- by Elizabeth Kostova
A scholar’s search through old books and archives leads into a richly researched vampire mystery with a similar blend of learning and the supernatural.
- The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
A graduate student investigating an old document uncovers a family history of witchcraft in this scholarly, history-minded mystery.
- The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
A contemporary woman discovers her connection to a long line of witches in an atmospheric, adult supernatural family saga.
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
A bargain grants a woman a long life but makes her impossible to remember, offering a more intimate, melancholy take on supernatural romance.
- by Louisa Morgan
Following generations of women with magical abilities, this historical saga pairs witchcraft with an intimate family story.
- The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
Three sisters revive the practice of witchcraft in a turn-of-the-century city in this ambitious novel of magic and solidarity.
- by Alice Hoffman
Two sisters raised in a family of witches navigate love and inherited magic in this character-centered contemporary fantasy.
- The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
A young woman discovers passages to other worlds in this book-loving fantasy about stories, belonging, and the power of possibility.
- Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Two supernatural outsiders encounter one another in historical New York in a richly detailed novel blending folklore, romance, and city life.
- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
A mysterious competition between two magicians entwines with a love story in this lush, adult fantasy.
- The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
A biographer investigates a celebrated writer’s concealed past in a bookish gothic mystery shaped by family secrets.
- The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
A student follows clues from a strange book into a hidden world of stories in this dreamlike fantasy for readers drawn to mysteries of texts and history.
- The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
A young reader’s search for the fate of an obscure novel opens into a layered mystery about books, memory, and the past.
- Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice
This introspective vampire novel offers a landmark adult take on immortal life, moral questions, and supernatural companionship.
- by Paula Brackston
A centuries-old witch reflects on her past in a story that connects historical settings, magic, and an enduring search for love.
- by Erika Swyler
An old book prompts a librarian to investigate his family’s past in a coastal mystery with a subtle supernatural edge.
- by Susanna Kearsley
A modern writer researching an eighteenth-century Scottish family experiences an uncanny connection to the past in this romantic historical novel.
- The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Arthurian legend is retold through the women of its world, with an emphasis on spiritual traditions and magic.
- by Lev Grossman
A young man’s entry into a secret school of magic leads to a more complicated adult world than the stories he grew up loving.
- by Sarah Perry
A Victorian naturalist’s interest in a local legend brings scientific inquiry and supernatural possibility into a richly atmospheric historical novel.
- by Katharine McMahon
An eighteenth-century woman confronts her inheritance and her father’s alchemical interests in a historical novel with romantic elements.
- by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Trojan War is reimagined through the life of the prophetess Cassandra, bringing myth, spiritual power, and historical-scale drama together.
- The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
A young woman with a dangerous magical gift enters the world of the Spanish court in this historical fantasy of secrecy and power.
- The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
Connected lives across several decades gradually reveal a hidden supernatural conflict in this expansive, genre-crossing novel.