Someone You Can Build a Nest In
John Wiswell's Someone You Can Build a Nest In (2024) is a sapphic fiction and queer fantasy novel. Characters include Shesheshen, Homily Wulfyre and Baroness Wulfyre. Key subjects include Queer, LGBT, Lesbian and Adult.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 9 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions.
It runs to roughly 316 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.
Awards & lists
- ✦Hugo Awards 2025 — Best Novel (nominee)
- 🏆Nebula Awards 2025 — Best Novel (winner)
- 🏆Locus Awards 2025 — Best First Novel (winner)
Quick answers
Who wrote Someone You Can Build a Nest In?
Someone You Can Build a Nest In was written by John Wiswell and first published in 2024.
What genre is Someone You Can Build a Nest In?
It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction, Queer Fantasy and Horror.
How long is Someone You Can Build a Nest In?
The median edition has 316 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Someone You Can Build a Nest In?
Readers who like it often enjoy Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, House of Hunger and An Education in Malice.
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