Recs if you like Alias Grace...
Metafiction & playing with form
Books that play with the "book" as a medium or are otherwise self-reflexive/meta.
My current criteria for this list are (1) does the book highlight its own textuality consistently or (2) do the metafictional elements add significantly to the themes explored or (3) does the book's use of discourse and form (e.g., narrative situation, layout) significantly differ from the norm?
Make sure to comment your suggestions with a small explanation even if you're not 100 % sure if they fit!
1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.
“tiny bookshop” books 📚
books featured in the cozy video game “tiny bookshop”
100 Gothic Classics
A list of 100 gothic classics which covers over 250 years of literature, from the high-drama castles of the 1700s to the psychological "New Gothic" of today.
books for purple readers
book recs for purple readers according to read your color on substack | updated periodically
The Booker Prize Shortlist & Winners 1969-2000
For people who are interested in a long-term challenge to read all of the Booker Prize longlisted books, but before 2001 there were only shortlisted books so I am going to separate these into two different lists. Please see the pinned comment for the 2001+ companion list link and the winners for each year!
Tiny Fables
All fiction books that appear in the Tiny Bookshop catalogue! Would sort them by genre as I read along.
Booker Prize Shortlist 1969-present
Every book shortlisted for the Booker Prize since it was founded in 1969, under its current title and previous names, the Man Booker Prize and the Booker Prize for Fiction. I want to hear your percentage overlap in the comments!
yesss mama as you should
it's giving cunt
Supporting Women’s Wrongs
Crime, obsession, feminine rage etc 🩷
Epsitolary, Ergodic, and Experimental
This list features books with nontraditional forms, structures, and narratives.
Feel free to recommend more! :)
At the spiritualist's table
Novels that feature seances and spiritualism.
Women's Prize for Fiction, the entire longlist!
Every book longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction since it was founded in 1996, under its current title and previous sponsored titles of 'Orange' and 'Baileys' Prize for Fiction. I want to hear your percentage overlap in the comments!
Canadian Essentials
A variety of essential and popular books by Canadian authors.
Please comment any recommendations!
tiny bookshop
(almost) every book in the game: tiny bookshop
the stock of tiny bookshop
i am definitely not the first person to make this but i am dedicated to make this the most comprehensive
Narrators you can't quite trust
Books and stories featuring unreliable narrative situations.
woah, oh, oh, it's magic! or is it? 🤔
Stories featuring unreliable narrators that have you debating throughout the book, is this really happening?
Around the World in Fiction
Tiny Bookshop Game Books
This is a list of (most) every book mentioned in the video game 'Tiny Bookshop'
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