GENRES

ACADEMIA

( DARK ACADEMIA )

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ADULT FICTION

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ADVENTURE

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CLASSICS

( AMERICAN CLASSICS | BRITISH CLASSICS | MODERN CLASSICS | CHILDREN’S CLASSICS )

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COMING OF AGE

( BILDUNGSROMAN )

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CONTEMPORARY

( 1980S | 1990S | 2000S | SLICE OF LIFE | CONTEMPORARY MALAISE )

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CRIME

( DETECTIVE )

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FAIRY TALES

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FANTASY

( URBAN FANTASY | HISTORICAL FANTASY | FANTASY OF MANNERS )

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FOLKLORE

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GRAPHIC NOVELS

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GRIT LIT

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GOTHIC

( SOUTHERN GOTHIC | MODERN GOTHIC | IRISH GOTHIC | AMERICAN GOTHIC )

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HISTORICAL FICTION

( ALTERNATIVE HISTORY | 17TH CENTURY | 19TH CENTURY (( REGENCY ERA | VICTORIAN | 1870S | 1890S | GILDED AGE )) 20TH CENTURY (( 1910S | 1920S | 1930S | WWII | 1950S )) )

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HORROR

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HUMOR

( ROMANTIC COMEDY )

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LGBTQ+

( QUEER | SAPPHIC | GENDER IDENTITY | BISEXUALITY )

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LITERARY FICTION

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MAGICAL REALISM

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MIDDLE-GRADE

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MYTHS

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MYSTERY

( MYSTERY PUZZLE | MURDER MYSTERY (( WHODDUNNIT )) NOIR (( TARTAN NOIR | AMERICAN NOIR | LONDON NOIR )) HARD-BOILED | OLD MYSTERIES | MISSING PERSONS (( MISSING DAUGHTERS | MISSING GIRLS | MISSING FATHERS | MISSING WOMEN| MISSING CHILDREN )) )

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NONFICTION

( MEMOIR | AUTOBIOGRAPHY | BIOGRAPHY | LITERARY CRITICISM )

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PARANORMAL

( VAMPIRES | GHOSTS | DEMONS | FAIRIES )

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RETELLING

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ROMANCE

( F/F ROMANCE | M/M ROMANCE | HISTORICAL ROMANCE | GOTHIC ROMANCE | CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE | CHICK-LIT )

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SPECULATIVE FICTION

( STEAMPUNK | TIME TRAVEL| APOCALYPTIC| POST-APOCALYPTIC | DYSTOPIA | SPACE OPERA | SCI-FI | ALTERNATIVE UNIVERSE )

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SUSPENSE

( DOMESTIC SUSPENSE | PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE )

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THRILLER

( DOMESTIC THRILLER )

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YOUNG ADULT

( YA COMING OF AGE | YA FANTASY | YA ROMANCE | YA CONTEMPORARY | YA SCI-FI | YA HISTORICAL FICTION )

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WEIRD

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WESTERNS

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