Putting together your fit for the Renaissance faire? Consider what your choice in costume might reveal about your reading tastes. What do your elf ears say about your TBR pile? Which ren faire looks have “600-page fantasy novel” energy? And which books should you read if you refuse to dress up in historically accurate attire?
Behold, the full book list below:
For knights in shining armor who love a dense, weighty tome:
Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb
The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
For fairies or elves who are always looking for new ways to romanticize their life:
The Butterfly Season by Lea Korsgaard, translated by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg
The MASH Up by Laura Marie Meyers
Such Familiar Magic by Natasha Ngan
Zen and Ghibli by Toshio Suzuki, translated by Beth Cary
For jesters who revel in humor, chaos & an offbeat read:
Black Bag by Luke Kennard
Wrecks by Matt Hill
Hexes of the Deadwood Forest by Agnieszka Szpila, translated by Scotia Gilroy
Hedgehog by Maggie Koons
For peasants in search of insightful critiques of capitalism & wealth disparity:
We Need to Tax Billionaires by Gabriel Zucman
The Time Tax by Annie Lowrey
Capitalism and Confinement by A.J. Bohrer
For pirates who treasure a dastardly deed with a hint of murder:
Artifacts by Natalie Lemle
The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon
The Wager by David Grann
The Last to Drown by Noelle W. Ihli
For the normies who are afraid to take a risk:
Joy Is a Risk Worth Taking by Kelly McGonigal PhD
Do Hard Things by Steve Magness
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter
Intentional by Chris Bailey
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