Recs if you like Borne...

One of several Non-Humans & Empathy -themed lists by @Myth.Ink (See also: Non-Fiction, GNs/Manga+, Youth Titles, Creature Feature, & the Official @Myth.Ink Curation) | This list is the FICTION-realistic edition, including fictional interactions and considerations of interactions between plausibly realistic non-human beings of all types (trees, robots, animals, ai, aliens, objects, science-experiment beings, etc) and humans, empathy and lack thereof. | Suggestions more than welcome!

books featured in the cozy video game “tiny bookshop”

Bears in all their shapes and forms and across genres (this includes sentient teddybears and memoirs). If not friend why friend-shaped?! As long as the bear is plot or character relevant the book can land in here. Feel free to recommend books to be added (maybe also tell me why you think the bear functions as relevant for the story). We bear bears!

Stories that follow the New Weird genre. Adventures that mix reality with fantasy, horror, science fiction, and literary fiction. Each a distinct and unique story to envelope your mind.

Weird Fiction Starter Pack

Ah yes, this ol' issue that has plagued librarians and bookstore clerks for decades.

And sometimes you find the right book, but... can you even call that shade blue?

Self-contained SFF books that belong to a series, offering a complete story without a multi-book commitment. A perfect way to sample immersive worlds while limiting potential disappointment – yet still leaving more to explore if you liked it.

All fiction books that appear in the Tiny Bookshop catalogue! Would sort them by genre as I read along.

One of several Non-Humans & Empathy -themed lists by @Myth.Ink (See also: Fiction, GNs/Manga+, Non-Fiction, Youth Titles, & Creature Feature) | This list is the Official @Myth.Ink Curation edition aka, including real and fictional interactions and considerations of interactions between non-human beings of all types (from trees, animals, bugs, robots, ai, aliens, fantastical creatures and monsters, etc) and humans, empathy and lack thereof. | In my humble opinion, these are the best of the best of what I am personally familiar with | Suggestions are more than welcome.

Is this mostly poached from GoodReads and reddit? Yes 😊 Do I care? 😏

Bio-horror, zombies, medical experiments, folk horror & viral infections - if you have any recommendations, please lmk!!

🧿👄🧿 List of books that are exceptionally weird, bold, unique and experimental in terms of themes, forms and/or style. Prepare to be thoroughly confused.

Stories of survival and the end of the world from the POV of queer folks and women.*

*note, if there’s a cis-man POV in one of the listed books, there will also be a non-cis male main character as well

💬OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS. Just comment and I will add.

A set of books all in the genre of ‘Weird’ fiction, specifically sci-fi/fantasy.

Tired of worlds in books that seem too grounded in reality? This is the list for you! It features speculative fiction (fantasy, sci fi, horror) and new weird books with worlds that are extremely different from anything found on earth. Only the first book in a series is included. I have not read most of the books on this list, so comment if you think a book doesn’t fit the spirit of the list. I’m also always open to suggestions for books to add!

Mini Dimension 20 series set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where empathy rules and kindness matters when helping community survive. From blood drives to sunken malls, you have such complex characters that brought me to tears (i cry a lot but truly a beautiful conversation about grief). Found family, community, and grief all come together in this survival season. These books do not guarantee a care bear feeling.

These are fantasy and science fiction books with incredibly unique worlds. Half of the fun of reading these is figuring out wtf is going on and how the world works.

Standalones and First-in-series for anyone interested in exploring what non-human biological intelligences could potentially look like

Also for anyone tired of the overabundance of the "human-with-a-horn-or-two = Alien" trope and wanting aliens that look and think the part haha

Most of these are sci fi but there are a few fantasy as well, and a few don't have the non-human intelligences as the main focus but the parts we get are great