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Books & Literature Subreddit Analytics
Books & Literature is a World topic covering 170 Reddit communities with 64,443,507 combined members. Use this page to compare top Books & Literature subreddits, track daily and weekly growth, and find related communities for research, marketing, or audience discovery.
Books & Literature communities currently show ↗ +0.27% average daily growth and ↗ +1.11% average weekly growth across tracked subreddits. Net tracked movement is +32,730 members today and +108,419 members this week .
Popular Books & Literature Reddit communities include r/books, r/scifi, r/Fantasy, r/harrypotter, r/suggestmeabook.
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Top Books & Literature Subreddits (20)
r/books
This is a moderated subreddit. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres, or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. If you're looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our Weekly Recommendation Thread, Suggested Reading page, or ask in r/suggestmeabook.
r/scifi
Welcome to r/scifi, a home for all things science fiction, the heart of speculative fiction. Join the discussion about your favorite books, authors, movies, shows, comics, and games — anything with a touch of science and imagination.
r/Fantasy
/r/Fantasy is the internet’s largest discussion forum for the greater Speculative Fiction genre. We welcome respectful dialogue related to speculative fiction in literature, games, film, and the wider world. We reserve the right to remove discussion that does not fulfill the mission of /r/Fantasy.
r/harrypotter
Welcome to r/HarryPotter, the place where fans from around the world can meet and discuss everything in the Harry Potter universe! Be sorted, earn house points, debate which actor portrayed Dumbledore the best and finally get some closure for your Post-Potter Depression.
r/suggestmeabook
Need an idea what to read next? Tell us what you've enjoyed in the past, or what you're looking for, and let the community suggest a book (or books) for you to read!
r/literature
Welcome to /r/literature, a community for deeper discussions of plays, poetry, short stories, and novels. Discussions of literary criticism, literary history, literary theory, and critical theory are welcome. We are not /r/books: please do not use this sub to seek book recommendations or homework help.
r/Poetry
A place for sharing published poetry. For sharing original content, please visit r/OCPoetry.
r/booksuggestions
In need of a good read? Let us know what you want and we guarantee you'll find a great book, or your money back. This subreddit is for people to ask for suggestions on books to read. Please only post requests for suggestions, not unsolicited recommendations or “should I read this book or that book” type posts.
r/asoiaf
News and discussions relating to George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels, his Westeros-based short stories, "Game of Thrones", "House of the Dragon", "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" TV series, and all things ASOIAF - but with particular emphasis on the written series.
r/SCP
Secure, Contain, Protect | Official subreddit of the SCP Wiki collaborative-fiction project | scpwiki.com
r/dune
Dune is a landmark science fiction novel first published in 1965 and the first in a 6-book saga penned by author Frank Herbert. Widely considered one of the greatest works within the sci-fi genre, Dune has been the subject of various film and TV adaptations, including the Academy Award winning 2021 film Dune directed by Denis Villeneuve. Dune: Part Two opened on March 1, 2024. Dune: Part Three is scheduled to open December 18, 2026.
r/horrorlit
This is a place to discuss horror literature. Any book is up for discussion as long as that discussion is respectful. It doesn't matter if you're into Stephen King, Octavia Butler, Jack Ketchum or Shirley Jackson, this is the place to share that love and discuss to your heart's content.
r/menwritingwomen
A sample of how men who create films, books, TV, and graphic novels characterize women. (Plus memes, shitposts, and meta once in a while.)
r/kindle
An unofficial sub for everything related to Amazon Kindle.
r/RomanceBooks
r/RomanceBooks is a discussion sub for readers of romance novels. Home of the magic search button and endless book recommendations as well as discussions about tropes and characters, book clubs, and more. Happy Endings guaranteed.
r/tolkienfans
Welcome to r/tolkienfans! This subreddit is a space for the Tolkien nerds of reddit to debate and discuss the whole Tolkien mythos. We emphasise serious discussion here over jokey/meme-based posts. That's not to say you have to be a LOTR scholar or Tolkien academic to post or enjoy this subreddit, but that we'd prefer mature topics of discussion here.
r/stephenking
"We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones." -Stephen King (obviously). This sub is for all fans of American horror author Stephen King. We discuss books, movies, and social media presence. Share your King collections and discuss your favorite or most hated of his works. Be kind, be respectful.
r/HFY
We're a writing focused subreddit welcoming all media exhibiting the awesome potential of humanity, known as HFY or "Humanity, Fuck Yeah!" We welcome sci-fi, fantasy, and all other stories with a focus on humans being awesome!
r/printSF
**A place to discuss published speculative fiction**—novels, short stories, comics, and more. Not sure if a book counts? Then post it! Science Fiction, Fantasy, Alt. History, Postmodern Lit., and more are all welcome here. **The key is that it be speculative, not that it fit some arbitrary genre guidelines**. Any sort of link or text post is welcome as long as it is about printed / text / static SF material.
r/audiobooks
The audiobooks subreddit is a community of audiobibliophiles sharing and looking for their next great listen.
r/books
This is a moderated subreddit. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres, or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. If you're looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our Weekly Recommendation Thread, Suggested Reading page, or ask in r/suggestmeabook.
r/scifi
Welcome to r/scifi, a home for all things science fiction, the heart of speculative fiction. Join the discussion about your favorite books, authors, movies, shows, comics, and games — anything with a touch of science and imagination.
r/Fantasy
/r/Fantasy is the internet’s largest discussion forum for the greater Speculative Fiction genre. We welcome respectful dialogue related to speculative fiction in literature, games, film, and the wider world. We reserve the right to remove discussion that does not fulfill the mission of /r/Fantasy.
r/harrypotter
Welcome to r/HarryPotter, the place where fans from around the world can meet and discuss everything in the Harry Potter universe! Be sorted, earn house points, debate which actor portrayed Dumbledore the best and finally get some closure for your Post-Potter Depression.
r/suggestmeabook
Need an idea what to read next? Tell us what you've enjoyed in the past, or what you're looking for, and let the community suggest a book (or books) for you to read!
r/literature
Welcome to /r/literature, a community for deeper discussions of plays, poetry, short stories, and novels. Discussions of literary criticism, literary history, literary theory, and critical theory are welcome. We are not /r/books: please do not use this sub to seek book recommendations or homework help.
r/Poetry
A place for sharing published poetry. For sharing original content, please visit r/OCPoetry.
r/booksuggestions
In need of a good read? Let us know what you want and we guarantee you'll find a great book, or your money back. This subreddit is for people to ask for suggestions on books to read. Please only post requests for suggestions, not unsolicited recommendations or “should I read this book or that book” type posts.
r/asoiaf
News and discussions relating to George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels, his Westeros-based short stories, "Game of Thrones", "House of the Dragon", "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" TV series, and all things ASOIAF - but with particular emphasis on the written series.
r/SCP
Secure, Contain, Protect | Official subreddit of the SCP Wiki collaborative-fiction project | scpwiki.com
r/dune
Dune is a landmark science fiction novel first published in 1965 and the first in a 6-book saga penned by author Frank Herbert. Widely considered one of the greatest works within the sci-fi genre, Dune has been the subject of various film and TV adaptations, including the Academy Award winning 2021 film Dune directed by Denis Villeneuve. Dune: Part Two opened on March 1, 2024. Dune: Part Three is scheduled to open December 18, 2026.
r/horrorlit
This is a place to discuss horror literature. Any book is up for discussion as long as that discussion is respectful. It doesn't matter if you're into Stephen King, Octavia Butler, Jack Ketchum or Shirley Jackson, this is the place to share that love and discuss to your heart's content.
r/menwritingwomen
A sample of how men who create films, books, TV, and graphic novels characterize women. (Plus memes, shitposts, and meta once in a while.)
r/RomanceBooks
r/RomanceBooks is a discussion sub for readers of romance novels. Home of the magic search button and endless book recommendations as well as discussions about tropes and characters, book clubs, and more. Happy Endings guaranteed.
r/tolkienfans
Welcome to r/tolkienfans! This subreddit is a space for the Tolkien nerds of reddit to debate and discuss the whole Tolkien mythos. We emphasise serious discussion here over jokey/meme-based posts. That's not to say you have to be a LOTR scholar or Tolkien academic to post or enjoy this subreddit, but that we'd prefer mature topics of discussion here.
r/stephenking
"We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones." -Stephen King (obviously). This sub is for all fans of American horror author Stephen King. We discuss books, movies, and social media presence. Share your King collections and discuss your favorite or most hated of his works. Be kind, be respectful.
r/HFY
We're a writing focused subreddit welcoming all media exhibiting the awesome potential of humanity, known as HFY or "Humanity, Fuck Yeah!" We welcome sci-fi, fantasy, and all other stories with a focus on humans being awesome!
r/printSF
**A place to discuss published speculative fiction**—novels, short stories, comics, and more. Not sure if a book counts? Then post it! Science Fiction, Fantasy, Alt. History, Postmodern Lit., and more are all welcome here. **The key is that it be speculative, not that it fit some arbitrary genre guidelines**. Any sort of link or text post is welcome as long as it is about printed / text / static SF material.
r/audiobooks
The audiobooks subreddit is a community of audiobibliophiles sharing and looking for their next great listen.