If you delighted in the wry wit and playful tone of stories like "Mrs. Mabb" in The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories, you'll love the madcap time-travel escapades in To Say Nothing of the Dog. Willis crafts a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek adventure through Victorian England, packed with clever banter, mistaken identities, and absurd situations. It's a perfect match for readers who enjoy fantasy that doesn't take itself too seriously.

If you were captivated by the richly imagined alternate history and the folklore-infused world of Faerie in The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories, then Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell will immerse you even further. The novel offers a sprawling and meticulously detailed vision of Regency England where magic is scholarly, dangerous, and deeply entwined with British history and myth. Clarke's masterful worldbuilding and footnote-laced prose will feel comfortingly familiar.

If you enjoyed the way The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories drew from British and fairy folklore to create a sense of eerie enchantment, you'll be enthralled by Spinning Silver. Novik weaves Slavic myth and fairy tale into a lush, wintry landscape, focusing on clever, resourceful women negotiating bargains with supernatural beings. The atmosphere is thick with magic and the sense of stepping into a story as old as time.

If you were drawn to the elaborate, Victorian-inflected prose and the sense of literary artifice in The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories, The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye is a delight. Byatt's stories are richly embroidered with allusions, lush descriptions, and a sense that language itself is magical. Her tales riff on classic fairy tales, blending the wondrous with the intellectual in beautiful, intricate language.

If you appreciated the powerful and nuanced women—like the clever Mary in "On Lickerish Hill"—in The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories, then The Bloody Chamber is essential reading. Carter's collection reimagines classic fairy tales from a feminist perspective, giving her heroines agency, wit, and depth as they navigate perilous and magical circumstances.