Asklemmy

I haven't read her myself yet, but Ursula K Le Guin is of note. Lathe of Heaven, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas and The Word for World is Forest are worth looking at.

Terry Pratchetts work is very good. Lots of humour and light parody of fantasy tropes, and some occasional commentary. You could probably pick almost anything from the Discworld series and find something enjoyable.

October By China Mieville is an account of the Russian revolution of 1917. It's not written as a perhaps more dry, academic account, but still decently researched and a good introduction that's easy to read almost as if it was fiction. Apparently his science-fiction is good too, but I have no idea.

I read left hand of darkness by LeGuinn this year and i'd highly recommend it

some good political stuff, i feel like i learned about myself too, it's a scifi love story set on an alien planet where the's only one gender

I just finished Normal People, which was my first Sally Rooney book. I loved it, but I wouldn't say it had a lot of political theory, just light commentary by the characters. I take it you recommend Beautiful World?

I'm currently reading The Bricks That Built the Houses by Kae Tempest. It might be a good candidate, but I'm not far enough through to really recommend it yet.

Some that come to mind:

• Han Kang - We Do Not Part or Human Acts
• Michael Ondaatje - In the Skin of a Lion or Anil's Ghost
• James Baldwin - Another Country

I just read the Sapling Cage by Margaret Killjoy. Fantasy setting with anarchist and trans themes. Great book couldn't put it down and wish it was longer.

The Wave I'd say is pretty good, nothing groundbreaking tho lol.

it's a dramatized true story of a history teacher in the 1970's(?) wanting to teach his ignorant students about the rise of fascism, but it goes too far, to not spoil much. to me it's a bit of a classic tbh and gets fun at times but again nothing you've never seen before :) it's pretty short anyway