Recs if you like Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century...
assigned by frankie
almost every single book mentioned* on 🔗 Frankie's Shelf youtube channel because their taste is wild and i love it.
updated as frankie posts. *mentioned as in the book is the focus of the video, listed in the description, or offhandedly said.
Canada, eh!
Canadian authors writing books set in Canada.
It’s okay to judge a book by it’s cover!
Beautiful books for when your monthly reading roundup needs a little facelift 😉
Surreal Short Story Collections
Let's get weird!! 💫
One author, Many stories
short story collections by a single author in a variety of genres. recommendations welcome!
Survival Fabulation
Love casts a spell; the real monster is oppression. Modern magical realism, urban fantasy, and fabulism: books that use supernatural elements to explore themes of family, desire, history, and society.
A long list of short story collections
Little Books with Big Thoughts 🧠
Short novels can sometimes be overlooked by readers who usually go for content that will leave them thinking. Usually, only books that are exceptionally long or are known as classics can leave a reader reeling for hours after. However, in around 200 pages or less, these authors have composed multiple or a single story that cause you to question the way things are in the world in comparison to how they could be.
Women in Short Story Collections
Cool Canlit 🍁
A highlight of some of the titles coming from Canadian authors, presses, and publishing houses! Based mostly on people and books I’ve seen at literary events in Ontario that I’ve read or want to read, with a mix of novels, short stories, poetry, and more.
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