Recs if you like The Factory...

Shorter books (under 200 pages) that are part of at least one quest. Many are also in the public domain, making them easily accessible when you want to grind for that next badge.

We do not dream of labour but labour sure does dream of smothering and exploiting us in new and unusual ways.

aka the severance vibes are strong here

spotlighting some incredible books by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander authors

weird little books you can read in one sitting

short books around 200 pages or less that you can easily read in one sitting! for those who just want a quick read or those trying to hit their reading goals ! i tried to include a variety of genres including lit fic, fantasy, sci-fi, horror, thriller, etc.

an unranked list of memorable short stories and collections

Books about people (particularly women) with a unique job situation. The definition of "unique job situation" is basically vibes. It could be fantastical or surreal, or just a normal job in an unusual situation. Or maybe a job so mundane and specific that the focus on it feels weird. Also books about real people with unique and interesting jobs. (Also I have not read all of these so I'm just going off descriptions for some of them.)

The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 'aims to address the gender imbalance in translated literature' and is open to works of fiction, poetry, literary non-fiction, and fiction for children or young adults. Only works written by a woman (original authors, not the translators) are eligible. All works longlisted since the prize began in 2017 are collected on this list.

not food related, not the prettiest covers ever (though some of them definitely are), just book covers I want to eat 👅

Just another day at the office 🤪

What if the workplace was Mysterious and Important

dystopian: relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice.

fiction that explores some aspect of the modern capitalist hellscape, whether high-tech corporate, blue collar, or something in between.

Corporate satire and other office/workplace fiction, because apparently your 9-5 just isn’t enough!

A list to help those who aspire to read from authors outside the typical areas. I will be creating different list for different regions. I will also list the countries currently found in the list. Be sure to check out the other lists! Note: The countries are not perfect as some countries are classified differently, so I did my best.

Current Countries: China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan

why would I need to know what's going on?