❦ SHELVES & GENRES
Shelves & Genres
Wander the aisles, one genre at a time.
The Fiction Shelf: Where to Start
Literary fiction can feel like a members' club — a warm, unsnobbish way in, and the novels to begin with.
The Rainbow Bookstore Desk · 4 min read
Mystery & Crime: A Beginner's Shelf
Cosy to hardboiled, whodunit to why-dunit — a starter shelf for the reader who wants to be kept up too late.
The Rainbow Bookstore Desk · 3 min read
Sci-Fi & Fantasy: Gateway Books
The books that turn 'I don't really read fantasy' into a new favourite genre — where to begin without the lore overload.
The Rainbow Bookstore Desk · 4 min read
Nonfiction That Reads Like a Novel
True stories with the pull of fiction — narrative nonfiction that you won't want to put down.
The Rainbow Bookstore Desk · 3 min read
In Praise of Genre-Hopping
Why the best reading years mix a literary novel, a thriller and a history — and how to build a varied stack.
The Rainbow Bookstore Desk · 2 min read