• Prague and its hidden histories
• Inspirational nonviolent leaders
• Short stories for a cottage trip
• A mix of wry humor and real horror
• Non-fiction and fiction Cold War spies
• Flawed female main characters in war-torn worlds
• Romance where the heroine tames the monster
• The unexpected ways we find home
• Fantasy to make you swoon
• Fantasy journeys of self discovery
• WWII with unique plot lines and perspectives
• Dark and twisty fantasy
• With super-detailed illustrations to stare at
• The spread of nationalism in the modern world
• Unique and memorable magic systems
• Animals by people who actually understand them
• Literary works that I keep rereading
• To escape the real world
• Masks and masquerades