Recs if you like The Book of Form and Emptiness...

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!

Book that have an element you’ll miss out on if you read as an audiobook, whether it’s fun formatting or illustrations

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!

in honor of disability pride month, here is a series on the colours of the flag! our second colour on the disability pride flag is blue, which represents psychiatric disabilities and mental illnesses. numerous examples of those include bipolar disorder, depression, general anxiety disorder, PTSD, PMDD, selective mutism, dissociative identity disorder, and many more. books within this list series will be both fiction and non-fiction literature. as always, feel free to recommend any books!

Books where the narrating character is... different.

These are books that handle the topic of psychosis in a realistic way, without relying on damaging stereotypes or using mental illness for shock value

More like “odd girl fiction” than “weird girl fiction” — essentially suspected autism, based solely on vibes. Personally verified by me and my autism

please send recs 🫶🏼

What is the book about? A book.

Suggestions welcome.

Books where over-indulgence and over-consumption are central themes.

They aren't fucking yours

The Women's Prize for Fiction was started in 1996 as a way to highlight exceptional women writers and to balance out the coverage that male writers received. The Women's Prize is awarded every year to the best novel written in English and published in the UK. There is also a Women's Prize for Nonfiction, created in 2023.

books that capture the whimsical charm of beloved studio ghibli films, while grounding you in the beauty and reality of the world around us. note: These books are not necessarily cozy, much like the films themselves are not always comforting.

Books about Librarians and Booksellers, real and fictional.

Strangers form unlikely friendships that turn into family

Books that have won the Women's Prize for Fiction

2019-2026

Books that are demanding both for your brain and your heart.

All the winners of the Women’s Prize for Fiction.

Books of various genres that make you feel "oooof" but also "we'll work out a way to get through, even if its not perfect"

books on mental health that alleviate judgment and encourage empathy, sometimes with humor, sometimes with an allegorical plot, and mostly with immersive, insightful storytelling.