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Every month, Our Queerest Shelves features a roundup of that month’s best queer books. Now that we’re halfway through the year, I’ve combined all those picks into one collection: The Best Queer Books in 2026. The list currently has over 100 books, and I’ll be updating it throughout the year. Anyone can browse the Book
Every month, Book Riot rounds up the most exciting new science-fiction and fantasy releases of the year. But to be fair, science fiction is often overshadowed by fantasy in the SFF realm. So, we’ve combed through all those new release round-ups to highlight just the science fiction titles in this collection: The Greatest Science Fiction
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