Recs if you like Little Eyes...

Fantasy, sci-fi, & horror translated into English.

Books that are atmospheric, emotionally unsettling, beautifully written, a little weird, and linger long after you finish them.

winners, shortlist and longlist (this will be a very long list indeed). complete from 2016-2026

these books look back 👀

always accepting suggestions for books with eyes featured prominently on the cover

I love horror and I'm really interested in seeing how the genre shows up in different countries and parts of the world. I am making a list of all the books I have currently collected that take place in countries other than the United States, England, Canada, and Australia. I will add as I find more. Currently, there is just one book per country. For those with more, I tried to add less commonly known books. The current countries included in the list: Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Columbia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, Germany, France, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Motswana, The Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, The Philippines, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Uruguay, Wales

weird/wicked/gory/gothic/strange/surreal books by women, translated into english.

The list of books which are science fiction but not exactly.

The "science" part is not that important. Technology, space ships or how to pursue the time travel - obsolete. Truly important are the questions about the human condition.

Hopefully, I'll expand it with time.

Open for recommendations😊

Horror from around the world translated to English by amazing translators!

From Patagonia to the Caribbean.

Books under 300 pages that leave a lasting impression

A list with ALL longlisted titles from the National Book Award for Translated Literature (USA) and the International Booker prize (UK) .

Updated once new nominees are announced.

Currently updated with: • NBA 2018-2025 • International Booker 2016-2026

A list to help those who aspire to read from authors outside the typical areas. I will be creating different list for different regions. I will also list the countries currently found in the list. Be sure to check out the other lists! Note: The countries are not perfect as some countries are classified differently, so I did my best.

Current Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Haiti, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela

longlists of every year from 2016 onwards

I love these authors and their weird minds

All the books selected by Betsy and Ben for the Off Color Book Club at the Mousetrap in Chicago