others Fictionalized
52 books — 2 voters

The Madame Curie Complex by Julie des JardinsHow Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. JemisinUntrue by Wednesday MartinThe Big Book of Science Fiction by Ann VanderMeerLagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
Books About Women & Queer Folks in Science
5 books — 1 voter
Girl Warriors by Virginia Loh-HaganGirl Leaders by Virginia Loh-HaganGirl Artists by Virginia Loh-HaganGirl Spies by Virginia Loh-HaganGirl Scientists by Virginia Loh-Hagan
History's Yearbook series
8 books — 1 voter

Women Explorers Hidden in History by Ellen RodgerWomen Rulers Hidden in History by Sarah EasonWomen Writers Hidden in History by Petrice CustanceWomen Inventors Hidden in History by Petrice CustanceWomen Warriors Hidden in History by Sarah Eason
Hidden in History series
6 books — 1 voter
Tiny Stitches by Gwendolyn HooksGerms by Lesa Cline-RansomeThe Vast Wonder of the World by Mélina MangalBuzzing with Questions by Janice N. HarringtonCounting the Stars by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Picture Books About Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Inventors by African-Americans
8 books — 1 voter

Who Was Stephen Hawking? by Jim GigliottiWho Was Albert Einstein? by Jess M. BrallierWho Was Nikola Tesla? by Jim GigliottiWho Was Marie Curie? by Megan StineWho Were the Wright Brothers? by James Buckley Jr.
Who Was/Is... (Scientists, Naturalists, Zoologists and Inventors)
27 books — 1 voter
Steve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonEinstein by Walter IsaacsonMozart by Maynard Solomon
Biographies with a Fresh Angle
3 books — 1 voter

Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea BeatySarah's Gene-ius Discovery by Sallana BrownBreaking Through! by Harriet MosatcheRosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea BeatyAda Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine by Laurie Wallmark
S.T.E.M. Picture Books for Little Girls
16 books — 1 voter
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusBeach Hut 512 by Dorothy KoomsonThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionThe Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
Authologie's Promptastic Book Club Challenge - YEAR ONE - Prompt 7 - A School Subject Story
4 books — 1 voter

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