Recs if you like A Real Animal...

Lit fic books to read for the aesthetic

lit fic and horror, mainly, and mostly books by women, nonbinary & trans writers, basically mostly non-cis-men

All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.

The Center of Fiction’s longlist for the first novel prize. 180 submissions narrowed to 19. Winner announced December 8th 2026