A British nurse is transported back in time to 1743 Scotland, where she falls in love with a young Scots warrior and becomes embroiled in the country’s political turmoil.

Also fulfills: Read a romance.
Read a historical fiction set before 1800.
Read a book over 500 pages.
Read a family saga.
Read a book with a one-word title.
Read a book that spans generations.
Read an Epic series starter.

A satirical, time-traveling tale confronting the horrors of war and human cruelty through dark humor.

Also fulfills: (Maybe) Read a classic you’ve never read.

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells is a classic science fiction novel that takes readers on a thrilling journey through time. As the Time Traveller explores the future, he encounters dystopian societies and grapples with the profound implications of human evolution.

The First Time Travel Book.
Also fulfills: Read an adventure classic.
(Maybe) Read a classic you’ve never read.

A Black woman is repeatedly pulled back in time to the era of American slavery, where she must ensure her own existence by protecting the life of a young slave owner.

Also fulfills: Read a book that won an award.

When advertising artist Si Morley is recruited to join a covert government operation exploring the possibility of time travel, he jumps at the chance to leave his mundane 20th-century existence and step into the past. But he also has another motivation for going back in time: a half-burned letter that tells of a mysterious, tragic death and ominously of “fire which will destroy the whole world.”

An Oxford student travels to the 14th century for research but becomes trapped in one of history’s deadliest eras, while her mentor struggles in the present to save her. Hugo Award Winner. Locus Award Winner. Nebula Award Winner.

Also fulfills: Read a book that won an award.

A woman travels to Ireland to spread her grandfather’s ashes and is pulled into another time, where she finds herself mistaken for a missing mother and drawn into the struggle for Ireland’s independence.

Two rival time-traveling agents from warring factions exchange forbidden letters across time and space, falling in love despite knowing their romance could lead to their deaths. Hugo and Nebula Award winner.

Also fulfills: Read a book that won an award.

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A group of historians travel through time to study and experience history firsthand, but their actions can have unexpected and dangerous consequences.

A group of young scientists travel back in time to medieval France on a daring rescue mission that becomes a struggle to stay alive.

Also fulfills: Read a historical fiction set before 1800.
Read a romance.
Read a book with a one-word title.

Jeff Winston, forty-three, didn’t know he was a replayer until he died and woke up twenty-five years younger in his college dorm room; he lived another life. And died again. And lived again and died again — in a continuous twenty-five-year cycle — each time starting from scratch at the age of eighteen to reclaim lost loves, remedy past mistakes, or make a fortune in the stock market. A novel of gripping adventure, romance, and fascinating speculation on the nature of time, Replay asks the question: “What if you could live your life over again?” World Fantasy Award Winner

Also fulfills: Read a book that won an award.
Read a book with a one-word title.
(Maybe) Read a book with a protagonist older than you.

A man dies and is reborn repeatedly, but when a little girl appears on his deathbed, everything changes.

Also fulfills: Read a book with a number in the title.

A time-traveler falls for a woman destined to be erased, risking everything to save her and defy the laws of Eternity.

Also fulfills: Read a romance.

Tess and Beth’s lives intertwine as war breaks out across the timeline–a war that threatens to destroy time travel and leave only a small group of elites with the power to shape the past, present, and future. Against the vast and intricate forces of history and humanity, is it possible for a single person’s actions to echo throughout the timeline?

Also fulfills: Read a fantasy novel.
Read a book with LGBTQ representation.

The Time Traveler’s Almanac is the largest and most definitive collection of time travel stories ever assembled. Gathered into one volume by intrepid chrononauts and world-renowned anthologists Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, this book compiles more than a century’s worth of literary travels into the past and the future that will serve to reacquaint readers with beloved classics of the time travel genre and introduce them to thrilling contemporary innovations.

A young girl travels through time, meets a handsome stranger, and uncovers secrets about her family and the world. Winner of the 2016 Library Journal Indie E-Book Award – YA

Also fulfills: Read a book that won an award.

A woman risks everything to end her family’s centuries-old curse, solve her mother’s disappearance, and find love in this mesmerizing novel.

Also fulfills: Read a book about grief/loss.

A bookshop worker discovers a magical book that can open any door. When approached by a mysterious librarian, she must protect “The Book of Doors” from evil forces seeking its power.

Also fulfills: Read a book about books/libraries.

A couple navigates their unique love story as Henry spontaneously time travels due to a genetic disorder, while Clare experiences their relationship in linear time.

Also fulfills: Read a romance.
Read a book that won an award.