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The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Last Olympian by Rick RiordanThe Odyssey by HomerThe Sea of Monsters by Rick RiordanThe Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
Best Books About Mythology
1,395 books — 2,218 voters
Cinder by Marissa MeyerThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanScarlet by Marissa MeyerCress by Marissa MeyerThe Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Mythologies and Retellings of Fairy Tales & Classics
1,778 books — 1,971 voters

Fighting Destiny by Amelia HutchinsTaunting Destiny by Amelia HutchinsDarkfever by Karen Marie MoningShadowfever by Karen Marie MoningBloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
Fae & Elven Romance/Urban Fantasy
440 books — 798 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Best of Mythic Fiction
683 books — 709 voters

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsMina and the Undead by Amy McCawThe Awakening by Kate ChopinZeitoun by Dave Eggers
Best New Orleans Books
422 books — 346 voters
Vampire Academy by Richelle MeadBitches To Witches by Ellie AidenRoyally Sucked by Ellie AidenSuck U by Ellie AidenEclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Amazing Paranormal Books-All Sub Genres
479 books — 306 voters

Beowulf by UnknownThe Odyssey by HomerThe Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmThe Iliad by HomerAesop’s Fables by Aesop
Mythology/Folklore
600 books — 203 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienWhispers from the Woods by Sandra KynesA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareUprooted by Naomi Novik
Forests in Myth, Folklore and Fairy tales
180 books — 90 voters

Spinning Silver by Naomi NovikThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerThe Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena RossnerThe Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava ReidThe Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
Jewish Inspired SFF
194 books — 58 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainForty-Ninth by Boris PronskyThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Americana Fiction
62 books — 52 voters

Collected Ghost Stories by M.R. JamesThe Woman in Black by Susan HillGreat Tales of Terror and the Supernatural by Phyllis FraserThe Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton by Edith WhartonBloody Ghost Stories by Brianna Stoddard
Ghost Story Collections
164 books — 47 voters
The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie AndersonThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenBaba Yaga's Assistant by Marika McCoolaThe Girl in the Tower by Katherine ArdenVassa in the Night by Sarah Porter
Baba Yaga
100 books — 47 voters

Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau PretoHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe Golden Phoenix and the Blue Jackal by Chris MustacheThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneHeart of Flames by Nicki Pau Preto
Fiction: Phoenix (Mythological Bird)
99 books — 45 voters
Circe by Madeline MillerThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanMythos by Stephen FryThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Task 15 #ReadHarder 2019
142 books — 44 voters

Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie GonzalesCall It What You Want by Brigid KemmererDear John by Nicholas SparksEnchanted to Meet You by Meg CabotLove Story by Erich Segal
Taylor Swift Song Titles
192 books — 37 voters
Caste by Isabel WilkersonHappiness Becomes You by Tina TurnerOverground Railroad by Candacy A. TaylorOur Time Is Now by Stacey AbramsWandering in Strange Lands by Morgan Jerkins
2020 Nonfiction Books by African-Americans
108 books — 33 voters

Buses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonFour Hundred Souls by Ibram X. KendiYou'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber RuffinStuck Improving by Decoteau J. IrbySomebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
2021 Nonfiction Books by African-Americans
154 books — 33 voters
The Art of War by Sun TzuThe Bhagavad Gita by Krishna-Dwaipayana VyasaThe Way of Zen by Alan W. WattsSymposium by PlatoThe Metamorphoses of Ovid by Ovid
Joseph Campbell Reading List
48 books — 32 voters

Devil in the Grove by Gilbert KingA Land Remembered by Patrick D. SmithLast Train to Paradise by Les StandifordThe Swamp by Michael GrunwaldTotch by Loren G. "Totch" Brown
Florida History
193 books — 28 voters
Grimms' Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmLittle Red Riding Hood by Trina Schart HymanSaint George and the Dragon by Margaret HodgesThe Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul GaldoneThe Jack Tales by Richard Thomas Chase
Best Classic Folk Tales
196 books — 25 voters

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasA Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. MaasThe Cruel Prince by Holly BlackA Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
Here Be Fairies
64 books — 25 voters
Circe by Madeline MillerRace to the Sun by Rebecca RoanhorseThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenDark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemoreGods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Reading Women Challenge 2020 #9 A Book Inspired by Folklore
27 books — 24 voters

The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian AndersenThe Mermaid and the Shoe by K.G. CampbellThe Mermaid by Jan BrettMermaid School by JoAnne Stewart WetzelSukey And The Mermaid by Robert D. San Souci
Picture Books about Mermaids
216 books — 23 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierNormal People by Sally RooneyJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
books taylor swift has mentioned
36 books — 23 voters

Silver on the Tree by Susan CooperThe Wild Hunt of Hagworthy by Penelope LivelyWild Hunt by Jane YolenThe Book of Three by Lloyd AlexanderHellboy, Vol. 9 by Mike Mignola
The Wild Hunt
119 books — 23 voters
The Penguin Book of Witches by Katherine HoweThe Penguin Book of the Undead by Scott G. BruceThe Penguin Book of Ghost Stories by Michael NewtonThe Penguin Book of Mermaids by Cristina BacchilegaThe Penguin Book of English Folktales by Neil Philip
The Penguin Book of…
153 books — 19 voters

History, Myths, and Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees by James MooneyScary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzFood for the Dead by Michael E. BellMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtGhostland by Colin Dickey
American Folklore
148 books — 16 voters
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenThe Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaolaThe Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie dePaolaThe Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola
Flower and Plant lore
98 books — 13 voters

Marian, Princess Thief by C.K. BrookeScarlet by A.C. GaughenHawksmaid by Kathryn LaskyMaid Marian by Elsa WatsonThe Forestwife by Theresa Tomlinson
Maid Marian (Robin Hood) Retellings
30 books — 11 voters
Becoming Ms. Burton by Susan BurtonAfrican-American Inventions That Changed The World by Michael A. CarsonFrederick Douglass in Brooklyn by Frederick DouglassMy Life, My Love, My Legacy by Coretta Scott KingThe Meaning of Michelle by Veronica Chambers
2017 Nonfiction Books by African-Americans
54 books — 5 voters

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