Browse by subject and theme
199 themes, each with the communities where books on that theme were listed.
The subject index is the most revealing page the old site left behind. It was built bottom-up, theme by theme, as reviewers tagged books, and it shows what readers actually asked for. England alone has eighteen period entries, from the Anglo-Saxons to the House of Windsor. Suspense had its own vocabulary: arson, blackmail, espionage, forensic, caper. Contemporary filed chefs, bodyguards and friendships turned romantic. Spellings are as the original had them, so ATHELETIC and FORSENIC stay.
Our field guide to romance subgenres walks through the communities one by one, and the historical settings guide takes the period entries era by era.
| Community | Themes tagged |
|---|---|
| Contemporary | 36 |
| Fantasy | 11 |
| Historical | 99 |
| Paranormal | 28 |
| Suspense | 46 |
| Time Travel | 6 |
| Young Adult | 4 |
ACROSS THE TRACKS
Contemporary · Suspense
AFRICAN AMERICAN
Historical · Contemporary
AFRICAN AMERICAN - ANTEBELLUM
Historical
AFRICAN AMERICAN - HARLEM RENAISSANCE
Historical
ALTERNATE HISTORY
Paranormal · Fantasy
ALTERNATE REALITY
Contemporary · Paranormal · Fantasy
AMERICA - COLONIAL
Historical
AMERICA - EARLY AMERICAN
Historical
AMERICA - URBAN 1950-1960
Historical
AMERICA - VICTORIAN
Historical
AMERICAN - SMALL TOWN
Historical
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
Historical
AMERICAN RECONSTRUCTION
Historical
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Historical
AMERICAN SOUTH
Historical
AMERICAN WEST
Historical
AMNESIA
Contemporary
ANCIENT EGYPT
Historical
ANCIENT GREECE
Historical
ANCIENT ROME
Historical
ANGELS
Paranormal
ANTHOLOGY - VARIOUS TIME PERIODS INCLUDED
Historical
ANTHOLOGY - CONTEMPORARY
Contemporary
ANTHOLOGY - PARANORMAL
Paranormal
ANTHOLOGY - SEASONAL FOCUS
Historical
ARCHEOLOGY
Suspense
ARSON
Suspense
ASSYRIA, BABYLONIA & SUMER
Historical
AT SEA - VARIOUS TIME PERIODS
Historical
ATHELETIC COMPETITIONS
Suspense
AUSTRALIA - VARIOUS TIME PERIODS
Historical
AVON: TRUE ROMANCE
Young Adult
AZTEC
Historical
BANTAM: LOVE STORIES
Young Adult
BETRAYAL/MANIPULATION
Suspense
BLACKMAIL
Suspense
BLUE COLLAR MEETS WHITE COLLAR
Contemporary
BLUE-COLLAR
Suspense
BODYGUARDS
Contemporary
BROTHERS
Contemporary
BYZANTIUM
Historical
CAMELOT & ARTHURIAN
Historical
CANADA
Historical
CANADIAN COLONIAL
Historical
CAPER
Suspense
CELTS
Historical
CHEFS
Contemporary
CHICK-LIT
Contemporary
CHINA - VARIOUS PERIODS
Historical
COMEDY / HUMOR
Contemporary
CONSTITUTIONAL REVOLUTION IN PERSIA
Historical
CORPORATE
Suspense
CRUSADES
Historical
DARK AGES
Historical
DEVILS
Paranormal
EARLY RENAISSANCE
Historical
EGYPT
Historical
ENGLAND - EARLY GEORGIAN
Historical
ENGLAND - HOUSE OF LANCASTER
Historical
ENGLAND - HOUSE OF WINDSOR
Historical
ENGLAND - HOUSE OF YORK
Historical
ENGLAND - ANGLO-SAXON
Historical
ENGLAND - EDWARDIAN
Historical
ENGLAND - ELIZABETHAN AND TUDOR
Historical
ENGLAND - HOUSE OF YORK
Historical
ENGLAND - INDUSTRIAL PERIOD
Historical
ENGLAND - LATE GEORGIAN
Historical
ENGLAND - NAPOLEONIC
Historical
ENGLAND - RESTORATION
Historical
ENGLAND - THE HANOVERIANS
Historical
ENGLAND - THE NORMANS
Historical
ENGLAND - THE PLANTAGENETS
Historical
ENGLAND - THE STUARTS
Historical
ENGLAND - VARIOUS PERIODS
Historical
ENGLAND - VICTORIAN
Historical
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
Contemporary
ESPIONAGE
Suspense
EXOTIC LOCALE
Historical · Contemporary
FAIRY TALE
Historical · Paranormal · Fantasy
FANTASY
Contemporary
FEY / FAERIE / FAIRY
Paranormal
FLARE: MAKING OUT SERIES
Young Adult
FORSENIC
Suspense
FRANCE - FRENCH REVOLUTION
Historical
FRANCE - NAPOLEONIC
Historical
FRANCE - VARIOUS TIME PERIODS
Historical
FRIENDSHIPS TURNED ROMANTIC
Contemporary
FRONTIER
Historical
FUGITIVE/ON-THE-RUN
Suspense
FUTURISTICS
Paranormal · Fantasy
GENERAL ROMANCE
Contemporary
GENIES
Paranormal
GHOSTS AND SPIRITS
Paranormal
GOBLINS / ELVES / SPRITES
Paranormal
GODS
Paranormal
GOTHIC - CARPATHIAN
Historical · Contemporary · Suspense · Paranormal
GOTHIC - CLASSIC
Historical · Suspense · Paranormal
GOTHIC - PARANORMAL
Historical · Paranormal
GUARDIAN/WARD
Contemporary
HIGH FINANCE
Contemporary
HOSTAGE NEGOTIATORS
Suspense
IMMORTALS
Paranormal
INCAN
Historical
INSPIRATIONAL OR RELIGIOUS
Contemporary
INTERNATIONAL INTRIGUE
Suspense
INVESTIGATIVE, HOMOCIDE
Suspense
IRELAND - MEDIEVAL
Historical
IRELAND - VARIOUS PERIODS
Historical
JOURNALISM, CRIME REPORTING OR PHOTOJOURNALISM
Suspense
KIDNAPPING/MISSING PERSON
Suspense
KOREAN WAR
Historical
LAWMEN - DETECTIVE/INVESTIGATOR
Suspense
LAWMEN-US MARSHAL
Suspense
LEGAL
Suspense
LEGEND OF ROBIN HOOD
Historical
LEGENDS
Historical · Paranormal
MAFIA
Suspense
MAGICAL
Paranormal
MAIL-ORDER BRIDES/MARRIAGES OF CONVENIENCE
Contemporary
MARMS - TEACHERS AND GOVERNESSES
Contemporary
MAY - DECEMBER
Contemporary
MAYAN
Historical
MEDIAN EMPIRE
Historical
MEDICAL
Suspense
MEDIEVAL AND MIDDLE AGES
Historical
MILITARY
Suspense
MYTHOLOGY
Historical · Paranormal
NATIVE AMERICAN
Historical
NEW BEGINNINGS/STARTING OVER
Contemporary
NOT YET ASSIGNED
Historical
OFF THE BEATEN PATH
Historical
OLD FLAMES / REUNITING
Contemporary
PARANORMAL - GHOST
Contemporary
PARANORMAL - HISTORICALS
Historical · Paranormal
PERSONAL GROWTH/RECOVERY
Contemporary
POLITICAL
Suspense
POST-WORLD WAR I - DEPRESSION
Historical
PRE-HISTORY
Historical
PRINCESS DIARIES SERIES
Young Adult
PRISON
Suspense
PRIVATE INVESTIGATION
Suspense
PSYCHIATRIST OR PSYCHOLOGIST
Suspense
PSYCHIC OR CLAIRVOYANCY
Suspense
PSYCHICS
Paranormal
PUBLIC SCANDAL
Contemporary
REGENCY
Historical
REINCARNATION
Paranormal
RENAISSANCE
Historical
ROARING TWENTIES
Historical
ROMAN BRITAIN
Historical
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Contemporary · Suspense
RUNAWAY BRIDE
Contemporary
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL RUSSIA
Historical
RUSSIA - VARIOUS PERIODS
Historical
SCIENCE FICTION
Fantasy
SCOTLAND - PERIOD OF CONFLICT WITH ENGLAND
Historical
SCOTLAND - THE STUARTS
Historical
SCOTLAND - VARIOUS PERIODS
Historical
SECRETS/HIDDEN PASTS
Suspense
SERIAL CRIMES - VARIOUS
Suspense
SERIAL KILLER
Suspense
SHAPESHIFTERS
Paranormal · Fantasy
SHEIK
Historical
SISTERS
Contemporary
SLEEPY TOWN
Suspense
SOCIAL WORKER
Suspense
SPAIN - VARIOUS TIME PERIODS
Historical
SPORTS
Contemporary
SRI LANKA - VARIOUS TIME PERIODS
Historical
STALKING
Suspense
SUPERNATURAL
Paranormal
SUPERNATURAL/GOTHIC SUSPENSE
Suspense · Paranormal
SUSPENSE ANTHOLOGY
Suspense
TERRORISM
Suspense
TIME TRAVEL
Historical
TIME TRAVEL - FUTURE TO PAST
Historical · Fantasy · Time Travel
TIME TRAVEL - FUTURE TO PRESENT
Fantasy · Time Travel
TIME TRAVEL - PAST TO FUTURE
Historical · Fantasy · Time Travel
TIME TRAVEL - PAST TO PRESENT
Historical · Time Travel
TIME TRAVEL - PRESENT TO FUTURE
Fantasy · Time Travel
TIME TRAVEL - PRESENT TO PAST
Historical · Contemporary · Time Travel
TRADITIONAL
Contemporary
TREASURE HUNT OR ADVENTURE
Suspense
TURN OF THE CENTURY
Historical
TWINS
Contemporary
UNDERCOVER COP / AGENT
Suspense
VAMPIRE
Paranormal
VIETNAM WAR
Historical
VIKING
Historical
WAR
Suspense
WAR OF 1812
Historical
WEALTHY FAMILY INTRIGUE
Suspense
WEREWOLVES OR WOLVES
Paranormal · Fantasy
WILDERNESS
Suspense
WITCH / WARLOCK
Paranormal
WITNESS OR WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM
Suspense
WORKING PROFESSIONALS
Contemporary
WORLD WAR I
Historical
WORLD WAR II
Historical
Questions readers ask
What is the subject index?
A list of 199 themes and settings, from ACROSS THE TRACKS to WORLD WAR II, each pointing to the communities where books with that theme were listed.
Why are some themes listed under several communities?
Because books cross over. FAIRY TALE, for instance, was used by the historical, paranormal and fantasy sites, and EXOTIC LOCALE by both historical and contemporary.
Can I search the list?
Yes. Type part of a theme into the filter box above the list and it narrows as you type. You can also filter by community.