diff --git a/conservancy_beancount/books.py b/conservancy_beancount/books.py
index c939e5b1242cf9b379713653c569a97fd8daa30d..072fbb65bf99c253e9cab1fcc3391f05481ac41d 100644
--- a/conservancy_beancount/books.py
+++ b/conservancy_beancount/books.py
@@ -18,13 +18,19 @@ import datetime
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from beancount import loader as bc_loader
+
 from typing import (
+    Any,
     Iterable,
     Mapping,
     NamedTuple,
     Optional,
     Union,
 )
+from .beancount_types import (
+    LoadResult,
+)
 
 PathLike = Union[str, Path]
 PluginsSpec = Mapping[str, Optional[str]]
@@ -147,3 +153,18 @@ class Loader:
             books_start,
             *(self._format_include(year) for year in years),
         ])
+
+    def load_fy_range(self,
+                      from_fy: Year,
+                      to_fy: Optional[Year]=None,
+                      plugins: Optional[PluginsSpec]=None,
+    ) -> LoadResult:
+        """Load books for a range of fiscal years
+
+        This is a convenience wrapper to call
+        self.fy_range_string(from_fy, to_fy, plugins)
+        and load the result with beancount.loader.load_string.
+        """
+        return bc_loader.load_string(  # type:ignore[no-untyped-call, no-any-return]
+            self.fy_range_string(from_fy, to_fy, plugins),
+        )
diff --git a/tests/test_books_loader.py b/tests/test_books_loader.py
index fb92e4ac1f68528d0d1eb95ec75453a952a88612..058ad75be59e53cd52ca598759fe769c0b48ea31 100644
--- a/tests/test_books_loader.py
+++ b/tests/test_books_loader.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+import hashlib
+
 from datetime import date
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -74,3 +76,8 @@ def test_fy_range_string_plugins_override(conservancy_loader, plugins):
 
 def test_fy_range_string_empty_range(conservancy_loader):
     assert conservancy_loader.fy_range_string(2020, 2019) == ''
+
+def test_load_fy_range_empty(conservancy_loader):
+    entries, errors, options_map = conservancy_loader.load_fy_range(2020, 2019)
+    assert not entries
+    assert options_map.get('input_hash') == hashlib.md5().hexdigest()