Recs if you like Sublimation...

Fiction & nonfiction books that explore the complexities and traumas of mother-child relationships or in which such relationships play a central role. While many books on this list are what I’d classify as including “mommy issues” there are others that are more about the different perspectives and nuances of the mother-child (often specifically mother-daughter) relationship. Some books center the child, some the mother, some both.

Suggestions are welcome.

Books that illustrate some aspect of the immigrant experience - in fantasy, or in the real world; in childhood, or in old age; in history, or in the modern day. (work in progress - recs welcome!)

Horror stories (in all of its forms/subgenres) from Asian authors!

Recs welcome!

Books that feature doppelgangers, doubles and other strange creatures that may want to take your place or impersonate you

Doppelganger stories usually explore themes of identity and fate. This list includes books from diverse genres, including but not limited to: horror, sci-fi, surrealism, and even a rom-com!

Welcome to the fascinating world of doppelganger literature 🧑‍🤝‍🧑

These books utilize first person, second person, and third person perspective- ideally all three but books with some combination of the three are also included.

Just a list of books coming out in 2026 that I’m really excited for :) it will be updated as the months go by! It will be a mix of: high fantasy, romance fantasy, sci-fi, gothic, horror, lit fic, historical fiction, retellings, poetry, romance, & more!!

Every single Aardvark Book Club book pick since its inception. Updated monthly!

a collection of books im interested in which are releasing this year (2026). no particular order

Books with bizarre concepts

Weird girl literature, horror, and nonfiction novels, short stories, anthologies, etc.

All the 2026 Aardvark book club picks

required reading for korean americans and everyone else

A list compiled of books that would work for this year's r/Fantasy bingo! Trying my best to meet hardmode, but might not be the case for every one. Would to hear other recommendations!

Carl Engle-Laird is a senior editor at Tor. Many of my favorite books I discovered were edited by him while reading the acknowledgements, so I'm making a point of searching his name once a year to find which new beautiful authors he found. Looking for crowdsourcing ✨️

Multiple or dissociated selves/minds, one body. Some were intentionally written as plural rep, some were not. I mainly picked what I found relatable to my system and what other systems have recommended as good rep or relatable.

There are no genre barriers here.

I tried to avoid books where the plurality is treated by the author as an inherent problem/evil where the only solution is to be free of it.

Excluded stories where the plurality is a reveal.

Books featuring clones that aren't necessarily hostile to their prime