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Bindery refers to a studio, workshop or factory where sheets of (usually) paper are fastened together to make books, but also where gold and other decorative elements are added to the exterior of books, where boxes or slipcases for books are made and where the restoration of books is carried out.

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15 Books I'm Excited For in 2026

  1. Hell’s Heart by Alexis Hall (Tor Books, March 10, 2026)

    • Alexis Hall is a gender nonconforming person from southeast England and is the prolific author of well-known books like A Lady for a Duke and Boyfriend Material.
    • Description: "Sapphic Moby Dick in Space."

  2. And Side by Side They Wander by Molly Tanzer (Tordotcom, May 19, 2026)

    • Intergalactic art heist by a ragtag group of underqualified misfits.

  3. Platform Decay by Martha Wells (Tor Books, May 5, 2026)

    • In the 8th installment of Murderbot Diaries, SecUnit has volunteered for a rescue mission and will have to spend a significant time with children.

  4. The Subtle Art of Folding Space by John Chu (Tor Books, April 7, 2026)

    • A girl must confront generational trauma in order to preserve the secret technology that is keeping her grandmother alive.

  5. Hard Reset by Jonathan Yanez (Indie, April 11, 2026)

    • An apocalyptic LitRPG where a bounty hunter and a smartass computer program take on an authoritarian government.

  6. The Demon Star by Jesse Aragon (Daw Books, July 2026)

    • A space opera fantasy mashup.

  7. Love Galaxy by Sierra Branham (Daw Books, May 5, 2026)

    • Sapphic romantic thriller.

  8. Fist of Memory by Wole Talabi (Daw Books, Fall 2026)

    • First Contact Thriller about a strange and non-communicative alien spacecraft and an assassin.

  9. The Redemption Center is Closed on Sundays by Andrea Hairston (Tor, May 26, 2026)

    • An extra-dimensional murder mystery with conundrums, alien tricksters, and a dog detective.

  10. Ignore All Previous Instructions by Ada Hoffman (Tachyon Publications, May 12, 2026)

    • A queer sci-fi story about a script supervisor for an AI media company.

  11. A City Dreaming by Maurice Broaddus (Tor, June 30, 2026)

  1. The Disco at the End of the World by Nathan Tavares (Titan Books, June 2, 2026)

    • A queer liberation meets alien first-contact story.

  2. Ghost of the Neon God by T.R. Napper (Titan Books June 23, 2026)

    • A petty crook who finds himself a hero of the story.

  3. Jitterbug by Gareth T. Powell (Titan Books, March 3, 2026)

  1. Terms of Service by Ciel Pierlot (October 14th from Angry Robot)

Here’s some cozy sci-fi for your morose heart:

  1. A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
  2. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
  3. Dead Endia by Hamish Steele
  4. Space Battle Lunchtime by Natalie Riess
  5. Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
  6. Finna by Nino Cipri
  7. Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
  8. The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa
  9. The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
  10. Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove

Reading is supposed to be fun and enriching, and while sometimes that means a cognitive obstacle course, these books are here to help you recover from that one novel.

Did I miss your favorite neurodivergent-brain-safe book? Drop it in the comments or send me recs—I’m always looking to restock the emotional support TBR. Bonus points if it’s weird, queer, or in any way smartass.