Recs if you like The Candy House...

All of his picks since 2008, both summer reading lists and yearly round-ups.

in which digital spaces and new technologies are used to access strange/surreal/absurd/dreamlike planes of being, raising questions around what it means to exist [in a human body] in our technological age. these books play with style and form in testing and questioning the limits of our humanity.

Beautiful books for when your monthly reading roundup needs a little facelift 😉

books that have been selected for the Welcome to Night Vale patreon book club!

if you can eats it, it goes on the list

Uncanny digital intimacy. Ring lights, comment sections, stan culture, identity crisis, doomscroll insomnia.

Can a collection of fragments reveal a hidden masterpiece? Just like a mosaic, the composite novel (AKA novels-in-stories) uses small, distinct pieces to build a singular, striking image (or, in this case, a novel). Note: I’m still reading through these, so we’re exploring together! Some picks may lean toward story cycles (thematic links) rather than the tighter arcs of a traditional novel-in-stories.

Keeping up with the 700+ books featured on Overdue since 2013

A balance of breezy page-turners with immersive classics and thought-provoking non-fiction.

A compilation of all of Belletrist’s monthly picks

Where intimacy is labour and feelings are billable. Therapists, streamers, friends-for-hire, trauma influencers - the new side hustles of the soul.

Books from Belletrist Book Club and some extra reccos from their IG account (I.e stacked or YA spotlight)