Recs if you like The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre...
no stephen king in sight
are you sick of being recommended stephen king when you ask for a horror novel? have you picked up a book expected to be scared, but the scariest thing about it was a woman being needlessly tormented and gaslit? have you read 4627473 books about a man in a haunted house and need something different?
if so, this list is for you :)
a masterlist of horror by anyone who isn't a straight cis white man, started in 2022 and brought to pb in 2026.
the feminine imagination in east asian literature
a collection of inventive, incisive, and invigorating works of contemporary and speculative fiction by women writers of East Asia and its diaspora.
Translated Korean Literature
books set in South Korea / by Korean authors
a favourite niche of mine, partly inspired by 4 years spent living there โจ
translated korean lit.
a non-exhaustive list.
wayward women in translation
weird/wicked/gory/gothic/strange/surreal books by women, translated into english.
korean literature in translation
literature that transcends borders and often breaks my heart
Weird fiction that haunts me
Why did i even read these???? why do i still think of them.
Honford Star Bibliography
every book published in the UK by honford star, an indie publishing house focusing on east asian literature. collecting all their publications for my own reference
Women in Translation You Need to Read
Stories by women from across the world, brought to us through translation.
Translated Fiction favourites
my favourite translated books!
The Wonderful World of Weird Girl Lit ๐
Why read a cozy book, when instead you can feel unsettled while reading of another womenโs journey through the horrors of life?
From a slow descent into madness, covering up murder for siblings, accidentally(?) joining a cult, to insurance fraud over taxidermy - this list covers it all!!
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